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Today’s episode of the Faculty Factory podcast is a discussion with Archana (Archie) Chatterjee, MD, PhD. Dr. Chatterjee is Senior Associate Dean for Faculty Development at University of South Dakota’s Sanford School of Medicine.
This episode could serve as a great source of education for women who are looking to grow professionally as leaders.
“I always thought it was peculiar when people said they could spot talent or they could see something in you that other people couldn’t. I always thought who knows me better than myself? How can they see something in me that I cant see?,” Dr. Chatterjee said.
Now she has arrived at a stage in her career where all of that makes sense to her; today she can spot that talent and leadership potential in others.
“It’s an interesting phenomenon to try to inspire, empower, and encourage others,” she said. “It’s a big part of what we do in faculty affairs and faculty development; actually convince (faculty) that they can aspire to positions of leadership.”
Dr. Chatterjee also expressed her passion for mentoring women to reach these career growth opportunities as you’ll hear around the 14-minute mark of today’s podcast.
For those of you that don’t remember our Faculty Factory Podcast Episode No. 19, with Nancy Spector, MD, it might serve as a useful discussion for you to check out. It will help you learn more about a great program we discuss on today’s episode with Dr. Chatterjee.
Dr. Spector is Executive Director of Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine (ELAM) at Drexel University College of Medicine in Philadelphia.
Dr. Chatterjee was selected for ELAM and embarked on a year long leadership training program where she met amazing leaders throughout the country that got her into the proper mindset for leadership.
At the completion of her ELAM program she was offered a position in leadership as Assistant Dean for Faculty Affairs.
As Dr. Chatterjee shares with us on today’s podcast, leadership for her started with a mindset. Thinking of yourself as a leader, and being familiar with “leadership identity” is so crucial and can often be the first step in building an awareness of believing in yourself as a leader.
There are many more inspiring moments and quotes from today’s discussion with Dr. Chatterjee. I encourage everyone to listen to the entire episode through the embedded podcast player above, or by visiting our Podcast Homepage.