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Career Development:
Rising Stars
Cancer Center’s emerging leaders program helps staff aim high with career goals

John MoldovanAisha Langford (left) and Jill Miller have one-on-one meetings as part of the Cancer Center’s Emerging Leaders Program.

In a unique career development program to prepare promising staff for future leadership positions, the Cancer Center’s Emerging Leaders Program pairs mentorship with skill-building to grow leaders from within.

“The program was created because we recognized that among our nearly 350 Cancer Center employees, there are many with great promise to develop into leaders,” says Marcy Waldinger, the Cancer Center’s chief administrative officer. “This is an important goal for us as we consider succession planning.” Waldinger directs the program in partnership with Cancer Center senior managers.

A key part of the program is mentorship. Each participant is assigned a mentor for monthly one-on-one meetings. In addition, all participants attend a monthly meeting to hear the leaders describe their own career paths and present topics such as understanding the academic culture, public speaking, project management and handling difficult conversations.

“It’s inspirational to hear that someone like Marcy Waldinger was a clerk at one time,” says program participant Jamie Lindsay, administrative assistant on CC Team 7. “Half the battle of career development is recognizing your own strengths and weaknesses. Programs like this help you learn more about who you are.”

Cancer Center employees across all job families were invited to apply. Fourteen individuals were selected, including medical assistants, clinical coordinators, accountants, nurse practitioners and research assistants. The year-long program is expected to recruit a second cohort this fall. —CM

FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT MARCY WALDINGER AT wald@umich.edu.

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