Leading and Creating a Team

Recorded On: 10/15/2020

Working at a big institution, such as Memorial Sloan Kettering (MSK), managing multiple regional laboratories and trying to build a successful team can be taxing. Getting to know every member of your team, include all the technicians, pathologist, Mohs surgeons and administration teams is the first order of business. By holding one on one's is important to learn about each member of your team that you are trying to create. Understanding what both the doctors and administration feel is important is the second task to creating a successful team. Hosting round table discussions so that each technician from each regional site gets to know their colleagues at the other sites. Are motto at MSK is ONEMSK, and as a manager I kept that as my vision statement. To envision that five multiple sites can operate and function as one. Through developing this vision statement I realized how important and significant this was going to be in order to develop a ONEMSK team. Being at MSK for almost five years, I believe year one and two were rocky and very hard to get through, a strong leader needs to persevere through the hurdles. Another important aspect is tenacity, being tenacious through this process is extremely important. Lastly, have compassion and empathy for your staff is needed to see the end goal through the lens of each player within the team. Creating a strong team is very important in order to effectively lead.

CEUs: This histology course is worth 1 continuing education credit. Course is available for 365 days from date of purchase.

Camille McKay, M.Ed, BSHCA, HTL, CLT

Regional Pathology Manager

Memorial Sloan Kettering

Camille works at Memorial Sloan Kettering as a Regional Pathology Manager who is responsible for managing the regional pathology sites. The regional sites include both Mohs laboratories and a pathology laboratory. She has over thirty years experience in the field of histology and over seven years experience in the field of Mohs technology. She has been a manager here at MSKCC for five years. She recently obtained a Masters Degree in Education and look forward to sharing the knowledge that she gained over the past thirty years. She is an advocate for the histology profession and work with both colleges and vocational schools so they can also learn about the field of histology.