Overview:
Based on data gathered from AMIA members, Connect the Dots has designed a series of three virtual, 2-hour workshops focused on topics needed for Informatics professionals need to be successful in their leadership roles. The following outlines the topics, objectives and outcomes for each workshop.
Workshop Design is interactive an incorporates the following components:
Workshop 1
From Expert to Leader: Understanding Your Leadership Style
April 7, 2026
Time: 9am-11am CT
Fee: $205
From Expert to Leader: Understanding Your Leadership Style
The technical expertise that earned you a leadership role is only part of what will make you successful in it. As a leader in informatics, you’re now navigating territory where the problems are messier, the stakeholders are more demanding, and your go-to strategies — diving deep and solving it yourself — can actually work against you.
This workshop helps you identify your default leadership style and understand both the strengths and weaknesses of it. Through guided self-assessment and case studies, you’ll explore different leadership approaches, recognizing when each serves your team and how to adapt when you need to.
Workshop 2
Influence in Action: From Mapping to Mobilizing Your Network
June 3, 2026
Time: 9am-11am CT
Fee: $205
Influence in Action: From Mapping to Mobilizing Your Network
In informatics, authority is rarely as simple as a title or an org chart. You’re leading implementation teams where half the stakeholders don’t report to you. You’re persuading clinicians who outrank you. You’re negotiating with IT, compliance, and executives who each have conflicting priorities—and you’re expected to make it all work.
Through an influence mapping exercise and case examples, this workshop will help you read your relational ecosystem with greater clarity, learn strategies for navigating relationships where you don’t have formal authority, and consider strategic next steps to increase your influence.
Workshop 3
Making the Strategic Shift: Moving from Tactical Firefighting to Purpose-Driven Vision
September 3, 2026
Time: 9am-11am CT
Fee: $205
Making the Strategic Shift: Moving from Tactical Firefighting to Purpose-Driven Vision
The success of an informatics initiative is rarely determined by technical delivery alone; it is determined by the clarity of its purpose. While experts typically excel at the “how” and “what” of project delivery, true leadership requires the ability to articulate a strategic vision that inspires buy-in across teams and units. This workshop tackles this strategy gap by providing the tools to move from reactive firefighting to more vision-centered leadership.
Through an exploration of Simon Sinek’s “Golden Circle” and a strategic priority audit, this workshop will help you build a compelling narrative for your work and distinguish between high-value visionary goals and the tactical noise that often crowds out leadership impact.
