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Biography Ser.: New Tricks : Reflections on a Life in Medicine and Tertiary Education by Richard Larkins (2015, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherMonash University Publishing
ISBN-101922235431
ISBN-139781922235435
eBay Product ID (ePID)201681593
Product Key Features
Number of Pages288 Pages
Publication NameNew Tricks : Reflections on Alife in Medicine and Tertiary Education
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2015
SubjectEducation & Training, General, Medical, Higher
TypeTextbook
AuthorRichard Larkins
Subject AreaEducation, Biography & Autobiography, Medical
SeriesBiography Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.7 in
Item Weight16.8 Oz
Item Length9.2 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2015-302687
Dewey Edition23
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal610.92
SynopsisWhat is the essence of leadership? Richard Larkins, a major figure of Australian science, medicine, and university administration, provides a rare, candid account of a life lived in the public eye, and of the philosophy he has drawn upon to negotiate the personal and professional challenges this life has thrown up. High above the hushed crowd, Rex tried to remain focused. Still, he could not shake one nagging thought: he was an old dog and this was a new trick. These words lay beneath a Gary Larson cartoon showing a dog riding a unicycle on a tightrope in a circus bigtop while juggling balls with its front paws, swinging a hoop round its middle, balancing a jug on its head and holding a cat in its mouth. The card with the cartoon was sent to me by my long-time scientific colleague, Marjorie Dunlop, to mark my transition from Dean of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences at the University of Melbourne to Vice-Chancellor and President of Monash University in 2003. I had just turned 60 and this was indeed a new trick. I started writing these reflections three days after I completed my term at Monash University. I was entering the next phase of my life.It would be studded with a variety of interesting and challenging part-time activities. I thought it an appropriate time to reflect on the tricks I have learnt both as a young dog and an old dog and the experiences I have had in an adult life time spent in medicine, research, health policy and higher education., "High above the hushed crowd, Rex tried to remain focused. Still, he couldn't shake one nagging thought: he was an old dog and this was a new trick." *** These words lay beneath a Gary Larson cartoon showing a dog riding a unicycle on a tightrope in a circus bigtop, while juggling balls with its front paws, swinging a hoop round its middle, balancing a jug on its head and holding a cat in its mouth. The card with the cartoon was sent to me by my long-time scientific colleague, Marjorie Dunlop, in 2003, to mark my transition from Dean of Medicine, Dentistry, and Health Sciences at the University of Melbourne to Vice-Chancellor and President of Monash University. *** From the Foreword: "I had just turned 60 and this was indeed a new trick. I started writing these reflections three days after I completed my term [as Vice Chancellor] at Monash University. I was entering the next phase of my life. It would be studded with a variety of interesting and challenging part-time activities. I thought it an appropriate time to reflect on the tricks I have learnt both as a young dog and an old dog and the experiences I have had in an adult life time spent in medicine, research, health policy and higher education." *** What is the essence of leadership? In this book, Richard Larkins, a major figure of Australian science, medicine, and university administration, provides a rare and candid account of a life lived in the public eye, and of the philosophy Larkins has drawn upon to negotiate the personal and professional challenges that life has tossed in his direction. (Series: Biography) [Subject: Biography, Higher Education, Medicine], What is the essence of leadership? Richard Larkins, a major figure of Australian science, medicine, and university administration, including as vice-chancellor of Monash University, provides a rare, candid account of a life lived in the public eye, and of the philosophy he has drawn upon to negotiate the personal and professional challenges that this life has thrown up. 'High above the hushed crowd, Rex tried to remain focused. Still, he couldn't shake one nagging thought: he was an old dog and this was a new trick.'These words lay beneath a Gary Larson cartoon showing a dog riding a unicycle on a tightrope in a circus bigtop while juggling balls with its front paws, swinging a hoop round its middle, balancing a jug on its head and holding a cat in its mouth. The card with the cartoon was sent to me by my long-time scientific colleague, Marjorie Dunlop, to mark my transition from Dean of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences at the University of Melbourne to Vice-Chancellor and President of Monash University in 2003. I had just turned 60 and this was indeed a new trick., What is the essence of leadership? Richard Larkins, a major figure of Australian science, medicine, and university administration, provides a rare, candid account of a life lived in the public eye, and of the philosophy he has drawn upon to negotiate the personal and professional challenges. Larkins ex-chancellor of Monash University., "High above the hushed crowd, Rex tried to remain focused. Still, he couldn't shake one nagging thought: he was an old dog and this was a new trick." *** These words lay beneath a Gary Larson cartoon showing a dog riding a unicycle on a tightrope in a circus bigtop, while juggling balls with its front paws, swinging a hoop round its middle, balancing a jug on its head and holding a cat in its mouth. The card with the cartoon was sent to me by my long-time scientific colleague, Marjorie Dunlop, in 2003, to mark my transition from Dean of Medicine, Dentistry, and Health Sciences at the University of Melbourne to Vice-Chancellor and President of Monash University. *** From the Foreword: "I had just turned 60 and this was indeed a new trick. I started writing these reflections three days after I completed my term as Vice Chancellor] at Monash University. I was entering the next phase of my life. It would be studded with a variety of interesting and challenging part-time activities. I thought it an appropriate time to reflect on the tricks I have learnt both as a young dog and an old dog and the experiences I have had in an adult life time spent in medicine, research, health policy and higher education." *** What is the essence of leadership? In this book, Richard Larkins, a major figure of Australian science, medicine, and university administration, provides a rare and candid account of a life lived in the public eye, and of the philosophy Larkins has drawn upon to negotiate the personal and professional challenges that life has tossed in his direction. (Series: Biography) Subject: Biography, Higher Education, Medicine]
LC Classification NumberR674
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