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Quotations
Leadership and learning are indispensable
to each other.
John F Kennedy
Academic leadership is a major determinant
of
Effective curriculum change
Organisational productivity
Faculty morale
Bland & Wersal (2002)
Quotations
The search for solutions to the leadership
dilemma leads us to thousands of
leadership studies, most of which are
contradictory and inconclusive.
Gmelch (2000)
Quotations
There comes a point where faith and
conviction are more important than hard
data.
Lowry (1993)
Associate Dean at
Harvard Medical School
Quotations
Leaders have two main tasks:
To set a path, goal, or vision for the people who
are being led
To motivate people to pursue and
eventually achieve the goal
Richard Smith
Editor, BMJ
Leadership characteristics
Articulate, and able to arouse enthusiasm for
a shared vision and mission
Steps forward to lead, as needed, regardless
of position
Guides performance of others while holding
them accountable
Leadership characteristics
Lead by example
Lead by giving energy
Maintain an open door policy
Mingle with colleagues at all levels
Doctors problems
Doctors problems
Doctors are inclined to be analytic rather than
creative, imaginative, sympathetic
Doctors are often poor communicators
Doctors are wary of expressing emotion in themselves
Doctors have problems being leaders
- and being led
Conclusions
Leadership is important to effect change
Leadership is primarily about setting a
vision and motivating people who want to
achieve the vision
Communicating the vision, building trust,
empowering people, and working in teams
are also important
Leadership and management are different
Conclusions
Doctors have problems with leadership, both
leading and being led
There have been outstanding examples of
doctors leading
Leadership is not entirely inborn, but neither
can everybody learn to lead
The profession needs to think about
leadership and encourage the development
of doctors who can lead