Leadership is not defined by the exercise of power but by the capacity to increase the sense of power among those who are led. The most essential work of the leader is to create more leaders. Mary Parker Follett (1) What qualities and skills are essential to leaders? The most highly regarded authors on leadership put on the top of the list the skills of listening, communicating, managing tensions, developing and enabling others, using feedback and introspection, and taking risks (24). A recent study of the major leadership challenges confronting U.S. medical school deans found that they considered open, candid communication to be the most effective means of addressing their most complex problems (5). Because of a combination of training and temperament, psychiatrists, compared with all other physician specialists, might particularly excel in these skills. Yet they are not overrepresented in academic medicines leadership. How might psychiatrists better parlay these particular strengths to play a more exemplary role? This article frames this challenge and offers a number of strategies. For academic medicine in general and psychiatry as well, the need for strong leaders has never been clearer. Academic health centers must navigate in the face of a great
Turning Intellectual Capital Into Leadership Capital: Why and How Psychiatrists Can Take the Lead
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Leadership is not defined by the exercise of power but by the capacity to increase the sense of power among those who are led. The most essential work of the leader is to create more leaders. Mary Parker Follett (1) What qualities and skills are essential to leaders? The most highly regarded authors on leadership put on the top of the list the skills of listening, communicating, managing tensions, developing and enabling others, using feedback and introspection, and taking risks (24). A recent study of the major leadership challenges confronting U.S. medical school deans found that they considered open, candid communication to be the most effective means of addressing their most complex problems (5). Because of a combination of training and temperament, psychiatrists, compared with all other physician specialists, might particularly excel in these skills. Yet they are not overrepresented in academic medicines leadership. How might psychiatrists better parlay these particular strengths to play a more exemplary role? This article frames this challenge and offers a number of strategies. For academic medicine in general and psychiatry as well, the need for strong leaders has never been clearer. Academic health centers must navigate in the face of a greatPreview Only. This article cannot be rented because we do not currently have permission from the publisher.
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Turning Intellectual Capital Into Leadership Capital: Why and How Psychiatrists Can Take the Lead
Bickel, Janet
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, Volume 31 (1): 1
American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc (Journal) – Feb 1, 2007
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