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Interview With Alfred Sommer, MD, MHS

Interview With Alfred Sommer, MD, MHS LESSONS IN LEADERSHIP LFRED SOMMER, MD, MHS, IS DEAN EMERI- or the wrong attitude, be- tus of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg cause then you might do School of Public Health and University best doing it all yourself. Distinguished Service Professor of Oph- Those who do not per- A thalmology, Epidemiology, and Interna- form to expectation are let tional Health. He is a member of the National Academy go—a signal to those you of Sciences and the Institute of Medicine and serves encourage that you are se- as the chair of the board of the Albert and Mary Lasker rious about your expecta- Foundation. tions but also that your G.B.B.: How would you describe your leadership style? praise and support really A.S.: Fairly directive and definitive, but only after do mean what they seem. listening to a number of options and the opinions of G.B.B.: How do you run others. I favor a flat organizational structure and obtain- an effective meeting? Alfred Sommer, MD, MHS ing diverse opinions, often through 1- to 2-day retreats, A.S.: There is an agenda which generate good ideas but also buy in from those with (just for me) roughly being led (and whom you hope http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png JAMA Ophthalmology American Medical Association

Interview With Alfred Sommer, MD, MHS

JAMA Ophthalmology , Volume 129 (5) – May 1, 2011

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Publisher
American Medical Association
Copyright
Copyright 2011 American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved. Applicable FARS/DFARS Restrictions Apply to Government Use.
ISSN
2168-6165
eISSN
2168-6173
DOI
10.1001/archophthalmol.2011.81
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21555620
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Abstract

LESSONS IN LEADERSHIP LFRED SOMMER, MD, MHS, IS DEAN EMERI- or the wrong attitude, be- tus of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg cause then you might do School of Public Health and University best doing it all yourself. Distinguished Service Professor of Oph- Those who do not per- A thalmology, Epidemiology, and Interna- form to expectation are let tional Health. He is a member of the National Academy go—a signal to those you of Sciences and the Institute of Medicine and serves encourage that you are se- as the chair of the board of the Albert and Mary Lasker rious about your expecta- Foundation. tions but also that your G.B.B.: How would you describe your leadership style? praise and support really A.S.: Fairly directive and definitive, but only after do mean what they seem. listening to a number of options and the opinions of G.B.B.: How do you run others. I favor a flat organizational structure and obtain- an effective meeting? Alfred Sommer, MD, MHS ing diverse opinions, often through 1- to 2-day retreats, A.S.: There is an agenda which generate good ideas but also buy in from those with (just for me) roughly being led (and whom you hope

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JAMA OphthalmologyAmerican Medical Association

Published: May 1, 2011

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