Tip of the week: Understand the characteristics of a good leader
Medical Staff Leader Connection, October 22, 2008
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Successful leadership depends on many characteristics, including the ability to:
- Inspire confidence
- Show personal interest
- Produce results and quality outcomes
- Inspire, gather, and use employees’ ideas
- Lead, rather than “boss”
- Foster teamwork and a sense of community
- Show kindness without being considered “easy”
- Coach staff to reach their potential
- Be a role model for balancing work and home
- Delegate appropriately
- Demonstrate self confidence without being “cocky”
- Make hard decisions when needed
This week’s question and answer are excerpted from Assessing Your Medical Staff Office: Tools for Productivity by Beverly E. Pybus, CPMSM and Nancy Lian, CPCS, CPMSM.
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