Physician Leadership

The 11 Skills Every Doctor Needs to be an Effective Leader

By: Karen J. Nichols

Narrated by: Pam Ward

In Physician Leadership, renowned medical leader Dr. Karen J. Nichols delivers a concise guide for busy physicians doing their best to successfully lead people and organizations. The book covers foundational leadership essentials that every physician needs to master to transform themselves from a highly motivated novice leader into an effective, skilled, and productive leader.

Each chapter offers listeners a summary of the crucial points found within, sample questions, and exercises. Ideal for doctors who don't have the time to peruse an unwieldy collection of the latest research and thought on organizational leadership, Physician Leadership distills the author's extensive research and personal experience into a short and practical handbook.

Physician Leadership includes a thorough introduction to personal approach and style when interacting with patients, managers, boards, and committees; an exploration of how to employ the principles of effective communication to achieve desired results and practical techniques for implementing those principles; practical discussions of the role that perspectives play in shaping an organization's culture and how those perspectives affect leadership efficacy; and in-depth examinations of approaches to decision-making that get buy-in from others and achieve results.

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Obvious story

She makes the one mistake many leaders make: They assume their story is important. This is a book about stories of her perceived success, stories that at the end of the day, no one really cares about. If the take home message is how she became Dean, how she changes the curriculum, or how she was the youngest leader of all time, then the book misses mark.