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Choosing the “Right” Leadership Style for You

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Surgical Mentorship and Leadership

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Effective leadership skills are essential for all surgeons, especially with the increasing shift to multidisciplinary care in our delivery systems. Although numerous archetypes and models have been proposed to capture an “ideal” style, effective leadership is more about substance than style. The best leaders are value-driven and demonstrate high levels of emotional intelligence. In this chapter, we will explore strategies to enhance each of these skills and outline a model for leadership development for surgeons in practice.

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  1. Department of Surgery, Center for Health Outcomes and Policy, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA

    Jennifer F. Waljee

  2. University of Michigan, Department of Surgery, Ann Arbor, MI, USA

    Justin B. Dimick

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  1. Division of Surgical Oncology, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, USA

    Charles R. Scoggins

  2. The James Comprehensive Cancer, Wexner Medical Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA

    Raphael E. Pollock

  3. Wexner Medical Center, The Ohio State University, Colombus, Ohio, USA

    Timothy M. Pawlik

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Waljee, J.F., Dimick, J.B. (2018). Choosing the “Right” Leadership Style for You. In: Scoggins, C., Pollock, R., Pawlik, T. (eds) Surgical Mentorship and Leadership. Success in Academic Surgery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-71132-4_17

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