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Podcast: New Books in Medicine
Episode: David M. Greer, "Successful Leadership in Academic Medicine" (Cambridge UP, 2022)
Description: Good leadership in medicine is crucial, but unfortunately, often woefully inadequate. Those chosen to lead often have limited experience in leadership themselves, or worse, are appointed because of achievements that have nothing to do with their ability to lead. Serving as a guide for those in, or considering, leadership positions in medicine, Successful Leadership in Academic Medicine (Cambridge UP, 2022) demonstrates how to play to one's strengths and effectively recognise and overcome weaknesses. Describing how to form a functional team, and align your goals with those of upper leadership, advice is applicable to all disciplines and hierarchy structures. The...