TY - BOOK ID - 77924462 TI - Effective medical leadership PY - 2010 SN - 1442660414 1442690216 9781442660410 9781442690219 9781442642003 1442642009 9781442613652 1442613653 PB - Toronto DB - UniCat KW - Hospitals KW - Physician executives. KW - Health services administration. KW - Leadership. KW - Health administration KW - Health care administration KW - Health care management KW - Health sciences administration KW - Health services management KW - Medical care KW - Health planning KW - Public health administration KW - Health services administrators KW - Physicians KW - Hospital administration KW - Hospital management KW - Health services administration KW - Management KW - Ability KW - Command of troops KW - Followership KW - Administration. KW - Administration KW - Management and regulation KW - Hospital Administration. KW - Hôpitaux KW - Médecins cadres. KW - Santé, Services de UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:77924462 AB - Through extensive and situational examples in the complex hospital setting, Dr. Bryce Taylor illuminates the principles of leadership, focusing on the challenges, the solutions, and the daily life of the head of a division, department, or program. In hospitals, just as in other large organizations, effective leaders must appreciate the big picture, pay attention to detail, and, above all, care about the careers of their constituents in addition to patient health. Here, Taylor outlines successes as well as failures, emphasizing that leadership, while an imperfect science, is based on common sense, integrity, an orientation to the welfare of colleagues, and a passionate and consistent commitment to the mission of an organization."--Pub. desc "The modern hospital represents a complex community in which life and death decisions are made on the front lines of patient care, and difficult operational and strategic initiatives are developed in the offices of institutional leaders. Effective Medical Leadership describes the unusual position of a medical leader in an organization often administered by non-medical managers ER -