Are you the person that medicine needs?
There are books of hundreds of pages, courses, college degrees and lifetimes dedicated to developing knowledge and skills in management and leadership.
In healthcare, one keeps thinking and acting as if these were common sense.
What has that led healthcare services to? To a lack of vision, lack of clarity, lack of goals, lack of anticipation, lack of strategy, lack of tactics, lack of planning, lack of a thoughtful use of money, lack of putting the right people in the right places, lack of putting the right technology in the right places in the hands of the right people, lack of materials, lack of focus, lack of delegation, lack of facilitation, lack of simplification, lack of automation, lack of elimination, lack of useful processes and systems, lack of useful meetings, lack of monitoring, lack of measurement, lack of data, lack of organised data, lack of analysis, lack of reflection, lack of study, lack of iteration, lack of refinement, lack of efficacy, lack of efficiency, lack of productivity, lack of performance, lack of leverage, lack of prosperity, lack of autonomy, lack of flexibility, lack of empowerment, lack of accountability, lack of authenticity, lack of singularity, lack of shared values, lack of shared decisions, lack of debate, lack of alignment, lack of enthusiasm, lack of interest, lack of onboarding, lack of belonging, lack of engagement, lack of encouragement, lack of support, lack of guidance, lack of acknowledgement, lack of reward, lack of confidence, lack of openness, lack of good communication, lack of good relations, lack of sharing, lack of energy, lack of tranquillity, lack of creativity, lack of innovation, lack of enjoyment, lack of optimism, lack of free time, lack of inspiration, lack of audacity, lack of change, lack of providing an exceptional service to patients.
Becoming a chief, head, or director is much more than giving your name to a job title. It requires management and leadership skills that you must continuously learn, apply, and improve.
If you’re not interested in doing that and
‒ you aren’t yet in a management-leadership role, please don’t be in one;
‒ you already are in a management-leadership role, please step down.
You’re not the person that medicine needs in that position.
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