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Today John is shifting his focus to the topic of physician leadership. In the past few years, he has presented interviews with physicians in many unconventional careers with the occasional episode devoted to hospital leadership.

During the next few months, he will focus a bit more on opportunities that involve leadership roles in the hospital setting, because that is where most of the intense and expensive care is provided, and where he believes more physician leadership is needed.

To start this series, he recommends considering your motives for pursuing this nonclinical career and provides tips for getting started. Then he spends several minutes describing how physician executives must shift their focus from being decisive tactical "doers" to becoming strategic delegating planners with a focus on organizational accountability.

Finally, John describes the importance of personal accountability, optimism, and humility as key attributes for the developing physician leader.

You'll find links mentioned in the episode at nonclinicalphysicians.com/be-a-better-physician-leader/