RT Journal
A1 Boyer MH
T1 LEadership and medicine
JF JAMA
JO JAMA
YR 2009
FD December 23
VO 302
IS 24
SP 2707
OP 2707
DO 10.1001/jama.2009.1920
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.2009.1920
AB 
I opened Leadership and Medicine with a bit of a chip on my shoulder. I am not comfortable with self-help or “how to” books, and the early chapters—comprising, for example, quotes on leadership from a variety of military, sports, and business leaders; pithy aphorisms on how to lead; and rules to guide future leaders—seemed to confirm my worst fears. These chapters seemed like ones from the ubiquitous “for dummies” series and served to strengthen my view that leadership—whether leaders are curing patients, making widgets, or leading battles—is not teachable; lists can be useful, but one either has or does not have leadership qualities. But I was wrong. Loop has distilled much more than just trite clichés into this book. Few physicians will ever lead academic medical centers, but in one way or another all are leaders, and whether heading a large enterprise or pursuing private practice, they will find valuable lessons here.