title: Leadership: as my father used to say.
abstract: This article addresses the requirements of sensitivity/respect, patience, selflessness, and sense of humor as essential qualities for all leaders. These qualities were selected because they were introduced by the author's father and have withstood the test of time and dramatic change.
authors.affiliation: Patient Care Services, Detroit Medical Center, Children's Hospital of Michigan 48201-2196, USA.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: England
mesh_terms: D002605:Character; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D007857:Leadership; D010551:Personality; D011361:Professional Competence; D014925:Wit and Humor as Topic