title: Innovative leadership: generating ideas.
abstract: One of the most challenging functions a physician executive performs is being an innovator--coming up with new ideas to keep ahead of the pack and to solve problems that need fresh solutions. Robert Hodge, MD, CPE, FACPE, and Barbara Linney interviewed Roger Schenke, Executive Vice President of the American College of Physician Executives, and gleaned seven pointers that you might consider to help generate a flow of new ideas or when you get "stuck." They are: (1) read voraciously and link unlike things together; (2) talk to people whose circle is bigger than yours; (3) stop thinking about the problem and focus on something else; (4) care enough to keep wrestling with a problem and not give up; (5) stay open to new ideas even if they are uncomfortable; (6) be willing to risk and take chances; and (7) find a place to carry out the ideas.
authors.forename: R H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Hodge
authors.forename: B J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Linney
mesh_terms: D003405:Creativity; D006801:Humans; D007857:Leadership; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D008486:Physician Executives; D011340:Problem Solving; D014481:United States