title: Leadership and followership.
abstract: Along with the well-known leadership traits, there are some subtle characteristics of true leaders. Managing managers, making decisions, tolerating diversity, and showing a sense of humor are other marks of leadership that physician executives should possess.
authors.affiliation: maryl@wittkieffer.com
authors.forename: Mary Frances
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Lyons
mesh_terms: D003142:Communication; D003657:Decision Making; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D007857:Leadership; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D008486:Physician Executives / Q000523:psychology / Q000592:standards*; D014925:Wit and Humor as Topic