title: The 3 essential responsibilities: a leadership story.
abstract: The 3 fundamental and essential responsibilities of leadership--setting a compelling and appealing direction (vision), selecting the right people (talent), and creating and embracing the right set of guiding core values (culture)--are reviewed in the context of the many contributions and leadership legacy of Dr Stanley J. Dudrick, one of the giants of American surgery. Critical success factors which enable the development of leadership as an organizational capacity in any department or unit are emphasized. They include building a team of faculty and residents who are aligned on mission, vision, and values; forging a climate where people are willing to have difficult conversations rather than avoiding complex problems; and the establishment of an esprit d'corps where people experience that they are contributing to a purpose larger than themselves.
authors.affiliation: College of Medicine and Office of Health Sciences, Ohio State University, 254 Meiling Hall, 370 W 9th Ave, Columbus, OH 43210, USA. chip.souba@osumc.edu
authors.forename: Wiley W
authors.initials: WW
authors.lastname: Souba
mesh_terms: D000046:Academic Medical Centers / Q000458:organization & administration; D000739:Anecdotes as Topic; D004501:Education, Medical / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005180:Faculty, Medical / Q000458:organization & administration; D013502:General Surgery / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007857:Leadership; D008486:Physician Executives / Q000458:organization & administration; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012577:Schools, Medical / Q000458:organization & administration