title: Pyramids and roundtables: a reflection on leadership.
abstract: By the nature of their career choice, surgeons are leaders at a variety of levels. The rise to leadership positions in surgery often requires scaling a steep pyramid. Many young surgeons are poorly prepared for what is frequently a competition with their peers. Some of the qualities young surgeons must possess to ascend the leadership pyramid are summarized by the "HOPES" of leadership: Honesty, recognition of Opportunity, having a Plan, knowing your Environment, and Self-assessment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Abington Memorial Hospital, 1245 Highland Avenue, Suite 604, Abington, PA 19001, USA. Electronic address: kmurayama@amh.org.
authors.forename: Kenric M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Murayama
mesh_terms: D002321:Career Choice; D003226:Congresses as Topic; D006801:Humans; D007857:Leadership; D012955:Societies, Medical; D066231:Surgeons
keywords: Knights of the roundtable; Leadership; Pyramid of leadership