title: From medical doctor to medical director: leadership style matters.
abstract: Leadership is a skill to be developed by all doctors from the foundation trainee to the director of the board. This article explores the impact of leadership style on performance and considers techniques to develop doctors' leadership skills and personal effectiveness.
authors.affiliation: Speciality Trainee Year 8 Trauma and Orthopaedics.
authors.forename: Geraint
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.affiliation: Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon.
authors.forename: Edward V
authors.initials: EV
authors.lastname: Wood
authors.affiliation: Orthopaedic Core Surgical Trainee in the Department of Surgery, Countess of Chester NHS Trust, Countess of Chester Health Park, Chester CH2 1UL.
authors.forename: Ferda
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ibram
mesh_terms: D056348:Emotional Intelligence; D006801:Humans; D007857:Leadership; D010551:Personality; D008486:Physician Executives / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013222:State Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006113:United Kingdom