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| The SAGES Manual of Strategy and Leadership |
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ISBN: 978-3031623585,
753 pages,
Soft Cover
ISBN-10: 3031623584 |
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| Copyright: |
2024 |
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| Edition: |
1st |
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| Editor: |
Johnson, Shaneeta M., MD, MBA, FACS, FASMBS; Qureshi, Alia P., MD, FACS; Schlussel, Andrew T., DO, FACS, FASCRS; Renton, David, MD, MSPH, FACS; Jones, Daniel B., MD, MS, FACS |
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Specialties:
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General Surgery |
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| Publisher: |
Springer |
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| List Price: |
$149.99 |
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At A Glance
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This book is an essential guide for practicing surgeons, equipping them with the necessary skills and expertise to lead medical practices and healthcare organizations. Acting as a roadmap engages surgeons in leadership development, enabling them to acquire the knowledge needed to advance within healthcare leadership. Specifically designed for surgeons interested in healthcare leadership, the book addresses a critical gap in the development of surgical professionals into influential and effective surgical leaders. This manual will prepare the surgeon for all aspects of surgical leadership; it prepares surgeons to excel in areas such as practice development, national reputation building, organizational leadership, and fostering a culture of positive change within institutions. book provides a clear path for practicing surgeons to acquire the necessary skills and expertise for effective leadership. The text begins by focusing on self-leadership, covering topics such as defining one's practice type, navigating promotions across systems, and determining the scope of practice. The subsequent section delves into leading others, addressing critical areas like managing work environments, policy formulation, administration, and consensus-building. Finally, the book explores leading systems, emphasizing the importance of understanding local contexts, building efficient organizational structures, and optimizing healthcare delivery processes.
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Reviewer:
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Carol Scott-Conner,
MD, PhD, MBA, MFA
(University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics)
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Score
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Are the author's objectives met? |
10 |
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Rate the worthiness of those objectives. |
10 |
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Is this written at an appropriate level? |
5 |
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Is there significant duplication? (1=significant, 5=insignificant) |
4 |
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Are there significant omissions? (1=significant, 5=insignificant) |
5 |
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Rate the authority of the authors. |
5 |
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Are there sufficient illustrations? |
N/A |
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Rate the print quality of the illustrations. |
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Are there sufficient references? |
5 |
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Rate the currency of the references. |
5 |
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Rate the pertinence of the references. |
5 |
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Rate the helpfulness of the index. |
5 |
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If important in this specialty, rate the physical appearance of the book |
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Is this a worthwhile contribution to the field? |
10 |
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If this is a 2nd or later edition, is this new edition needed? |
N/A |
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Reviewer:
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Carol Scott-Conner,
MD, PhD, MBA, MFA
(University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics)
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Description
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| This compact yet highly detailed book covers the aspects of leadership and strategic development most crucial to a successful surgical career. Stressing throughout that surgeons ARE leaders and are expected to be leaders, the book gives recipes for success in varied settings from large academic medical centers to critical access hospitals. Chapters are written in an easy-to-follow conversational tone, with ample use of subheadings and carefully selected references. |
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Purpose
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| In 2019, the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES), a major surgical society, formed a committee called Diversity, Leadership, and Professional Development (DLPD) to help develop future leaders. This committee perceived the need for this book, and it was developed under the committee's aegis. Its purpose is to prepare surgeons for surgical leadership, including areas like practice and organizational development, reputation building, and cultural change within institutions. These are indeed worthy objectives. The book is needed, and it meets its lofty goals admirably. |
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Audience
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| This book's audience is any surgeon or surgeon-in-training from the senior medical student level through the division leader or surgical chair. It meets the needs of this audience. It will likely be most valuable to surgeons in their early or mid career. The authors and editors are all highly credible authorities on the subject and have demonstrated their ability to lead and to succeed at strategic development. |
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Features
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| The book begins with a description of the SAGES University Masters Programs and demonstrates how this volume adds a new track to that program, a track in leadership and strategic development. The book consists of 49 chapters divided into 9 formal sections. Broadly speaking, there are three major sections - Leading Yourself, Leading Others, and Leading Systems. Each section has detailed information about a variety of topics, organized into compact chapters. There are a few highly selected diagrams or charts. Several forewards introduce the book, and "Foreward 2: Leadership Tips for Surgeons" by Daniel Jones (a list of 14 concise tips) should be handed out to all aspiring young surgeons. |
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Assessment
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| This is a carefully curated and edited book. There are no strictly comparable titles. It will be extremely useful to the intended audience. A minimally invasive surgery fellowship would do well to give each entering fellow a copy of this text. |
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