I recently read the book Start With Why by Simon Sinek. The book explores how leaders inspire. I have seen many executives who focus on what we do and how we do it (execution). They do not clearly communicate the "why"-the inspirational core mission.
Effective leaders personify the "why", they talk about it, embody it, preach it and inspire those around them.
The same applies to healthcare.
Leaders who inspire us to better and safer care, rather than RVUs and patient throughput, will almost certainly have positive outcomes on patients, physicians, nurses and staff.
So, seek to inspire first. The outcomes will then follow.
