CLIMBING THE LADDER TO CEO, PART III: FOLLOWING YOUR OWN PATH

Larry Mathis, former Methodist Healthcare System CEO, brought it to the forefront in his book The Mathis Maxims: Lessons in Leadership, with one particular maxim: "Physician executive: an oxymoron. Is this an unfounded bias creating a barrier to career advancement? A "caducean ceiling?&quo...

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Published inPhysician leadership journal Vol. 7; no. 4; pp. 61 - 63
Main Author Kaplan, Alan S
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Tampa American Association for Physician Leadership 01.07.2020
Subjects
Accountability
Bias
Career advancement
Executive compensation
Health care management
Hospitals
Leadership
Operations management
Peers
Physicians
Success
Teams
Wages & salaries
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Summary:Larry Mathis, former Methodist Healthcare System CEO, brought it to the forefront in his book The Mathis Maxims: Lessons in Leadership, with one particular maxim: "Physician executive: an oxymoron. Is this an unfounded bias creating a barrier to career advancement? A "caducean ceiling?" Eight experienced physician executives acknowledged in recent interviews that physicians encounter a negative bias when they enter the boardroom. For many physicians, this timeframe is impractical, as you have spent many years in medical school, residency, and clinical practice. CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTORS The physician executives interviewed agreed that leadership is the number one success factor for CEOs.
ISSN:2374-4030