In an upcoming issue, “From the College” will continue to discuss how physician leaders can merge an employee’s values with their practice’s, department’s, or institution’s goals and plans by looking at the five Rs of physician leadership: recruitment, realization, recognition, redirection, and retention.
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From the College” recently introduced the idea of tapping into your employees’ values as a way to build and maintain a high-functioning, successful, and loyal staff. This process is part of a larger management cycle—the Five Rs of physician leadership. Simply put, the Five Rs are designed to help physician leaders move from managing managers to coaching leaders. The Five Rs are recruitment, realization, recognition, redirection, and retention.