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What Is Servant Leadership, and How Can We Teach It?

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By: John Mahan, MD
Director, Center for Education and Scholarship, OSU College of Medicine
Professor, Pediatrics, Nationwide Children’s Hospital


Most people believe the truest and most effective leader is one who embraces and lives the principles of a leadership style that has become known as “servant leadership.” Robert Greenleaf first coined the phrase and described the servant leader as one who leads by moral authority, and enacts a role that is grounded in human nature and defined by conscience, sacrifice and empathy.

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Research, Education, Patient Care Impacted by Ohio State Issue 1

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By: Steven G. Gabbe, MD
Senior Vice President for Health Sciences
CEO, OSU Medical Center

On Tuesday, May 4, all Ohio registered voters will head to the polls. The first issue on the ballot, Issue 1, will provide continued funding of the Third Frontier program, which has helped Ohio create more than 48,000 jobs, extends Ohio’s research capabilities to promote product innovation and development, and provides opportunities for our graduates to stay in Ohio. I want to share a video with you on how this will impact the Medical Center:

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Leadership Demands Social Competence

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By: Chip Souba
Dean, Ohio State University College of Medicine

Every academic medical center – large or small, public or private, wealthy or lacking – has one resource that is more precious, more vital than any other. And that asset is its people – and, in particular, the right people. Some might argue that cash is king or that grants trump everything or that operating margin rules. Continue reading