Setting out on a path to Leadership

Dr Steven Kinnear

Physician

Management Consultant

Philomath

Doctorpreneur

Leader?

Students, The Future, and The NHSNI Healthcare Leadership ForumTuesday 10 February 2015

Should you listen to me?

Reflections

My Leadership Style/Philosophy

• Servant Leadership

• A bias for action

• Close to the customer

• Autonomy & Entrepreneurship

• Productivity through people

• Hands on- value driven

• Simultaneous loose-tight properties

A British Army officer should aim to speak to a Tillermanas he does to a Prince.

Why I do it

• Get pissed off otherwise

• Satisfaction of getting things done

• Express my creative side

• Use my skillset differently/variety

• I get bored very easily

• Constant learning curve

• Ambition

• Want to have an interesting life

Reflections

• Ambitious

• Arrogant

• Precocious

• Selfish

• Compassionate

• Humble

• Respectful

• Selfless

Reflections

Reflections

• If you want to know who the leaders are, look to see who people are following

vs

Reflections

• Most great leaders I can think of where chosen by the people

• Most people in leadership positions in the NHS are chosen by the hierarchy

Reflections

• Not all leaders are good

• Not all leadership is good

Reflections

• Toxic leadership causes great damage

• Look out for it

• Learn from it

• Do something about it if you can

Reflections

Reflections

The HSC needs • People in the

disturbance business• Disruptive leaders• Innovators

Reflections

Recipe for success

CQ

IQ EQ

Reflections

• Leadership is about maximising the realisation of human potential

Reflections

• Spend as much time as possible reading

• Set aside time to read

• Learn all you can about leaders, leadership, people and the business you’re in

Reflections

• Make people feel safe

Reflections

• If you can lead without authority you can darn sure lead with it

• The converse is not true

Reflections

The search continues but you’ll know it when you see it

Advice

• Find your own intrinsic motivation

• Be clear about what your values are

• Read as much as you can

• Find a mentor

• Aim to do some good

• Seek to live a meaningful life