There are many ways to be a leader, but there aren’t nearly as many ways to do it properly. At the end of the day, your focus needs to be on the community that you are leading and teaching, not your own image. In today’s episode Dr. Ben Hechler, an OMFS, explains how to determine, create, and successfully use leadership styles and skills during residency. Drawing on his own experiences of being a subordinate and a leader, Ben reflects on how easily we forget the challenges of being an underdog once we find some success, and explains why it is time to break the cycle and reshape the way you think about leading your subordinates. Plus, you’ll learn why he places such a high value on planning, risk mitigation, open communication, and collaborative work!
Key Points From This Episode:
- How to become a leader in residency.
- Why it is important to take responsibility: especially for your failures.
- You cannot focus on your own image.
- It is time to stop playing the blame game.
- Why you need to help your subordinates understand the purpose of tasks.
- The power of effective communication.
- Ben shares his experience with effective team structure and management.
- Collaborative versus competitive work.
- How a patient will perceive badmouthing experiences.
- Never underestimate good, effective communication.
- Ben’s advice for prioritizing, planning, and mitigating risk.
- Ben's leadership tips: empower, enable, and enhance.
- What defines a good leader?
Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:
Dr. Ben Hechler on LinkedIn — https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-hechler/
Extreme Ownership — https://www.amazon.com/Extreme-Ownership-U-S-Navy-SEALs/dp/1250067057
The Patient on Hulu — https://www.hulu.com/series/the-patient-4d9ad5b3-6925-4e94-9b0b-49b9f8cf81f2
The Plant Paradox — https://www.amazon.com/Plant-Paradox-Dangers-Healthy-Disease/dp/006242713X
Everyday Oral Surgery Website — https://www.everydayoralsurgery.com/
Everyday Oral Surgery on Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/everydayoralsurgery/
Everyday Oral Surgery on Facebook — https://www.facebook.com/EverydayOralSurgery/
Dr. Grant Stucki Email — grantstucki@gmail.com
Dr. Grant Stucki Phone — 720-441-6059
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