Illustrating the Four R’s of Leadership with Joseph E. Losee, MD, MBA, FACS, FAAP

The importance of the four R’s to keep top of mind as you navigate your leadership journey is presented by Joseph E. Losee, MD, MBA, FACS, FAAP, a beloved return guest, on the Faculty Factory Podcast this week.

Dr. Losee is Vice Dean for Faculty Affairs at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, the Dr. Ross H. Musgrave Endowed Chair in Pediatric Plastic Surgery, a Professor and Executive Vice Chair of the Department of Plastic Surgery, and a Professor of Business Administration at Katz Graduate School of Business.

You can revisit his other episodes with us here:

• Embracing Resilience in Academic Medicine: https://facultyfactory.org/joseph-losee/
• Examining the Need for Scientist Wellbeing Initiatives: https://facultyfactory.org/scientist-burnout/

You can also see slides from his “Four R’s of Leadership” presentation here. [pdf]

As discussed, leaders are often hired for their IQ but get fired for a lack of emotional intelligence (EQ). The good news? EQ can be learned, exercised, and grown.

The four R’s or leadership are as follows:

• Responsibility
• Regulation
• Resilience
• Relationships

Recommended readings from this episode include Executive Presence 2.0 by Sylvia Ann Hewlett. How you act, speak, and appear—all matter as a leader, according to this literature, which Dr. Losee mentioned in the opening moments of the podcast.

He also referenced the TEDx Talk "Let's Face It: Charisma Matters" by John Antonakis, which you can view here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEDvD1IICfE

“Charisma matters and it can be taught and learned,” as Dr. Losee told us.

Other books and resources mentioned include:

• Teaming: How Organizations Learn, Innovate, and Compete in the Knowledge Economy by Amy C. Edmondson
• The Fearless Organization: Creating Psychological Safety in the Workplace for Learning, Innovation, and Growth by Amy C. Edmondson
• TED Talk: Lucy Hone — The Three Secrets of Resilient People
• Building a Resilience Bank Account article by Michael A. Maddaus, MD: https://www.annalsthoracicsurgery.org/article/S0003-4975(19)31352-9/fulltext
• Burnout and Satisfaction With Work-Life Balance Among U.S. Physicians Relative to the General U.S. Population: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/1351351