Chair of FMLM recognised in the New Year’s Honours 2023
Professor Mayur Lakhani CBE, FMLM Chair, Founding Senior Fellow and former President of the Royal College of General Practitioners...
Culture
There's a lot we could learn from the Maître D’
Imagine that there is a restaurant you walk past every day on the way back home from work. Something about it piques your interest – the weekend is coming up, and you have friends from out of town visiting. You wonder if the restaurant would be a good place to bring them, so you decide to have a quick chat with the host, who stands at the front. How would you want that host to behave?
Better decision-making for aspiring medical leaders
As a Cardiology trainee, I sat my specialty certificate exam, the European Examination in Core Cardiology (EECC)[1], last year. I followed my usual study technique, memorising facts, guidelines and examples of mock questions and answers.
Developing as a medical leader with a disability during the pandemic
The Covid-19 pandemic has posed challenges for all healthcare workers: whether working with affected patients, grappling with new ways of working, or delivering new services – such as the mass roll out of the vaccination programme.
Developing psychologically safe cultures while also commanding and controlling
Providing exceptional clinical care at any time, let alone during a prolonged pandemic, demands exceptional performance from medical leaders and their teams.
Beyond leadership: Transitioning to a portfolio career
Nature or nurture - can leadership potential be developed? In my view it can certainly be enhanced, with a caveat I will explain.
Creating a window to the soul of cultural gatekeepers
Last month, I had the pleasure of presenting at the 2nd Global Nursing Congress 2021[1] on Mentoring leaders for cultural change: creating a window to the soul of cultural gatekeepers.
Reflections on leadership learning and development
Last month, I was thrilled to be awarded the King’s Emerging Leader Award as part of the King’s College London Distinguished Alumni Awards 2020, which has made me reflect on my clinical leadership journey so far.
Why it matters to keep patients and ‘the frontline’ at the centre of all we do
I always strive to bring my clinical experience to the projects I lead and work on, as a clinical voice is almost always well received, making it a real privilege to lead and shape work from this perspective. However, after five months away from clinical work, it is very easy to slip into more corporate ways of thinking and start to forget what it is really like on the front line.
Panel discussion explored leadership culture and how women can realise their potential and deliver greater balance for all
The label of ‘leader’ is one which can present difficulties in terms of definition and identity, especially for those who struggle to realise their aspirations or recognise themselves in those roles.