Trong chính trị của lãnh đạo trong sinh học sinh sản, đột biến và tái tổ hợp có thể có ảnh hưởng to lớn bổ ích, bằng cách thúc đẩy sáng tạo và sản xuất một tổ chức mạnh mẽ hơn đó là khả năng tốt hơn để thích ứng và lãnh đạo đổi mới trong một môi trường thay đổi nhanh chóng. | Center of Excellence 139 than candidates who regard leadership as a caretaker role to which they have an entitlement because they are next in line. Nonparticipatory models also tend to promote inbreeding because each new leader tends to be selected by the preceding leaders. This can quickly render the organization s vision stale and reactionary. In the politics of leadership as in reproductive biology mutation and recombination can have an immense salutary effect by fostering creativity and producing a more robust organization that is better able to adapt and lead innovation in a rapidly changing environment. Every leader choice should invite the input of the whole organization. If such choices become jealously guarded invitations to join a network of old boys ossification will ensue. A far better metaphor for the leadership of our medical schools and professional organizations would be a laboratory of ideas where bright people are encouraged to put forward new visions and strategies for the organization s future. Organizations that adopt such an approach can serve as leadership engines fostering the development of new leaders committed less to protecting the organization from change than to putting the organization at the forefront of innovation. This approach enables important challenges and opportunities to be recognized sooner with more genuine discussion and debate over alternatives. It positions medical organizations years ahead of the curve of adaptation and innovation it would otherwise trace out. Junior faculty members need to view the leadership selection process not as a black box but as a transparent and invigorating process that beckons them to become involved. The leadership of our organizations must not be separated from the people we most need to recruit and engage. Seeking Leadership The search for leaders is an important challenge facing our academic medical institutions. When the recruitment of a dean department chair or section leader is .
