Leadership isn't taught in medical schools, but it's a critical missing piece in health care today. Now more than ever, delivering cost-effective care and remaining competitive demand high levels of leadership, collaboration, and open communication among physicians across service lines, silos and organizational levels. Physician leadership is central to solving every healthcare issue, on the hospital and national level. Physician leaders do more than manage; they bring vision and interpersonal skills to meld divergent views and strong opinions into a unified approach. They become the guiding force to lead other clinicians toward optimal patient care while containing costs. The Center for Physician Leadership (CPL) works with health system leaders - both physician and administrative - to create a physician leadership strategy and development process that is finely tuned to the needs of their system's unique culture. We provide physician leaders with the core competencies they need to: Become more productive leaders Handle conflict effectively Deal with disruption from other clinicians Use process to get things done Work with people whose communication styles differ from their own Engage physicians who are resistant but may have information critical to success Inspire physicians to cooperate on critical projects in the absence of immediate incentives Whether you're integrating physicians, developing more profitable service lines, or implementing IT, quality, or cost-containment initiatives, success depends on the leadership of key physicians and executives to move your strategic plans into daily clinical practice – and sustain them over time. For more information visit our website: www.centerforphysicianleadership.com