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"An ingenious
model for working effectiveness"
Accountability Leadership for the Health Care Team
(in association with Harvard Medical School)
►October 20–25, 2013
"A must-take course
for all physician leaders"
Leadership for Physician Executives
(in association with Harvard Medical School)
►April 6–11, 2014
Harry Levinson, Architect
of Modern Thought about Leadership, Has Died at Age 90
Dr. Harry Levinson was a small
man, but a giant in the field of leadership. Almost
single-handedly, he brought enlightened, psychoanalytically informed
theory and practical wisdom into the study and modern practice of
leadership. The psychological contract—a term that Harry coined in
the 1950s—best captures the power of his ideas: employees will commit
their creative initiative, time, and energy to help their managers
succeed in direct proportion to the degree to which managers
commit to their employees' success. Harry's brilliance was
revealed in the belief that genuine human motivation cannot be
manipulated with carrots and sticks. However, it can be fully
engaged by interactions that demonstrate trust and fairness and by
behaviors that inspire employees to identify with their leaders.
Much of modern thought about leadership stands on Harry's very broad
shoulders. He will be missed.
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