PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Ian Douglas Couper
TI  - The Impotence of Being Important – Reflections on Leadership
AID  - 10.1370/afm.664
DP  - 2007 May 01
TA  - The Annals of Family Medicine
PG  - 261--262
VI  - 5
IP  - 3
4099  - http://www.annfammed.org/content/5/3/261.short
4100  - http://www.annfammed.org/content/5/3/261.full
SO  - Ann Fam Med2007 May 01; 5
AB  - An observed doctor-patient encounter, in which impotence and importance were confused, led me to a reflection on leadership. A sense of importance can be destructive in leadership, leading to failure to perform, or impotence. Understanding the dangers of self-importance, I am challenged to ensure that I regularly reflect on my leadership style.