Over our tenure, we have run across a number of exceptional orthopaedic practice leaders. We have seen both providers and non-providers, male and female, young and old alike, that pull their organizations through the same turbulent waters as their competitors, but land, more often than not, on islands of success. And not only do they lead their organizations, but they end up leading their market—for in leadership driven markets, there is often a leader at a practice that is driving the entire market forward.

When we look at orthopaedic practices that are out-performing their competitors, we see a number of characteristics that are directly driven by the leadership of the practice.

When doctors practice in a group setting, it has its advantages, and with those advantages, there are inherent challenges. Group decision-making leverages the strength of all partners and supports the organization, knowing some decisions can come at the expense and interest of any one individual doctor.