In Healthcare Executive (Sept/Oct 2014 – American College of Healthcare Executives), I wrote in the article, “Physicians in Management vs. Leadership Positions” -

Organizations that understand the difference between management and leadership roles can better support the success of physicians who move out of their clinical practices and into different roles within healthcare. For example, physicians who are more hands-on in their work and prefer immediate feedback are better cast in management-oriented jobs. In contrast, physicians who have a sense of the longer-term future, enjoy strategy and think in broader and more systems-oriented terms are more suited for leadership roles.

Careful where you put that physician leader – or physician manager.