Surgeons' leadership style and team behavior in the hybrid operating room: prospective cohort study.
Soenens G, Marchand B, Doyen B, et al. Surgeons' leadership style and team behavior in the hybrid operating room: prospective cohort study. Ann Surg. 2023;278(1):e5-e12. doi:10.1097/sla.0000000000005645.
Leadership style can dramatically impact the culture of safety. This analysis of video-recorded endovascular procedures found that surgeons’ transformational leadership style (e.g., motivation/enthusiasm, individual consideration, emphasis on the collective mission) positively impacts team behaviors such as speaking up behaviors and knowledge sharing.