Physicians are thrust into many leadership situations and are well suited for these roles。 However， they are not trained for this function， so often lack the basic skills that would lead to more success in these roles。 Fortunately， there is a large body of knowledge on leadership to assist。 Most leadership books are massive tomes。 Most leadership courses are several days in length。 Neither resource is suited to the needs of the busy physician looking for a quick guide in a specific situation。

The Physician's Roadmap is a concise guide for the busy physician leader。 It covers the basic leadership essentials every physician needs to move from being a highly motivated novice leader to evolve into an effective， skilled， and productive leader。 Each chapter explains the must-know points， provides sample questions and exercises， and includes a bibliography of the pertinent literature for further study。