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Leadership Versus Service: What’s the Difference? Is There a Difference?

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Service is an important component of academic life that can lend meaning to one’s career and contribute to professional advancement, but these obligations should be actively evaluated and managed. There are many forms of service, and it is important to understand the advantages and disadvantages of participating in various types. Some forms of service may lead to leadership training and opportunities while others may be undervalued by the institution or profession. Leadership ideally includes a component of service to others and often grows from experiences in service work. Leadership should be flexible to meet the needs of contemporary organizations. Leadership style may evolve to meet the needs of specific situations or contexts. Developing a personal leadership style is a gradual process that arises from previous experiences as well as intentional self-development and is unique to each person.

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    Sue S. Yom

  2. Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA

    Iris C. Gibbs

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  1. Department of Radiation Medicine, Knight Cancer Institute, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, USA

    Ravi A. Chandra

  2. University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA

    Neha Vapiwala

  3. Department of Radiation Medicine, Knight Cancer Institute, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, USA

    Charles R. Thomas Jr.

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Yom, S.S., Gibbs, I.C. (2021). Leadership Versus Service: What’s the Difference? Is There a Difference?. In: Chandra, R.A., Vapiwala, N., Thomas Jr., C.R. (eds) Career Development in Academic Radiation Oncology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-71855-8_21

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