Keynote topic
Exemplary Leadership keynote speaker
Published title: Exemplary Leadership: Lessons From History and Contemporary Times
Leadership is made visible in everyday choices.
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The conversation
What makes a leader worth following? Drawing on lessons from history and contemporary times, and on his book Leadership by Example, this keynote considers the habits that make leadership credible: listening before deciding, acting with integrity, and making space for empathy. Dr. Chopra brings a physician-educator’s perspective to questions that matter beyond medicine. For a hospital leadership gathering, it offers a way to discuss the example set by senior clinicians and administrators. For an executive event, it opens a conversation about the human side of responsibility and purpose. For planning, consider the audience, the leadership decisions they face and the examples they would most value.
Discussion themes
- 01Listening as a leadership practice
- 02Integrity and empathy in difficult decisions
- 03Purpose and the example a leader sets
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What attendees say
Comments from audiences
“Heartfelt thanks for your inspirational keynote address at our recent session of Advances in Pediatric Health Care. I have been presiding over the course since about 1989 and I cannot remember a speaker receiving a spontaneous standing ovation!”
“Your talk on Leadership last evening was absolutely riveting. It was without doubt the most inspiring talk I have ever heard. I feel re-charged. Thank you!”
“I just have to tell you that I still have not stopped thinking about your lecture on Leadership. I have the 10 tenets posted over my desk as a constant reminder.”
“I wanted to say a resounding ‘thank you!’ for the inspirational lecture you gave at the Fessenden School. We have never had such a full house and have certainly never had a standing ovation.”
“Your Fleischner lecture was a tour de force. One of the most inspirational and interesting talks I have ever heard (and I’ve been around a long time).”
“It was an honor to hear your talk for the ACP Board of Governors in Scottsdale this week. It was inspirational and humbling.”
“Absolutely outstanding! He got me thinking about leadership qualities I hadn’t considered before.”
“Moving, motivating, outstanding talk. Best talk of the three day conference!”
Anonymous attendee and colleague comments, excerpted from material supplied by Dr. Chopra (Biosketch (2026) and attendee comments).
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