Culturally-aligned clinical leadership competencies for effective teamwork in Japanese healthcare

The reorganized CLCF has embedded more member-centered behaviors that build rapport and comfort for the members than the original CLCF. Modeling the Confucian virtue of humility and building unity by acting with compassion toward members are characteristics of Japanese clinical leadership that reflect an interdependent social context. These findings are a step toward the development of leadership education aligned with a Japanese context.