VALUES &amp: CULTURE
My motivation to become infused with Vitamin L stems a deep conviction that leadership in medicine science must be human-centred, transparent, purpose-driven.
As the founder of The Hive Musculoskeletal Journal, an independent ethical journal in orthopaedics, I have witnessed how academic culture can sometimes drift away its primary mission: serving patients, advancing knowledge responsibly, supporting the people who produce that knowledge. Impact factors, competition, institutional pressures often overshadow integrity, mentorship, collaboration. I believe this needs to change.
Human-centred leadership, in my view, means placing patients, clinicians, researchers, trainees at the core of every decision. It requires psychological safety, intellectual honesty, a culture questioning, transparency, shared ownership of data are encouraged rather than discouraged. In scientific publishing, this translates into rigorous peer review without bias, clear conflict-of-interest policies, open dialogue with authors, an ecosystem that values methodological robustness over sensational results.
My interest in Vitamin L is driven by the desire to strengthen this cultural transformation. I am particularly committed to building environments young surgeons researchers feel supported rather than judged, ethical publishing is the norm rather than the exception, leadership is measured by hierarchy but by responsibility service.
In orthopaedic surgery musculoskeletal research, we operate in complex, high-stakes environments. Sustainable excellence cannot be achieved without trust, empathy, shared values. I see Vitamin L as an opportunity to deepen my own leadership approach, to learn like-minded individuals, to contribute actively to a community that places humanity at the centre of performance.
Ultimately, I do view leadership as authority, but as stewardship — of people, knowledge, culture.