title: Enjoying management. The positive benefits of liking the job.
abstract: Enjoying one's work is a state of mind that is integrated in the manager's personality. Although some individuals are born with an optimistic perspective on life, others have to develop it. A manager can cultivate an appreciation for the ordinary and learn to use humor as a communication tool and coping technique. Cultivating this orientation cannot be limited to the work setting but must be developed in relation to life. Health care agencies are complex and turbulent organizations. Whether the nurse manager is climbing the career ladder or just trying to be successful on the job, enjoying work can be a key ingredient to success. Nurse managers must both manage and lead. An attitude of enjoyment and pleasure at work is a trait that allows the manager to extend administration from managing to leading.
authors.affiliation: Logansport State Hospital, Indiana University School of Nursing, Indianapolis.
authors.forename: R E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Davidhizar
mesh_terms: D001290:Attitude; D006801:Humans; D009745:Nursing, Supervisory; D010559:Personnel Management