Making the transition from health professional to manager.
Health professionals who make a career change into a managerial role frequently find that the adjustment is a difficult one. Often they are not well prepared for the new role. They find that the world of the manager is different in a number of ways from the professional world they have known, and the skills required for effective performance are also different. This preliminary study, which involved interviews with a number of professionals who have made the transition, highlighted the adjustments they had to make and the transition difficulties they experienced. Attention is drawn to a number of ways in which health professionals can be assisted to develop into effective managers.
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Department of Management, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology.
D000288:Administrative Personnel / Q000592:standards*; D001315:Australia; D002322:Career Mobility; D003659:Decision Making, Organizational; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D007587:Job Description; D011361:Professional Competence; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D012107:Research Design; D012380:Role; D012944:Social Support