title: From technical professional to group leader.
abstract: Throughout the health care industry, technical and professional employees are moving into supervisory roles, usually without preparation for this major change. They often are frustrated during the transition period. This article discusses how to decide whether supervision is for you and how to prepare for the new role. Several tenets of leadership are offered in the health care setting.
authors.affiliation: Pennsylvania State University, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, USA.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Umiker
mesh_terms: D002321:Career Choice; D002322:Career Mobility; D006270:Health Facility Administrators; D007318:Inservice Training; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D007857:Leadership; D010559:Personnel Management; D014481:United States