MAJOR DIFFERENCES BETWEEN CLINICIANS AND MANAGERS

MAJOR DIFFERENCES BETWEEN CLINICIANS AND MANAGERS

Clinicians are doers Managers are Planners and Designers

Clinicians manage One-to-One Interactions Managers manage One-to-“N” Interactions

Clinicians haveReactive Personalities Managers have Proactive Personalities

Clinicians requireImmediate Gratification Managers accept Delayed Gratification

Clinicians areDeciders Managers are Delegators

Clinicians valueAutonomy Managers value Collaboration

Clinicians are motivated by“The Highest Quality” Managers are motivated by “The Highest Quality given the Resources Available”

Clinicians are Discipline Oriented Managers are Socially or Politically Oriented

Clinicians placehigh value onattention to detail Manager’s time demands Preclude acute attention to detail

Clinicians areIndependent Managers are Interdependent

Clinicians arePatient Advocates Managers are Organizational Advocates

Clinicians exhibit“Win-Lose Behaviors Managers use “Win-Win” and Negotiating Behaviors

Clinicians are satisfied withOutcomes Managers are satisfied with process

Clinicians identifywithProfessional and Specialty Managers identify with Their Organization

Clinicians make decisionsIndependently Managers make decisions Participatively

Clinicians have aSpecialist Orientation and Identity Managers have a Generalist Orientation And Identity

For Clinicians Education is a Life-Long Self-Managed Pursuit For Managers Formal Education tends to Be separated from work

Clinicians WantUnquestioned Authority Managers Challenge Authority

For Clinicians the consequences of actionshave been traditionally private For Managers the consequences of actions are often public

MAJOR DIFFERENCES BETWEEN CLINICIANS AND MANAGERS