Making the transition from technologist to manager

To prepare for the transition to management, technical personnel must (1) develop their administrative, communication, and interpersonal skills; (2) learn to delegate, and (3) learn management principles and concepts. This last activity can be accomplished through in-house management training progra...

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Published inBiomedical instrumentation & technology Vol. 40; no. 6; pp. 465 - 468
Main Author Goldberg, Jay R
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation, AAMI 01.11.2006
Subjects
Administrative Personnel
Biomedical Engineering - education
Biomedical Engineering - manpower
Biomedical Engineering - organization & administration
Careers
Communication
Conflict management
Curriculum
Decision making
Employees
Engineers
Humans
Interprofessional Relations
Job Description
Management decisions
Managerial skills
Performance appraisal
Personnel Management
Professional Competence
Success
Technology
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Summary:To prepare for the transition to management, technical personnel must (1) develop their administrative, communication, and interpersonal skills; (2) learn to delegate, and (3) learn management principles and concepts. This last activity can be accomplished through in-house management training programs, on-the-job training, or formal management degree programs. These activities will help increase the chances for success among technical personnel making the transition into management in a clinical or industrial setting.
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ISSN:0899-8205
1943-5967
DOI:10.2345/i0899-8205-40-6-465.1