This is why you can find yourself in conflict with your clinic manager
Apr 15, 2021
I once had a nursing manager that started as an ideal worker whom I promoted up the ranks. As time moved on and I continued to expand and innovate the processes of the clinic, I felt more and more resistance from her until she became fully defiant.
Unfortunately, I eventually had to let her go.
Years later, I learnt that visionaries and entrepreneurs survive and thrive on Changes, while managers favour Status Quo.
Thus, they fight against anything that upsets homeostasis!
Here is a table depicting more of their differences:
|
ENTREPRENEUR |
MANAGER |
|
|
Focus |
Business startup |
Ongoing operations |
|
Primary motivation |
Achievement |
Power |
|
Approach to task |
Informal |
Formal |
|
Status |
Owner |
Employee |
|
Reward |
Profit |
Salary |
|
Decision making |
Intuitive |
Calculative |
|
Driving force |
Creativity and Innovation |
Preserving status quo |
|
Risk orientation |
Risk taker |
Risk averse |
Once you understand where your manager comes from, next time it may be easier for you to pivot when discussing a new idea or process for your practice.