The Washington Post article “Top Ten Management Mistakes” addresses some errors in judgment a manager can make. Go to the link below and read the article, then choose three of the mistakes and, using the information in Chapters 12 and 14, discuss strategies for correcting these mistakes in the health care setting. Also, respond to at least two classmates’ posts. http://www.allbusiness.com/top-10-management-mistakes/16570198-1.html#ixzz1XnYZ2Pos 06/07/2014 HA 510-01 Unit 4 Discussion Initial Post
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Resisting Change
While all ten adversely affect an organization, for me resisting change is the biggest nemesis of healthcare management and the industry overall. Healthcare is one of the last true dinosaurs of the business industry. While rigorous attempts have been made to shape the healthcare landscape to reflect the financial challenges, business decisions, and how administrators interact with and set agendas for staff, the truth is, these changes have been hotly contested by top level management, doctors, and even HR. So intense has been this resistance that the Affordable Care Act (Obama Care) had to be voted in to legislation. Yes change is the biggest nemesis of management and every other sector of the US Healthcare System.
Showing Favoritism
Showing favoritism or the appearance of such is my next highest problem. Just as I discussed in the Unit 2 forum there is a contrasting difference between being too socially involved with staff or developing what could be considered “special relationships” with the professional decorum can be a deterrent to the management process with regard to those who are not considered to be in that connective position of social propriety and can damage a managers