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Writing competition
New to management? IHM would love to hear your perspective on this complex and varied profession.
Enter the Health Management trainee manager writing competition and you could see your thoughts in print, with the winning entrant receiving a free place at next year’s IHM conference.
There are lots of magazine articles written by experienced and high profile managers who’ve been there, done that and got the T-shirt.
But what we’re interested in is the views of people fresh to management. The Health Management writing competition is open to anyone who has taken on their first management role within the last two years, and is currently taking part in a relevant development programme such as the IHM management training scheme (MTS) or MHSC diploma.
We’d like you to write an article of no more than 600 words on one of the topics below. Entries will be judged by IHM chief executive Sue Hodgetts, interim vice-chair Andrew Corbett-Nolan, non-executive director Jeannett Martin and Health Management editor Vicky Burman and the best articles published in forthcoming issues of the magazine.
The overall winner will receive a free delegate’s place at the 2009 IHM conference on 14-15 May, with an IHM Milestone training course for the runner-up. Deadline for entries is Friday 12 September 2008.
Choose one of the following four topics
1. What is a manager – and why do I want to be one?
Define what a manager does – preferably without using the word ‘manage’. What do you find attractive about the role?
2. My role model – what makes a good manager
This could be a real person, a fictional character, or an amalgamation of famous figures, like the speedy decision-making of James Bond coupled with the self-confidence of Alan Sugar.
3. Making your mark as a manager
How you can tell you’re having an impact – and is it for the right reasons? Some managers get noticed because they throw their weight around and it’s the quieter ones who are more effective.
4. My biggest management mistake so far
What went wrong and why, the repercussions, how you felt and what you did as a result to prevent the same thing happening again.
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