“…However, many practitioners who become managers of human services, even those with characteristics linked to successful management outcomes, will not naturally nor painlessly blossom in that role. Unfortunately, we have good reason to believe that thrusting unprepared, perhaps unsuited, clinicians into administrative roles has been fairly typical (Hinkle & Burns, 1978). We also have learned that many psychologists are becoming managers very early in their careers (Stapp, Fulcher, Nelson, Pallak, & Wicherski, 1981) and thus have little time to acquire the necessary training prior to assuming such roles.…”