You’ve finally found and hired a great team member—yay! But, now what? Recently, Chris Menkhaus shared how to find great team members for your dental practice (if you haven’t read it yet). But what comes after that? Do you just show them their desk and let them get to work? If you’ve ever hired someone you thought was a great…
What’s the least favorite part of your job? If you’re a manager or executive, you’d probably rank “letting employees go,” at or near the top of the list. Dismissing an employee—no matter how warranted due to poor performance—isn’t a “fun” activity. Unfortunately, it must be done from time to time to maintain the health of your business. Beyond this, the…
How do you know if you’ve hired the right employee? Very often I see doctors (or office managers) virtually neurotic about hiring the right people. Scouring resumes, doing interviews, using all the tricks they know or have read about to make sure—absolutely sure—they have found the “right” person. Obviously, hiring someone who’s a good fit for your practice is important,…
At one time or another, every office goes through a patch of staff-related “drama.” Once discovered, it’s what you do about it that more or less determines a) whether it continues and b) occurs again. And with the impact office “drama” can have on morale, productivity and staff turnover—it’s worth having a look at the subject, along with effective remedies.…
Q: A couple of staff quit and are badmouthing me in the community. Is there something I can do about it? While reasons can vary, many people will badmouth like this when there is an unhandled upset about something. Now, there are usually signals that this upset exists before they quit (or are let go). So if possible (and appropriate),…
Q: How can I make sure that adding an associate doesn’t turn into a “nightmare”? First you need to make sure that your practice is ready for an associate. Can you afford one? Can you keep them busy? How are you going to use this associate? Is your staff set up to support an associate? You have to understand that…
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