Practical Practice Management Blog

I recently read a great article called 10 tips for better karma at work.  Sometimes you can just feel it when you go into a place of...

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas everywhere you go and that includes the workplace.  Many workplaces really get into the...

Recently in my consulting business I have been reviewing resumes and interviewing prospective employee candidates for medical offices....

One of my job tasks is taking the deposits to the bank.  I find that this task is time consuming and I feel that my time could be better...

If you serve customers or clients you are in the service industry and understand that 100% satisfaction is the goal to aim for when...

No matter how hard employers and employees try, there are bound to be stressful situations that come up at work.  Being able to work...

Great workplace teams do not just happen even when you have hired the best people to be on the team.  Great teams are built over time....

Each evening I like to take a moment to think about what tomorrow will bring.  I found by doing this I can be a bit more prepared for...

Recognizing employee successes is an important factor in building self-confidence in their job and it is also a big motivator to...

What happened this time?  You are wondering what you can do to help resolve it so that business can get back to running smoothly. There...

Have you ever been part of a team that had talented people on it, but did not seem to go anywhere?  If so, it is very possible that the...

What possibly could be so difficult about communicating with another person?  Most of the time we think there are very few problems when...

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be a customer coming into your place of business to either purchase something or receive...

Are you constantly behind on your work or projects?  Do you have a messy desk with several little stacks on it?  Is there never enough...

Having worked in a management position for almost two decades I have had the opportunity to learn and grow right along with my...

We can be at work, and then we can really be at work.  Are you there to just get what you need to get done?  Or is there also someone who...

How do you create operational policies that everyone will be willing to follow? Many offices that I have worked with have had an office...

According to “Hofstadter’s law” (below) it is a known fact that any task that you are planning will take longer than expected.  Now it is...

Recently had a conversation with a colleague who happened to mention to me that their workplace discouraged employees from engaging in...

As much as I would like to say that I am “Miss Smiley Face” at work everyday, there have been days that I just don’t want to be there. ...