Practical Practice Management Blog

When managers speak to their staff members they may not really hear the way they sound or come across.  They sometimes do not realize how...

Most medical professionals receive training in emergency first aid.  Not only do they receive training during school they need to receive...

Summer has officially begun. Depending where you live it may be time to plant your garden, get the beach or lake equipment ready, plan...

Happy Thursday to you all!  I am at the Disney Hotel again to present at one of the largest Podiatric Medical Conferences in the U.S....

Employers, supervisors and managers will often communicate with their staff members as they would with their friends, very casually. ...

Recently I had to terminate a couple of employees. This is definitely not my favorite managerial task to do. When I was a younger manager...

In my consulting practice I have the pleasure to mentor managers. The goal is to increase their strengths, understand their weakness and...

During challenging and difficult times at work when changes are taking place and there is uncertainty of how things will end up, we can...

Many times business owners will become upset because the “manager” has not been able to manage their people as had been expected. Far too...

In helping physicians during their hunt for a new hire the subject of salary always arises.  I find it interesting that 80% of the time...

I thought that I would re-post this because I have been working with some employees that are struggling with the feeling that they do not...

“Until we realize, identify and are willing to do something to change our organizations weaknesses we will continue to struggle and not...

Happy Tuesday to you all!  A few years ago when I was very new at blogging a fellow blogger somehow found my site and began leaving me...

Have you ever said something nice about your superior at work to someone and have them raise an eyebrow?  People are surprised when they...

Last week I was presenting at a conference.  One of my passions is being able to connect with people, just like myself, and share with...

A common error for new management personnel is they tend to over manage the employees. They want to do a good job to show their boss that...

We all have interacted with someone who chooses to be rude or nasty.  Call me crazy, but I have never understood why anyone would want to...

We certainly are busy people with a lot of work to do and often do not have time for idle chitchat when we are at work. Lately, I have...

I overheard a conversation that some employees from a neighboring office in our complex were having in the parking lot.  I really could...

One way to make your team less willing to follow your coaching is to continually pull rank on them.  There are times when it is necessary...