Practical Practice Management Blog

Training in all aspects of your job is necessary in order to be able to perform to the best of your ability and to meet the expectations...

We recently have begun the search for an associate physician to join our practice.  Our doctor has been in practice for 32 years and we...

As a business owner or manager have you ever asked your employees what they like most about their job and why? Do you know if they are...

According to Gallup, in an article posted in their business journal August 7, 2014,  managers can build stronger teams by measuring...

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...

One of the services I provide in my consulting business is to help physicians find the right employees for their practice.  This is not...

Below is a true story that is so touching to the soul Dear friends, The short Christmas story below was originally published in the...

What defines a good leader, one that others will want to follow?  Leading people is the opposite of controlling them.  The business team...

He did not even have to think twice about it, his immediate response was the following three points; 1. Someone who anticipates needs. 2....

If you are like 99% of the world’s population you have said it at least a couple of times (and probably a whole lot more).  What is it...

Since I work in the patient/customer service business I am always on the lookout for great examples of it to share with others in the...

This can happen for many reasons, like an increase in business so you are doing what you do normally, but just more of it.  Or possibly...

Even after working in a people service business for many years I still get surprised at the negative things people will say to us when...

Statistics show that more employees are now looking to invest back into their jobs and this trend is on the upswing for people to want to...

It is never fun when you have to deal with employee problems of any type. Whether they are late to work, slow on the job or they talk...

We each go to work everyday for many different reasons, I hope one of them is that you really enjoy what you do each day enough to look...

I shake my head every time I hear this.  Why would you want to keep someone who only performed half of what was needed, just because it...

As Even though poor morale can be caused by a number of things there are a few things that rate high on the list.  One being when...

“People do not remember what you think is important; they remember what they think is important” ~ John Maxwell What is important to the...

I am at a conference this week  at Disneyland, California, although this conference is a yearly event for Podiatric Physicians (the 3rd...