Practical Practice Management Blog

A few weeks ago I had the wonderful opportunity to speak at The Western Foot and Ankle Conference held at the Disneyland Hotel. This is a...

Whether you are a new employee or a seasoned one, the ability to focus and paying attention is key to becoming a great employee. If you...

The desire to be a great employee begins and ends with you.  Only you can make the decision every day to make the effort to be the best...

Are job descriptions necessary? This is a good question, and for many places of business none exist. How many jobs can you think of that...

Being a manager of people is not a job for the light-hearted.  It can be difficult and stressful.  It is important as manager to never...

One thing you can be sure of is if you work with people, you will encounter people problems. Things at work can be going great and then,...

“My beautiful mother is no longer here with me but her valuable work ethic lessons play over in my head each day at work. It is...

One of the most common problems I hear from employers at this time is a not having enough staff to run their business and grow. Many...

In September 2021 over 4 million people had quit their jobs as part of what is being called, “The Great Resignation.”  When interviewed...

I was talking with a colleague about employees and how to inspire them to do their best. One of the suggestions I had was to let their...

No one staff member should ever be indispensable to a practice. All staff members should be equally trained in their position and then...

As a business owner or manager your expectations of those that work for you are to be productive. Many times, people are less productive...

If you work with people, then you have had to deal with conflict of some sort. Conflict is neither good nor bad, it is just conflict. ...

Randy Pausch the author of The Last Lecture, died on July 25th, 2008. If you have never watched the last lecture or read the book I...

Clear and caring communication in the workplace almost sounds like an oxymoron since it sounds logical and easy, but really is not and...

When working with business owners I will often get asked the question, “What’s up with my employees?” Usually after talking with them or...

Building working relationships with those we work with each day is very important.  Not only do these relationships make our work life...

What inspires employees to think about what they can do to contribute to the overall success of the business? Of course, there are...

As a business owner or manager have you struggled when you need to ask questions to your staff about their work task progress because you...

Often, when I have conversations with people I will ask about their employment and how they like their job. I usually hear one of two...