Practical Practice Management Blog

To be appreciated is the greatest gift of all. Today, take the time to tell others that you appreciate them. Here are a few examples of...

ENLARGING: Adding value to teammates is invaluable. “The purpose of life is not to win. The purpose of life is to grow and to share. When...

“There is no such thing as a half-hearted champion” ~ John Maxwell Definition of half-hearted – “without enthusiasm” I am sure there are...

So often on Sunday evening we begin the dread of going to work tomorrow.  There is so much more that we wish we would have accomplished...

Pepperdine University designed this infograph called “Inside the Mind of a Successful Manager.”  There are some great points on...

This week we have covered two of the three keys traits of a successful manager: 1. The Ability To Manage Yourself 2. The Ability To...

Continuing from yesterday’s post on The Ability to Manage Yourself, today we will discuss the second key factor in successful management,...

As a manager there are times when we must tell an employee they have done something wrong and it should never happen again.  If the...

One common complaint I hear from employees when I speak at conferences is they do not feel that their superior or employer really...

This past weekend at a conference I had the opportunity to present to medical office managers and administrators. There were three of us...

I decided to do a throw back Thursday for today’s post.  This post originally debuted in November 2011 and is still a post that gets hits...

“The task of management is to make people capable of joint performance, to make their strengths effective and their weaknesses...

An interesting thing happened at the office the other day.  One of our staff members was going to be leaving on vacation the next day and...

With so many different aspects to managing a business, managers and business owners have a hard time knowing what should come first in...

Every since I was a child I have had a hatred of ants. For some reason just seeing them walking along in a line gives me a cold shiver up...

“I think that a lot of players and a lot of teams do not think of contact lenses as being a part of that essential gear, but it truly is....

Yesterday on my lunch hour, I went to the local deli.  When I got to the register to order the man behind the counter said, “Hi Tina, I...

It is always a surprise to me when an employer will complain that their employees do not seem motivated and they fail to do the job that...

Do you work for a company that sets goals for employees and then pays them an incentive if they are reached?  If so, I really would like...

A “manager/coach” works under someone, perhaps a supervisor or the business owner.  They have been entrusted to instruct, guide and...