Practical Practice Management Blog

“To think too long about doing a thing often becomes its undoing.”  ~Eva Young Are You Waiting For The Right Time? #procrastination...

The “Reassess” part is best done by the manager or business owner by talking individually with each staff member to find out what they...

Goals are necessary for any business in order to keep things moving ahead.  Good practice management will incorporate realistic goals for...

Motivating employees is always a challenge when it comes to practice management. With the way technology is today it is much easier to...

“People are your most important asset, turns out to be wrong. People are not your most important asset.  The right people are.”  ~ Jim...

Recently at an appointment my dentist, whom I know well, was thanking me for referring one of our patients to his practice, which is...

“if your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.” ~John Quincy Adams...

Delegation involves entrusting another person with a task for which the delegate remains ultimately responsible.  An effective manager or...

Let me give you an example from our office; one of our team members who works mostly in the back office with the physicians and dispenses...

A young woman was hired as a receptionist for a small business and overtime the office manager realized that this employee would only...

1. Define the problem; state what the issue or problem is that you need to discuss and resolve and nothing else. When defining the issue...

"Every player on the team is important to the total outcome of the service we give our customers." ~ T.C. Totaro...

11/27/12 http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/99-101/ #officestaff #burnout #selfawareness #reducestress #Stressatwork #businessmanagement...

Top Ten Reasons Why Ants Are Better Goal Setters Than You by Brad Isaac on October 22, 2006 You’re about to learn why ants have a...

1. Be generous – The heart of selflessness is generosity, it brings people together and as a team it advances it.  If each team member is...

“We simply assume that the way we see things is the way they really are or the way they should be.  And our attitudes and behaviors grown...

1. To be able to enjoy who you work with.  Being able to have small talk with co-workers, smiling at each other, acting friendly and...

The Blind Men and The Elephant There are various versions of the story of the blind men and the elephant. The blind men and the elephant...

1. First and foremost the leadership of the business need to be committed and communicate the team culture that they want to have.  They...