Hiring the right person for the job is a crucial upstream factor in having a high functioning team. But how do you know who the right person is? An interview can be deceptive or inconclusive. Also, most doctors do not hire often enough to become skilled at it. Getting lucky sometimes works, but we do not want that to be a primary business strategy! Understanding basic personality styles as outlined originally in the MBTI (Myers/Briggs Type Indicator) test can be a big help in selecting the best applicant for any position you have available. Interestingly, the two individuals who developed … [Read more...] about Hiring and Personality Styles
Office Management
Effective Delegation and Time Value
If you could wave a magic wand, you would spend all of your working time doing only the things you enjoyed the most and were the most profitable to your organization. For most business owners, entrepreneurs and managers, however, this is rarely the case. There are two large factors in this state of affairs, to be addressed in this post: Distractions, both self-caused and external Ineffective or absent delegation Distractions/self-imposed. The ubiquitous presences of the internet and mobile devices that can access the internet and cell networks have vastly improved our lives in … [Read more...] about Effective Delegation and Time Value
Communications and Personality Styles
Effective communication is a vast topic, with many aspects. Effective communication can defuse tense situations, improve relationships and foster greater mutual understanding and regard. My next several posts will address these, with particular attention to verbal communication and personality styles. Personality Styles One thing to remember in this discussion is that any style descriptor generally represents the default status of that person, but we can respond differently given different circumstances or necessities. It’s not a fixed quantity or characteristic, such as eye color. The … [Read more...] about Communications and Personality Styles
Goals
Goal setting is a highly useful exercise in practice management, but can be daunting for several reasons. Goal setting is by no means unique to the chiropractic profession; it’s in common use in corporate settings. It just goes by another name: earnings guidance. Large, publicly traded companies have entire departments devoted entirely to creating accurate sales and earnings projections for the coming quarter and year. Stock prices are frequently a measure of the accuracy of the projection, not necessarily by the overall company performance. Why bother with goals? For clients who are not … [Read more...] about Goals