by Jessie Merritt, CVPM, SPHR Offering compensation and benefits is a way to attract, validate and retain team members. When planning your benefit package, take into account the composition of your team, as well as the core values of the practice, and your budget. Here are four ideas you might find works for the culture of your practice: 1) Computer access. If your … [Read more...]
30 Minutes a Week to Leadership Team Success
by Brenda Tassava, CVPM, CVJ Do you have a newly formed leadership team but you dread meetings? Maybe you've had bad experiences in the past that have turned you off and given you a case of meeting avoidance. The problem is, the more time that passes between meetings with your team, the more you need to discuss, and the more likely you are to face another long, drawn-out … [Read more...]
Work-Life Balance: Lunchtime Choices
by Brenda Tassava, CVPM, CVJ When I visit practices, one of the first things that happens is someone gives me a tour of the hospital. I find it interesting to see the kind of space that has been created for staff breaks and lunches. It's not so much the space itself, but finding out whether or not that space is being used by the team. When I ask if the team is using the … [Read more...]