Since my son will be attending the University of Chicago in the fall, I had the opportunity to sit in on the incoming student forum. This is a high powered academic liberal arts college with several heavy duty graduate programs. The first two sessions were about pre-med and business/economics. By the way, they don’t actually call it pre-med anymore, now it’s pre-health. The department chair elaborated that many of the students use the undergraduate education to go into other health fields, such as dentistry or veterinary medicine. Nothing about chiropractic education, but that’s a topic for … [Read more...] about Soft Skills in Health Care and Business
Archives for April 2012
The Healthy Company
How can I make it so everyone on our team works towards a common goal? How do I deal with agendas, politics, poor communication, clashes in value systems, etc.? Every practice manager is faced with these types of questions and challenges. This is not specific to a health care practice, but is present in all business groups regardless of size or scope. Patrick Lencioni is one of the most prolific and acclaimed writers on this subject. His basic book, “The 5 Dysfunctions of a Team” is written in allegory, narrative style. It’s quite easy to read through and digest, and has become … [Read more...] about The Healthy Company
Your Professional Team
Modern practices need a trusted team of resources who are not W2 employees of your company, but can provide needed knowledge and information and action in a timely, cost-effective manner. Practice management consultant I know, a bit self-serving to lead off with this! A capable practice consultant will provide several things that every doctor needs. This is an abbreviated list, certainly: Accountability. In larger scale businesses, the CEO is hired by and reports to the board of directors. This means there is built-in accountability to someone else, even by the top person in the … [Read more...] about Your Professional Team