Entries with the topic Build and Lead Your Team.
Incentives always work
Jun 14, 2016 by Edward L. Blach, DVM, MS, MBA
Incentives always work. The challenge is ensuring that your incentives motivate the exact behaviors that you want to occur. People, in general, will always analyze and make decisions... [ Continue Reading ]
Topics: Featured 3 ,Build and Lead Your Team ,Team Tuesday
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Recruit solution-seekers who possess a desire to get better every day
Jun 7, 2016 by Edward L. Blach, DVM, MS, MBA
A healthy, growing practice requires a dynamic, high-performing team. To build a high-performing team, a practice must identify, recruit, and retain the right people for that team. To... [ Continue Reading ]
Topics: Featured 3 ,Administration ,Build and Lead Your Team ,Team Tuesday
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Suppliers should be partners
Jun 1, 2016 by Edward L. Blach, DVM, MS, MBA
Suppliers should be partners. Historically, suppliers were looked at in one of two ways. On the one hand, suppliers were looked at with skepticism and distrust, almost as... [ Continue Reading ]
Topics: Featured 3 ,Build and Lead Your Team ,Management ,Optimize Inventory and Suppliers ,Supplier Wednesday
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Use activity-based compensation to build your team
May 31, 2016 by Edward L. Blach, DVM, MS, MBA
Activity-based compensation establishes appropriate compensation based upon the activity or role performed by the individual in the position. Using this method to establish a compensation plan is very helpful... [ Continue Reading ]
Topics: Featured 3 ,Build and Lead Your Team ,Team Tuesday
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Leverage the relationship with your accountant
May 27, 2016 by Andrew Clark
FINANCIAL FRIDAY POP QUIZ: This is our first ‘Financial Friday’ Quiz. All the information necessary to answer this quiz question is contained in prior “Financial... [ Continue Reading ]
Topics: Featured 3 ,Build and Lead Your Team ,Finance ,Financial Friday
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Use Trailing 12 charts to track production
May 24, 2016 by Edward L. Blach, DVM, MS, MBA
What gets measured gets done. What doesn't get measured doesn't get done. Both of these statements are true. Your veterinary team is the heart of... [ Continue Reading ]
Topics: Featured 3 ,Build and Lead Your Team ,Management ,Team Tuesday
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All the parts have to work together
May 17, 2016 by Edward L. Blach, DVM, MS, MBA
A veterinary practice is like any other team. All of the parts must work together to accomplish the intended objectives. The doctors must work with the technicians, customer... [ Continue Reading ]
Topics: Featured 3 ,Build and Lead Your Team ,Team Tuesday
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Leadership determines the culture of a practice
May 10, 2016 by Edward L. Blach, DVM, MS, MBA
Leadership determines the culture of a practice. Just as a leader on a baseball or football team establishes the personality of a sports team, the leadership in a veterinary... [ Continue Reading ]
Topics: Featured 3 ,Build and Lead Your Team ,Team Tuesday
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Develop clear job descriptions
May 3, 2016 by Edward L. Blach, DVM, MS, MBA
When hiring, or to improve the effectiveness of your team, develop clearly defined job descriptions for every employee in your practice. It is difficult for anyone to be successful... [ Continue Reading ]
Topics: Featured 3 ,Build and Lead Your Team ,Management ,Team Tuesday
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Examine the financial impact of your team
Apr 19, 2016 by Edward L. Blach, DVM, MS, MBA
It's mid-April. It's important to examine the financial impact of your team. We've discussed the importance of having access to timely, accurate, and current financial... [ Continue Reading ]
Topics: Featured 3 ,Build and Lead Your Team ,Team Tuesday
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