6 Ways to Avoid the Pitfalls of Personnel Management

In a Medical Practice Insider article, Brian Bourke, healthcare consulting manager at Honkamp Krueger & Co., discusses ways in which medical practice leaders can prevent the pitfalls of personnel and workforce management.

Here are six ways:

1. Select the proper person or people to be in charge.
2. Communicate expectations to the leads and support them.
3. Communicate the structure to the rest of the staff.
4. Be available yet selective in intervening.
5. Make performance reviews a priority.
6. Discourage gossip.

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