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This installment of DE’s Recall Visit video discusses the most common headaches dentists face when it comes to managing their teams. Dr. Chris Salierno chats with Tim Twigg, who writes the Staff Issues column in Dental Economics with Rebecca Boartfield, and asks him what he hears most often from dentists when it comes to human resources issues.
Twigg says the answer to this shifts with the economy. Currently, since the market is improving, the labor pool is tightening. One of the struggles/questions dentists have is, “How do we engage and motivate our existing staff people, and develop their talents in order to retain people?” Another question is, “How do we manage people over time?” Twigg notes that this is not addressed in dental school. He says that communication is a huge key to successful people management.
Watch what other ideas Twigg shares for helping dentists successfully manage their existing team members in light of today’s shrinking market of candidates.
Tim Twigg will present at the third annual Principles of Practice Management conference July 12 and 13 in Indianapolis. Also, watch for Twigg and Boartfield’s column, Human Resources Questions for Dentists, in the Principles of Practice Management newsletter every second Tuesday, and in every other issue of Dental Economics magazine.
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