Social Media HR Opportunity & Challenge
I had the opportunity to speak with Social Media Authority, Rita Zamora about my new article in The Progressive Dentist magazine titled Social Media: An HR Opportunity and Challenge for Dentists. Here is the link to that video conversation with Rita on YouTube
Meet Ginny Hegarty at the Yankee Dental Congress
Join me for Coffee at the Yankee Dental Congress
Systems alone don’t create success… People do. If you’re at the Yankee Dental Congress this Friday, please stop by. I’m looking forward to meeting you and answering your HR questions. Managing and leading the team proactively will enable you to improve communication and avoid the drama that holding you back. Supporting and developing your human capital is my passion. Let’s talk about finding, hiring and retaining great team members. I’ll have my learning resources on hand too. Click here to preview The Hiring Process Simplified, The Practice Renewal System and The Leadership & Accountability System.
I’ll be in the Patterson Dental booth # 430 on Friday, January 27, 2012 at 11am
Don't Just Roll the Dice!
With employee related lawsuits continuing to rise at an alarming rate, it is critical to shine a spotlight on your responsibilities as an employer and get your HR house in order. Lawsuits are often more about perception than the truth. Commit to a proactive approach to HR compliance, rather than a reactive one and you will not only protect your practice assets, you’ll enjoy a practice that runs much more smoothly, effectively and happily.
1. Policy &Procedures Manual:
Practical: Management framework for your practice spelling out how you run your practice. A much-appreciated guide for the team to prevents misunderstandings.
Legal Protection: When done well, comprehensively and kept current, it is your best defense of your positions and your good faith attempt to stay on top of your legal responsibilities to your employees. Guided by an HR Professional, you will be aware of all state and federal requirements and your policies and procedures will be compliant. Don’t take chances copying someone else’s manual; the rules change according to number of employees, your state and your type of business.
Great article from www.Entrepreneur.com BY CARMINE GALLO Love Carmine’s advice to unleash our “inner Steve Jobs”
1. Do what you love
2. Put a dent in the universe
3. Make connections
4. Say no to 1,000 things
5. Create insanely different experiences
6. Master the message
7. Sell dreams, not products
After speaking at the AADOM meeting in Nashville this month, I’ve received several requests for a list of books I recommend. Here is a list of my Top 20 books to drive your practice success:
*This has been on my reading list for over 20 years ~ and I’m not done with it yet!
Employee engagement may be the biggest buzzword in talent management today and yet it remains more elusive than ever. Studies show that only 29% of employees are truly engaged in the workplace. For a practice with six team members, that means you’ve only got the hearts and heads of 2 of those 6 team members. It’s no wonder that 70% of change initiatives fail and most managers suffer from what I call ‘Meeting Déjà vu.” If you’ve ever been in a team meeting and wondered to yourself, “didn’t we just have this meeting a few months ago… why are we here again?, you too are experiencing ‘Meeting Déjà vu.”