The Hire Connection: mentoring

Tuesday, November 4, 2014

9 tips to help you Capture and Connect!

Whether you are trying to sell an idea to your spouse or recruiting your next employee the simple Connect and Capture theory is a step in the right direction.

Here is one of the greatest simple truths in life that if fully understood and implemented will take you to heights you have never been before.

Bonding and Rapport Tips

♦ Life is not about you, it is about the other person. When you connect, your odds of capturing a candidate and selling ideas to staff and your spouse go through the roof.

♦ The position may be great and satisfy the candidate professionally, but if they never integrate fully into your culture they will never truly feel as if they are a part of it.

♦ Outline your vision and mission and make the candidate feel like he or she will be an integral part of the plan.

♦ Out of understandable desperation, warning signs are overlooked or ignored, resulting in non-optimal hires when, with a little more effort, a better fit could have been found.

♦ If you want to get to the top you have to take everyone with you. Most medical recruitment efforts are won or lost before you speak to your first candidate.

♦ Studies have proven over and over it takes 5 positive employees to compensate for one negative force or employee. Start showing the love and be positive at all times.

♦ Take every decision and hold it up to the light of integrity and ask yourself, does it allow you to lay your head down at night and know, without question, it wasn't for personal gain but for the good of the company, staff and client.

♦ The rigors of building a business are grueling, stressing, and trying, and without levity in the workplace you will alienate the most valuable asset you possess — your staff. When your place is no fun, your staff will go find the fun factor elsewhere.

♦ If you spend your entire life helping people up the ladder of life, you will experience all the rewards life has for you.

The Hire Connection offers its clients the industry's most comprehensive range of healthcare recruitment services. Coupling technology, expertise and accountability, The Hire Connection services are designed to source, screen, qualify, present and place the RIGHT providers to satisfy recruitment goals and improve provider retention. Give us a call today!

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Wednesday, July 16, 2014

Mentoring your new Resident!

The delicate balance of mentoring someone is not creating them in your own image, but giving them the opportunity to create themselves. ~ Steven Spielberg

So you’ve invested heavily into this complete unproven, unknown, resident, because you believe he/she is not only what the community has been looking for but is also the person that can take your hospital to the next level. This is the person that can jumpstart the program and hopefully at some point in time run the program.

The biggest complaint among CEO’s and practice administrators is that young physicians, though they possess the skill sets to be a great physician they don’t see the big picture and don’t develop from a business standpoint quickly enough...at least from the vantage point of the person signing the checks. This resident/fellow has lived in the very protected environment called academia, being trained by some of the world’s greatest physicians but what they lack is real world experience from a business standpoint.

Providing optimal care to the patient will always be the physicians primary responsibility but the physician that accepts and acknowledges healthcare is a business and is consumed with the numbers as much as the person signing the check will always be a highly coveted physician. The problem with this make believe scenario is they only way a physician learns the other side of medicine is by having mentors who coach and guide them. Good mentors will explain things like how to maximize their talents, time, and resources to justify their personal compensation and expenses or how to read and diagnose a P&L statement and not only understand the statement but how to improve on it.

Ideas for being a Great Mentor!

Be committed

If you are not committed to your role as a mentor, your mentee will figure it out soon. If you show true commitment to both the time spent and to your preparation, you should be successful.

Listen

It is easy to talk about your background and experiences, but one way communication is not the way to go. Listen, learn and connect with your mentee and find out what is important to them.

Have your own mentor(s) and network

Having a mentor or two will be a valuable experience as you become a mentor yourself. You will learn what works effectively for you and can translate this into your own mentor style. Cultivate as many networks yourself, and bring those opportunities to your mentee.

Be open-minded and empathetic

Empathy is one of the most effective tools you have when mentoring. If you can try to understand what your mentee is feeling and the motivations behind their actions, then you can understand how to talk most effectively to them. Remember, you may not have all the answers!

Have patience

Losing patience with your mentee is the quickest way to lose credibility and trust. You were a young resident once, so draw from those memories.

Be a role model

If you are not walking your talk, you will not be successful as a mentor. Being a mentor means that you are going to be under the microscope both on and off work.

The Hire Connection offers its clients the industry's most comprehensive range of healthcare recruitment services. Coupling technology, expertise and accountability, The Hire Connection services are designed to source, screen, qualify, present and place the RIGHT providers to satisfy recruitment goals and improve provider retention. Give us a call today!