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The "How-to" Book:
A Practice Management Guide
Developing a Business Plan Human Resource Management Facilities & Equipment Financial Management Business Continuity
Human Resources
Contents
Introduction
Staff
Rationale for hiring staff
What is your time worth?
Recruitment & interviewing
Secretarial assistance
The office pool
Findinq qualified assistance
Staff Selection and Testing Process
The application
Tests
Interviewing
Checking the resume and references
After the interview
The firing process
Testing
Staff training
Orientation
Telephone customer relations training
Compensation
Policy manuals
Company information
General personal policies
Business ethics
Administrative procedures
Personnel management
Supervising & motivating employees
Conducting job evaluations
Training employees
Giving & receiving criticism
Finding a balance
Improving the problem employee's performance
Types of disciplinary action
Professionalism
Time management
Analyzing current use of work time
Taking time to plan
Special concerns about planning time
Identifying timewaster
MDRT member's top timewasters
Secretaries top timewasters
A Process for solving problems
Technology for scheduling
Insurance against chaos
Conclusion
Self management
The same six ways
Ten rules to overcome procrastination
Sample documents
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Professionalism

Make your staff feel an important part of the team. You should have business cards, and possibly stationery, memo pads, and other items printed in the staff person's name.

Encourage a pleasant telephone manner. After all, when a client prospect calls in, it is the voice that creates the first impression.

Insist on a neat, professional appearance. Dressing for success should apply to staff. When clients or prospects come in to your office, they meet your staff first. Your staff, their appearance, and the appearance of your office are all extensions of you!

Be professional! Encourage professionalism in your staff.

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