Pump the brakes on your week and take 10 minutes to make your life as a surgeon just a little better…
Jeff welcomes to the podcast board-certified orthopaedic surgeon and Chief Medical Officer at Connecticut Orthopaedics, Dr. Alan Reznik.
There’s an old saying – “hire slow, fire fast” – which essentially means to take your time hiring the right candidate for the job and, if you have a bad employee, get rid of them quickly so that a single bad apple doesn’t spoil the bunch. Sometimes making a good hire can boost everyone’s morale, while making a bad hire can destroy the office culture you’ve built.
That all sounds good, but how do you hire a good employee?
When hiring for a position, there are certain protocols you can follow to make sure you’re doing everything within your power to make a good hire.
What steps does Alan suggest we take to hire good people?
- Step 1 – Vision – Have a well-defined job description and know what you’re looking for in the role to properly evaluate a candidate’s skill set.
- Step 2 – Evaluation – Meet with the prospective employee and get a sense of what they think the job entails to see if that matches your vision for the position.
- Step 3 – Fit – Finally, the prospective employee must be a good fit for the organization. How will they fit with the rest of the team?
Most importantly, PRACTICE a system for hiring good people!
Alan Reznik, MD, MBA
Dr. Reznik is a practicing orthopaedic surgeon and involved in medical teaching for over 30 years. He is recognized as one of “America’s Top Physicians” by Consumers Research Council of America and named “Top Doc” in Connecticut over 20 times by his orthopaedic surgeon peers, physicians, nurses and patients. He has served on many committees for the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons including editorial board of AAOS Now. He has written “The Knee and Shoulder Handbook, the keys to a pain-free and active life” and “I have fallen and I can get up” on fall risks and prevention. An inventor, he holds 8 patents. He has lectured on patient safety, surgical risk reduction and AI development, liability and ethical use.