We started the year with a blog about the infamous “bad apple” employee; next we tackled how to avoid hiring a “bad apple” employee; and now, after following our effective Concepts Hiring System, we have a new employee, who is excited, energetic, a little nervous, and eager to learn. This is the point, right after hiring a new employee, when so many leaders (and not just in dentistry!) make two key mistakes.

In my previous blog, Is a Bad Apple Employee Ruining Your Team?, you met Francis, a problem employee. Francis’s problems weren’t so much her job performance, but rather her behavior and attitude, both of which are more subjective and difficult to manage.  Here are some tools to help prevent and protect you from being saddled with, or “held hostage” by, a bad-apple hire.

The first blog of the Dental Leadership series discusses the absolute hardest part of leadership: terminating an employee. Many leaders convince themselves that keeping a bad employee is the best thing to do. It rarely is. Read the blog to explore reasons why releasing weak and poor employees is vital to the success of your dental practice.