Dr. Vargo

 

 

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THE REASONS

Society values strong leaders, but with that comes the expectation that strong leaders must be strong-willed, vocal, assertive, etc. If you don’t fit the traditional mold of a “strong leader,” try adopting some of the ideas below. There may be a “quiet leader” in you that wants to shine.

ACTION STEPS

• Lead by example. Your employees are watching you. How do you handle stressful situations? A difficult patient? Office policies? Emulate the words, behaviors and actions you want others to display.
• Let employees have YOUR way. If you’re not comfortable dictating tasks and responsibilities to others, then invite their ideas. You’ll still have to make the final call on many things, but the staff will feel it was their idea and will be more likely to go along with it, even though it’s the approach you wanted all along.
• Have employees “report” to you. As opposed to waiting for something to go wrong and having to schedule an uncomfortable meeting to reprimand the employee, get into a habit of requiring employees to regularly report to you on their performance. Essentially, this requires them to hold themselves accountable. OM