Recent challenges required managers to stretch beyond the leadership skill sets that many possess or were trained for, says Denise Hamilton.
. . . the past few years have been tumultuous and overwhelming for just about everyone, but middle managers have faced extraordinary challenges as businesses have gone from crisis to crisis . . . “
Source: MITSloan, December 16, 2022. Link. With everything managers are now expected to do, giving them smaller teams to oversee can often be a key to the solution. Reducing this ratio requires adding more managers.
INSIGHTS: While the veterinary shortage continues to be a prevailing theme, veterinary technicians continue to seek more autonomy and responsibility consistent with their education. Somewhat surprising, we do not hear of many practices hiring persons skilled in business management and customer experience management to empower various technology implementation options.
Divide each difficulty into as many parts as is feasible and necessary to resolve it.” – Rene Descartes, French philosopher, scientist, and mathematician