How to Avoid Recruiting the Problem Employee (and What to Do Once You Have One)

Abstract

The goal of any anesthesiology practice, academic or private, should be to add partners and employees who improve the function and value of the group. Hiring a person who underperforms immediately decreases the productivity of the organization. Managers realize quickly that they spend a disproportionate amount of their time dealing with underperforming employees, at a cost to their groups. The best employees require relatively little effort once established in the group. How is it, then, that nearly every organization at some point fails to hire the best person for its needs?