In the rapidly expanding health care industry, experienced, dedicated health care professionals are a scarce resource. Knowing how to manage your staff—keeping in mind their unique needs as professionals—is critical to retaining employees and keeping your operations running smoothly.

Managing the Health Care Professional goes beyond standard management theory to give you a clear picture of the characteristics that make professionals unique as employees and thus deserving of treatment that addresses their professionalism. Under the guidance of best-selling author Charles R. McConnell, this practical, results-oriented, how-to guide identifies specific points of departure in how professionals approach the job, how they relate to their organization and its objectives, and how they respond to a manager’s leadership, and other aspects that make them unique.