Evidence-Based Hiring in Optometry: How to Fix Staffing at the Root | Kati Lechner & Eugene Shatsman

About this episode

This episode discusses evidence-based hiring practices in optometry to improve staffing outcomes.

How many times have you said, "We had such a great interview," only to be thinking 60 days later, "How did we get this so wrong?" Staffing is still the #1 issue in practices, but what if the sustainable fix isn't another job post? What if it's understanding who you're hiring (before you hire them) and knowing how to develop them once they're on your team? In this episode of Power Hour, Eugene Shatsman sits down with Kati Lechner, Senior Director of Learning at Wonderlic, who has spent 20 years in the science of selecting and developing great talent derived from evidence-based hiring. And by the way, PowerPractice has established a partnership with Wonderlic to provide eye care practices with direct access to these assessment tools. If you're interested in exploring how Wonderlic Select or Develop could support your hiring or team development strategy, you can reach out to PowerPractice and reference this episode to learn more about available options and next steps at https://powerpractice.com/hire-smarter/

People in this episode

Host: Eugene Shatsman

Guest: Kati Lechner

Topics covered

• hiring
• staffing
• optometry
• talent development
• evidence-based hiring

Keywords

• hiring
• optometry
• staffing
• talent development
• Wonderlic
• PowerPractice
• evidence-based

Sponsors

Wonderlic

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Wonderlic, PowerPractice

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