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Identifying Your Ideal Team Player
Private Practice Survival Guide
In this quick tip episode of The Private Practice Survival Guide, Brandon Seigel breaks down how to identify (and actually hire) your ideal team player—before turnover, training costs, and culture damage pile up. He explains why most practice owners hire to “fill a seat” instead of hiring someone who changes the game, then walks through the real financial and operational cost of poor hiring decisions in healthcare. Brandon challenges listeners to evaluate candidate decision-making patterns, spot red flags early (like job-hopping), and modernize interviews to reveal character—not just credentials.
Using Patrick Lencioni’s Ideal Team Player framework, Brandon outlines the three non-negotiable virtues—Humble, Hungry, and Smart (people-smart)—and calls out the most dangerous profile: the “hungry and smart” candidate who isn’t humble (a “skillful politician”). He shares practical ways to hire for mindset and cultural fit, including research expectations, character-based questions, and real-world assessments that test adaptability, communication, and emotional intelligence. The takeaway: strong teams aren’t accidental—if you build hiring around heart, hustle, and humility, you can reduce turnover, improve patient experience, and create a practice that thrives.
Welcome to Private Practice Survival Guide Podcast hosted by Brandon Seigel! Brandon Seigel, President of Wellness Works Management Partners, is an internationally known private practice consultant with over fifteen years of executive leadership experience. Seigel's book "The Private Practice Survival Guide" takes private practice entrepreneurs on a journey to unlocking key strategies for surviving―and thriving―in today’s business environment. Now Brandon Seigel goes beyond the book and brings the same great tips, tricks, and anecdotes to improve your private practice in this companion podcast.
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