CREATING AND IMPLEMENTING EFFECTIVE FORMS

摘要

Author s Note: I am a fan of forms. When I need to get something done, I tend to think in a linear fashion. This step-by-step mentality has led me to create forms for my own use in my capacity as a practice manager, such as forms for performance evaluations, interviews, and personnel records. I have also developed forms to be used by the practice team. But when new forms are created, the staff are not always appreciative. For them, completing forms is often perceived as more work piled on top of their already busy day. That is an understandable reaction, but it can be overcome if a form is effective. In the course of my efforts to create and implement new forms, I have learned that the effectiveness of a form depends heavily on involvement of the entire staff.