Peacekeeper
Problem Solver
Innovator
Visionary
Do you have a Can’t Touch This level of efficiency?
Or, maybe your work vibe is Endless Love and support?
Cue the mixtape and pump up the volume — it’s about to get funky with Apploi’s What’s your Staffing Style? Quiz!
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Find your style with our quiz
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Below, get the 411 on your staffing style!
“Let’s all get along”
You are “The Peacekeeper” – You’re known for your reliance on established systems and processes, and avoid making waves for your team. You trust in the efficiency of the status quo and operate under the assumption that too much change will likely hurt your retention and team culture rather than improve. This consistency and stability can be reassuring for your team. However, your aversion to innovation can limit your ability to grow and truly stabilize your team.
Strengths
- Consistency helps create stability for your team
- Empathetic to team needs
- Understands facility and current processes well
Challenges
- Avoids conflict and is overwhelmed by change or disruption
- Can become emotionally and professionally exhausted – at risk for burnout
Tips
When managing shifts, saying “that’s how we’ve always done it,” doesn’t mean it’s right.
In fact, over-reliance on overtime, extra bonus pay, and agency workers to meet staffing needs is likely costing you. Optimizing your master rotation with current, full-time staff can lower turnover and improve company culture.
Leverage Technology to automate your hiring process
Oftentimes, taking the time to track down and follow up with new candidates is the biggest time-suck. Leveraging automation to follow-up with candidates can decrease your time-to-hire without flipping the table on your full hiring process. The goal is hiring quicker so new employees can make it on the schedule.
Take inspiration from your peers
Anytime a new tool or process is introduced, adoption is a major concern. Whether it’s a new hiring, onboarding, or shift management tool, find a partner who prioritizes onboarding and team training. Hear how Apploi’s customers have seen success with launching our hiring and scheduling tools.
“If you have a problem, I’ll solve it”
You are “The Problem Solver” – You’re known for your dedication, hard work, and for always being on the move. You thrive on solving last-minute staffing challenges, filling shifts with precision and urgency. Despite your best effort, the sheer volume of tasks makes you feel more reactive, always addressing the immediate needs of the day, rather than strategizing for the future. In a sea of scheduling demands, you are a beacon of stability, albeit one that is often bogged down by urgent one-offs.
Strengths
- Hard working – willing and able to roll up your sleeves
- Plugged into the goings on at the facility
- Motivated and energetic when you need to be
Challenges
- Struggles setting boundaries
- Often stressed and prone to burnout
- Struggles advocating for tools and support you need
Tips
Carve out time to think big picture.
If you don’t block off time, taking a step back from the day-to-day will never happen. Take time to determine your biggest issues – maybe you don’t have enough full-time workers, or maybe you have workers but struggle to fill shifts. Identify your biggest pain points and then set SMART goals to work towards.
Work smarter, not harder.
Finding ways to streamline and automate your process will go a long way in giving you relief from burnout. For example – ditch your call log and lean on tools like Apploi OnCall to push out available shifts< to workers. Technology will make a big impact on automating your workload.
“Great Scott!”
You are “The Innovator” – You’re known for being proactive, forward-thinking, and open to new ways of doing things. You’re always on top of trends and on the hunt for new tools, systems, and processes that can streamline work and improve efficiency. You have a realistic outlook, which allows you to evaluate situations objectively and make balanced decisions. Your team leans on you to drive change and improvements, but sometimes this can cause stress and tension with team members who prefer the status quo.
Strengths
- Always up to date with industry trends
- Proactive and forward-thinking
- Analytical and data-driven
- Open to new ideas
Challenges
- Gets frustrated that their tools doesn’t live up to their vision or expectations
- May be too theoretical and lose touch with what’s happening at the facility
- Can place unrealistically high expectations on team
Tips
Learn how to present your ideas to the rest of the team and get buy-in.
Don’t expect everyone to have your same proactive mindset – instead, communicate the parts of your idea they need to know and make sure they have the tools to do their part successfully, even if they work less strategically.
Work to bridge the gap between your vision and reality
Tapping into new tools and systems can bring your idea to life. Whether it’s lowering agency spend, decreasing time-to-hire, or managing shifts at scale – tapping into technology can systematize your ideas.
Keep company culture in mind
Change is hard for most people. Having an intentional plan to train staff on new tools and systems is essential for a happy company culture.
“Jinkies!”
You are “The Visionary” – Known for being a big-picture thinker, you’re usually focused on long-term strategies and overarching visions. You can sometimes struggle to bring your expansive ideas to life due to your focus on the macro rather than the micro. Deeply familiar with industry pain points and challenges, you have a knack for anticipating future healthcare trends. You are comfortable at the helm, guiding the organization towards a future you can vividly see.
Strengths
- Sees the whole picture and positive about the future
- Deeply knowledgeable about the healthcare industry
- Great at finding opportunities for professional development and growing team
Challenges
- Struggles bringing big ideas to life
- Can put big expectations on the team without a plan
Tips
Partner with strong executors.
You always have the best ideas for improvement. However, you truly shine when partnered with someone highly skilled in executing plans – creating an unbeatable combination of forward-thinking innovation and practical application.
Leverage technology to help you bring your ideas to life.
Finding ways to streamline and automate your team’s processes will go a long way in freeing up time to innovate and execute. Using a tool like Apploi to attract, hire, and manage staff can free up resources to bring ideas in other areas of the business to life.
