---
title: 'Articles On-The-Go: Cultivating your Team: How to "Grow Your Own" Sterile Processing Leaders'
type: 'episode'
url: 'https://doc.social/episodes/articles-on-the-go-cultivating-your-team-how-to-grow-your-own-sterile-processing-leaders'
show: 'Beyond Clean'
show_url: 'https://doc.social/podcasts/beyond-clean'
published: '2020-05-12'
audio: 'https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/beyondclean/Cultivating_your_Team_How_to_Grow_Your_Own_Sterile_Processing_Leaders_Articles_On-the-Go.mp3'
---

# Articles On-The-Go: Cultivating your Team: How to "Grow Your Own" Sterile Processing Leaders

On this episode of Articles On-The-Go, tune in for insight into preparing your department's Sterile Processing technicians for growth opportunities right where they are: "As you interview for entry level SPD tech positions, always be thinking about...

## Summary

On this episode of Articles On-The-Go, tune in for insight into preparing your department's Sterile Processing technicians for growth opportunities right where they are: "As you interview for entry level SPD tech positions, always be thinking about what inherent qualities this person has for future leadership opportunities -- and, if you can, try to hire folks who are smarter than you. This will mean that you look for more qualities in a potential candidate than just the ones that will make them a high performing tech. Just because someone is a great tech, does not mean they would make a great SPD leader. Hire those candidates who demonstrate personal accountability, ability to collaborate with diverse teams, willingness to accept additional responsibilities as they learn the job, and other big-picture skills that make them stand out from the average worker-bee...."