Some say the most important function of being a manager is inspiring others or working as an equal to gain trust and build camaraderie with staff. Others feel that being a leader means developing innovative process improvements to better facilitate patient care goals. While these are all desirable characteristics of an effective manager, perhaps the most basic of all management tasks is to simply ensure there is adequate, trained staff to help support patient care. Having trained staff physically present onsite allows a practice to meet its operational standards.