It’s easy to be lazy and incompetent. Anyone can do that. But those who want to succeed in life find that it is done by learning and working at it. One of the big traps that can keep one from succeeding is making excuses and justifying why one is not successful or has failed at
While most of the practice owners we meet with enjoy the profession they chose in varying degrees from “like it” up to “passionate about it”, almost every one of them would give their eye teeth for more time away from the practice (without decreasing their take home pay). This can range from “I would like
In the current marketplace in Canada, there is a growing sense of change and uncertainty. Therefore, as the owner or manager of a business, more skill is required than ever before to maintain an even keel and efficient course to optimum productivity from your team players. You must give them a sense of security while
Feeling bored with your practice? Has it gotten into a state of too much routineness and predictableness? Have you given up on reaching any of your dreams for your ideal practice? Or, in the alternative, has the feeling of non-stop overwhelm worked its way into a state of normal operation and you feel hopeless about
Practice owner: “I distinctly remember giving you the order two weeks ago to order those supplies.” Staff member: “No, you didn’t, I would remember if you had and I would have done it.” “Yes, I did tell you to do it.” “No, you didn’t! Don’t blame it on me.” Fighting words that cannot be taken
Have you ever experienced disappointing results when marketing your practice? Did you expect a better response than you got? Have you ever wondered how other practices have managed to have a huge number of new patients from their marketing? What, you might ask yourself, is the magic formula to improve your marketing strategy? The answer
You can hire the best of candidates to join your staff team – she has the right experience and good enthusiasm and lots of good ideas. She also, from her side of the picture, has high hopes that YOU are going to be a great leader and that you know how to train her so
It is very important to have goals in your life – whether familial, work related or personal. They give you direction and purpose. Also, they usually need to be aligned, one goal to another. Many of your goals are going to be related to the making and spending of money, or depend on financing to
When someone contacts your office to ask about the price or cost of your services, realize that they are not “shoppers” most of the time. They are not sitting at home dialing practitioners to harass them or their staff. Usually, you have a potential new patient at the other end of the line and it
How long do you wait for a haircut? For a table at a restaurant? For your car to be repaired? At your MD’s office? How long does it take before you get irritated that they are running behind schedule. On the other hand, have you ever received instant service? How did that feel? One of
In the current marketplace in Canada, there is a growing sense of change and uncertainty. Therefore, as the owner or manager of a practice, more skill is required than ever before to maintain an even keel and efficient course to optimum productivity from yourself and your team players. You must give them a sense of
AND IF SO, WHERE AND BY HOW MUCH? Working as a healthcare provider full time, you may sometimes wonder if things could be done differently in your practice, or if you have aspects of the practice that are inefficient, or if you are achieving the full potential of your practice. These are good self-analysis questions
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