When working to help expand a practice, our consultants frequently find that the staff and the owner are going in different directions because they have not sat down and created a mission statement. This is important whether there is one staff member or 20. What is a Mission Statement? To be effective, a mission statement
Perhaps your practice isn’t as fully booked out as you would like it. Or maybe you want to build up a juggernaut and hire an associate so you have someone helping you take the practice to another level. If yes to either supposition, then let’s do marketing and “fill ‘er up!” Here are some basic
A recent poll on the internet asking: What is the single biggest factor limiting practice success? The choices were: (1) clinical skills, (2) location, or (3) practice management? Answer: 8% “clinical”, 25% “location” and 50% “practice management”, and 13% “other factors”. The three aspects could be likened to a three legged stool, where if you
So the picture is this: Your practice seems to be in a slump for the last couple of months, and of course you try this and try that and nothing seems to bring the numbers back up. Then you start to wonder if it is “the recession” or some kind of temporary economic “down turn”
Ever feel like “the walking dead” some days? Everything has become a monotony? Have to push yourself to keep going? There are probably a whole bunch of possible reasons and a million cures, but I have observed healthcare professionals closely for 25 years now and there are two sources for boredom that are the most
9 Practical Tips 1. Disagree: Many so-called “experts” would like to convince you that things are “all bad.” You have two choices, you can agree and go into apathy about doing well at this time, or you can disagree and flourish and prosper. 2. Ignore the bad news: When people read or hear bad news
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
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
As the leader of your team, you have the huge responsibility of expressing your vision for your ideal practice and continuously steering the team toward those goals. Is it time to recalibrate your approach, starting with the way you communicate? One of the keys to successful leadership is to work on engaging your staff in
Like money or nuclear power, control can be used for good or evil. You can use it to harm, suppress or destroy lives. Or you can use it to help people, increase your own income and improve the world around you. 10 Signs You Are Not in Control of Your Work Easily fatigued or exhausted
As a practice owner, many have felt that there are days when they have thoroughly mucked up something and should fire themselves. It’s that or fire everyone else in the practice. Are either of these solutions rational? Probably not but what, then, is the answer? No Management Training? First of all, if you have been
If you are not a “born leader,” take heart. Most real true leaders are created in the crucible of life, or else by mentoring, or by actual training. However we get there, we all need to be leaders in our own endeavors if we are to be successful. Whether you own a practice with no
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