Are you wondering what the heck “upleveling” is? In short, it is a business term that means moving your practice upward through another level of growth or transformation. Sound exciting…or terrifying?
Have you reached a certain level of success and are now wondering what’s next? Obviously some things need to be done differently if you want greater results and it’s time for you to make some changes to transform your practice. However, maybe you’re not sure where to start or what exactly needs to be done “differently”? Have you gotten frustrated by not knowing what to do next?
Here are some key questions to help with the upleveling process. Write down full answers for yourself:
What would need to change?
What is wrong with your current practice model and why do you think it is wrong?
What things “go wrong” in your practice that frustrate you?
Have you seen other practices that have something you’d like in yours?
What causes slow downs in the practice?
What improvements would you like to make with your staff?
Do you have antiquated equipment slowing you down?
Is your marketing almost non-existent?
Or, you are doing a lot of marketing but not driving in a lot of new patients?
Have you a system for checking over all the internal marketing points each week to ensure they are in place?
Have you had success with certain external marketing in the past and then dropped it out? What was the successful action?
Is it time for a fresh start in a new location because the building you are in is deteriorating or the area you are in is getting rundown?
When was the last time you gave your office a physical “make-over”?
Are you marketing correctly to reach the kind of patients or clients you’d like to have?
When you implement changes into your practice, do they backslide? Who is responsible for accountability of the team in keeping the changes consistently in place?
Have you tried making transformations in the past only to have a bad result or a dip in the practice? What do you think went wrong?
Are you so busy that you haven’t taken some time to envision a better future for your practice?
Get Started!
These questions will help you start the process of transformation. Answer them and then work out a step-by-step plan of attack and get going. It might seem daunting at first, but accomplishing each step will help you more easily take the next one.
May we make a suggestion?
Many successful practice owners have sought out a reputable consulting company to coach them through the transformation.
We help our clients transform their practices so they achieve the level of success they always wished for. So far we have upleveled more than 1,700 Canadian practices over the last 30 years. Many of them come back to us every 5 – 10 years to envision the next level and how to accomplish it.
You are warmly invited! The first step would be our free, in-depth practice analysis to find out what your full potential is, what’s holding it back, and how we might be of service to you. Fill in the request below this article.
