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How Many Staff Should I Have in My Practice?Many times I have been asked, "how many staff should I have?" Now, that question depends on a lot of things. The answer to that depends on what kind of practice you have.
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Key Factors to Be Successful as a Practice ManagerWe've been so busy trying to refigure things that we probably haven’t thought to ask, “How are things going managing the team and the business in the right direction?”
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How to Create A Mastermind Group that Benefits Everyone in the GroupI have been a member of mastermind groups of peers who have worked to build their businesses and each has prospered. Each person would tell you that without the support, help, creativity, inspiration, and positivity of the mastermind group they would not have prospered nearly as much as they did. I
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Creating a Podiatry Practice Team That Looks For Ways to Work BetterWhen training staff to do their job tasks and understand the “Why” they need to do them and “How” what they do affects the big picture, we often forget to teach and train our people to look for ways to improve what they do. Here are a few training tips.
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What Does It Take To Become a True Giver?Working in the medical field we see dozens of people each day. We need to connect with our patients in a positive way and this takes time and energy. We must focus on how we connect with others to be accepted by them. People want to connect with others who they feel are a "giving person,” someone who would rather give of themselves to others than to take.
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Success – Spelling Out Good PerformanceConsistent good service is not an accident. It comes from standardizing your approach to it. That means leaving nothing to chance or to the mood or whims of you or team workers.
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Can't We All Just Get Along?Why can’t we all just get along at work? This is a question that I get asked often and when conflict is present, production goes down.
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My Three Best Pieces of Advice for Running a Successful PracticeRunning a successful practice is more than just getting patients. First, take care of your staff, then your staff will take care of the patients.
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Great ManagersWhat does it take to be a great manager? Many times, managers think they need to act a certain way or that they cannot develop close relationships with their staff because they then will not be able to “manage” them.
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Talent is Not EnoughHave you ever hired an experienced staff member who did her job for over 20 years at another podiatry office and thought, this is going to be great?
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Creating Competent Staff to Depend OnWhen any of my staff members come to me with a problem my gut instinct is to immediately help them fix it. This not only makes their issue go away, but it is a quick fix for me, the manager. But the question is, is this the right thing to do?
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It’s That Time Again….The only way to achieve your goals is to constantly look at them and visualize yourself achieving them. You should actually be looking at them daily which allows your subconscious mind to figure out how you can achieve them. You will always get what you are looking for.
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Continued Education of StaffWhen physicians take the time to train their assistants providing ongoing education, they are not only creating value for the office, but they are creating value for their medical staff. It is a known fact that when staff learn new skills it increases their motivation to learn more.
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Questions to Ask Yourself Every WeekEvery week there are certain questions that you need to ask yourself in order to make sure you have the best week possible.
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Are You Checking In, Or Are You Making A Difference?How we show up each day and the effort we put into our work is a choice that you make. What choice are you making today? Are you just checking in or are you making a difference?
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Money Doesn’t Make You Happy, But Being Happy Can Make You a lot of MoneyMoney doesn’t make you happy, but being happy CAN make you a lot of money. Give it a try, what have you got to lose?
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Why Business Owners are Like an iPhone 12Business owners are just like the iPhone 12. We don’t come with a charger. We go, go, and go, until we get sick, have anxiety, or just simply burned out. Like the iPhone 12, we need to remind ourselves to go out and get a charger, and once you get one, you need to remember to recharge it BEFORE it dies out.
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Testimonial - Wilks Advanced Foot CareShirley Traviss discusses her experiences with Top Practices and VPMI and how they have changed her DPM practice for the better.
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The Thinking HabitHow many times have you said, “I wish I would have thought of that.” or “I didn’t think that through very well did I?”
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Blow Your Own NoseThe system isn’t fair and it certainly isn’t what you signed up for. But you can beat it. You can be your own best ally. Through Top Practices your fellow doctors want to help you get there and they want to learn from you and what you can share.