by Chad Fleming | Dec 14, 2016 | Buy/Sell, Day in the Life, Finding the Right Practice, Manage with Excellence, Management, Practice Growth, Pursue Growth, Time Management
Whether you own five percent of an optometry practice or 100 percent, running a small business does not have to be overwhelming or difficult to know if it is successful. To help determine the business’ level of success—or if your efforts are even worth it, use these...
by Chad Fleming | Nov 11, 2016 | Buy/Sell, Day in the Life, Finding the Right Practice, Manage with Excellence, Management, Staff Management
Through OptometryCEO, I have had the privilege of coaching hundreds of optometrists in their careers. The most common request for advice comes from employed optometrists looking to buy into or purchase a practice. They want my unbiased opinion of their situation. They...
by Chad Fleming | Jun 15, 2016 | Career Options, Day in the Life, Finding the Right Practice, Student to OD, Uncategorized
When you chose your career path in optometry, you might have been unaware of the many ramifications. You are now at risk of being responsible for someone going blind. You must be committed to life-long learning. If you decided to buy an optometry practice, you have...
by Chad Fleming | Apr 20, 2016 | Career Options, Finding the Right Practice, Guest Post, Manage with Excellence, Management, Staff Management, Student to OD, Uncategorized
By Ashley Blasi, OD, guest columnist My husband and I dated for six years before we bit the bullet and got married. Those six years provided us an opportunity to know the good, the bad and the ugly about each other. No secrets were left untold before we became...
by Chad Fleming | Apr 13, 2016 | Career Options, Day in the Life, Finding the Right Practice, Guest Post, Manage with Excellence, Student to OD, Uncategorized
The first year of practice is both exhilarating and frustrating. New doctors must be mindful of many things, but concentrating on the following four areas can pave their way to a successful career: 1. Never stop learning – After graduating, most new...
by Chad Fleming | Mar 16, 2016 | Day in the Life, Finding the Right Practice, Manage with Excellence, Management, Uncategorized
The farther I get in my career the harder it is to face mistakes that I have made. All optometrists make mistakes, the important thing it to learn from those mistakes. “The hardest thing about being a doctor,” Dr. Karen Delgado said, “is that you...