by Chad Fleming | Dec 23, 2015 | Buy/Sell, Career Options, Finding the Right Practice, Manage with Excellence, Management, Student to OD, Time Management, Uncategorized
Dreams give us something to shoot for, and keep us going when things are difficult. Many of you dream about owning an optometry practice. You imagine yourself putting your name on the sign and people around town talking about you as though you are some superhero....
by Chad Fleming | Nov 11, 2015 | Career Options, Day in the Life, Finding the Right Practice, Manage with Excellence, Management, Time Management, Uncategorized
After a week of hanging out on the beach, my wife and I were in the rental car heading to the airport. We have been married long enough to remember the days when couples blamed each other when they got lost. Now, when the turn-by-turn instructions in our iPhone landed...
by Chad Fleming | Oct 28, 2015 | Career Options, Finding the Right Practice, Student to OD, Time Management, Uncategorized
Imagine waking up every work day dreading going to the clinic. The practice is understaffed, and everyone avoids addressing ever-present problems. What a miserable way to spend a day, a week, a year–and a career. Your career in optometry does not need to be like...
by Chad Fleming | Oct 14, 2015 | Buy/Sell, Career Options, Finding the Right Practice, Uncategorized
Having a family has taught me a lot about planning. As each new child is added, we as parents need to make adjustments. When my wife and I had our first child, we made plans to make sure we arrived at our destination on time and with all necessary items. As we added...
by Chad Fleming | Mar 4, 2015 | Career Options, Finding the Right Practice, Manage with Excellence, Management, Staff Management, Student to OD, Uncategorized
As an employer you hired an optometrist to clinically evaluate patients and work as described in an Associate Agreement. So what happens when your associate OD uses patient clinical data generated when working with your company? For example, the associate examines...
by Chad Fleming | Jul 23, 2014 | Buy/Sell, Finding the Right Practice
Selling an optometry practice involves two major steps. The first is deciding it is time to sell the practice that you have spent your life building. The second step is executing a well-laid plan for getting maximum dollars for your life-long investment. When I coach...