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 | Sep 7, 2016 | Career Options, Day in the Life, Manage with Excellence, Management, Practice Growth, Pursue Growth, Staff Management, Time Management, Uncategorized
As an optometric practice owner, do you find the amount of compensation you are paying out is pushing the high end of absurd? In his book Good Profits, billionaire businessman Charles Koch writes that incentives should be solely centered on the value an individual...
by Chad Fleming | Aug 12, 2016 | Day in the Life, Manage with Excellence, Management, Practice Growth, Pursue Growth, Staff Management, Time Management, Uncategorized
A wise person once asked, “Who makes the best business partner?” Dumb, lazy person. Dumb, hard worker. Smart, lazy person. Smart, hard worker. Most of us would pick the smart, hard worker. However the wise person will choose a smart, lazy person any day. The smart,...
by Chad Fleming | Jul 13, 2016 | Career Options, Day in the Life, Manage with Excellence, Management, Staff Management, Student to OD, Time Management, Uncategorized
Right now we have two staff members who have decided to make optometry their life profession and are applying to optometry school. These future ODs are excited, and their excitement is contagious to the rest of the staff, even the sometimes complacent and burned out...
by Chad Fleming | Jul 6, 2016 | Day in the Life, Manage with Excellence, Management, Practice Growth, Pursue Growth, Time Management, Uncategorized
As a practicing OD who sees patients 3.5 days a week and manages a large multi-location practice with one other owner, I find my primary job is making decisions. As owners, my partner and I have the responsibility to make key decisions that will impact the health of...
by Chad Fleming | Jun 29, 2016 | Day in the Life, Manage with Excellence, Management, Practice Growth, Time Management, Uncategorized
“I just want to see patients and not worry about what vision coverage or medical insurance they have.” Many doctors have expressed this desire to focus on their patients and not be concerned about the financial side of things. However, if those same doctors would also...