Top Ten things I wish I knew as a Chiropractic Student: 7. Staff

Are you a leader in the chiropractic profession, like these guys?

How would you like to be the center of attention, have everyone looking to you for the answers, be depended on for inspiration, and make all the big decisions?

Sounds like a lot of pressure and work, huh?

It seems much easier to go about my business, stay under the radar, and do my own thing, Right???

But, would you ever follow someone that had no mission and no idea where they were going and did their own thing?  Think about that for a moment or two…

While you consider that, see if you can guess the answers to these questions relating to your chiropractic practice…

• Do you know what one of the most important pieces of your chiropractic office will be?

• Did you know this one aspect can literally make or break the success of your chiropractic practice?

• Do you know who will be responsible for the majority of your chiropractic referrals in your practice?

Hopefully you’ve put the pieces together, congratulations, you now know more about staff than the average chiropractic student and new doctor.

Honestly, do you really think you will reach your maximum potential without the help of others?  If so you are aiming way to low.

Your Chiropractic Assistants (CAs) can be the key to your success, or the bane of your professional existence.

• “Give me a great doctor and a poor staff and you’ll have a poor practice”
• “Give me a mediocre doctor and a great staff and you’ll have a great practice”.  – Dr. Tom Owen

That comes from one of my mentors Dr. Owen, who has helped opened over 1000 offices and helped over 10,000 chiropractors succeed in practice over the past 50 years.

Ask any doc that has practiced for a couple of years and they will nod and agree about the importance of good staff.

I can’t remember the class on how to develop, train and lead a great staff as in Chiropractic College, do you?

We were always taught to master your technique and you’ll have a great practice .  Why then, aren’t the great doctors (clinically) the ones with the biggest practices?

And how on earth does the knuckle head in the back of our Chiropractic classes, that none of us would let touch our dog, now have a booming office.  More times than not, surrounding yourself with good people and developing them is one of the major keys to success.

Will you be shocked, when you open your chiropractic office and find, you are the center of attention,  everyone is looking to you for the answers, and you will make all the big decisions?

You ARE a leader in the Chiropractic Profession no matter if you are on a stage speaking to thousands, or in your office seeing patients.  Others are counting on you to be a light of hope and have the answers.

Question:  What can you do now to obtain the skills and knowledge will you need to lead, hire, fire, pay, motivate and develop a great staff?