The Owners Guide to Creating a Team Full of Victims
About this episode
Dr. Paul Etchison discusses the rescuer trap in dental practice leadership and its impact on team dynamics.
If you’ve ever reached the end of a packed clinic day wondering why every single problem somehow finds its way back to you, you’re not alone and you’re not broken. I’m Dr. Paul Etchison, and I’m talking about a leadership pattern that quietly traps dental practice owners: the rescuer trap. It looks like support. It feels like servant leadership. But it often turns you into the rate-limiting step and trains your team to wait for you instead of thinking. We dig into why dentists fall into this...
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