Episode 101: The 3 Lies Holding Your Practice Back

About this episode

This episode discusses the common barriers practice owners face in implementing necessary changes and how to overcome them.

Most Practice Owners know what needs to change. The recruitment process is broken. The fee structure hasn't moved in three years. The front desk culture is costing them patients every week. They know. And nothing happens. It's rarely about knowledge. It's about the gap between intention and action, and the specific things that widen it. Emotional bandwidth. Fear of upsetting the team. The pressure to get it perfect before moving. And delegation that goes nowhere because nobody closed the loop. Scale My Clinic's implementation coach Stevie Landgraf has seen both sides: Practices stuck in the same loop for years, and practices that turn a plan into action in a week. This is about what makes the difference. ….. What you'll get from this episode: - Why "I'm too busy to implement" is a sign you need to act now, not later - The cost of not acting: how unresolved problems compound in time, money, and energy - Why paralysis by analysis hits hardest in high-performing practices, and what breaks it - The difference between messy delegation and clean delegation, and why one kills follow-through every time - How to get your reception team on board with fee changes (without a fight) - The…

People in this episode

Hosts: Dr. Sachin Patel, Dr. Todd Cameron

Guest: Stevie Landgraf

Topics covered

• practice management
• implementation strategies
• delegation
• team culture
• business growth

Keywords

• practice owners
• recruitment process
• fee structure
• emotional bandwidth
• delegation
• front desk culture
• implementation coach

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