“You don’t get harmony when everybody sings the same note.” — Doug Floyd Much is spoken about the importance of harmony in a team of people in your practice team. Harmony can often be sought at great cost. The cost of lowered productivity, lowered creativity and even lowered harmony itself – what an oxymoron! Do you hire for similarity? Often we find ourselves seeking the company of those who are like us, who like what we like, who see the…
The past month has seen my personal life intimately involved in the ceremony of commitment aka marriage. A dad’s mixed emotion of the symbolism of giving one’s daughter to marriage is something that I haven’t experienced until now. It is certainly a powerful moment, as any dad will attest. (Or maybe it’s just the ‘wet’ ones of us that get all soppy about it!)… Anyway, marriage is a commitment to a relationship that is enduring. So it is with the…
This is a series of thoughts addressing the theme of excellence based on a famous quote from Rita Mae Brown, the American novelist and activist. She stated that “You cannot invest your life’s spirit into a compromise” and over the next few weeks I want to visit some of the key components of this viewpoint and how it relates to your practice. Theme – Willing to share themselves with others Everything that you think you have to hide from a…
This is a series of thoughts addressing the theme of excellence based on a famous quote from Rita Mae Brown, the American novelist and activist. She stated that “You cannot invest your life’s spirit into a compromise” and over the next few weeks I want to visit some of the key components of this viewpoint and how it relates to your practice. Theme – Accept responsibility to hold others accountable As we discussed earlier in this series of blogs holding…
This is a series of thoughts addressing the theme of excellence based on a famous quote from Rita Mae Brown, the American novelist and activist. She stated that “You cannot invest your life’s spirit into a compromise” and over the next few weeks I want to visit some of the key components of this viewpoint and how it relates to your practice. Theme – Design a system that keeps you in integrity On the back of last week’s discussion on…
This is a series of thoughts addressing the theme of excellence based on a famous quote from Rita Mae Brown, the American novelist and activist. She stated that “You cannot invest your life’s spirit into a compromise” and over the next few weeks I want to visit some of the key components of this viewpoint and how it relates to your practice. Theme – Create a set of values that enliven you Your values are the drivers of your life….
You have a huge life spirit just itching to get out and express. The power and wisdom within you is immense. Your ability to create and manifest that which you commit to with love and passion is massive. Are you playing the game of practice in the safe, secure and sensible world? Are you practicing defensively – unwilling to commit yourself and your talents in chiropractic to produce structural and functional change – to facilitate total change in a person’s…
This is a series of thoughts addressing the theme of excellence based on a famous quote from Rita Mae Brown, the American novelist and activist. She stated that “You cannot invest your life’s spirit into a compromise” and over the next few weeks we will visit some of the key components of this viewpoint and how it relates to your practice. The word discipline comes from the same Latin root as disciple. Rather than just a being a follower and…
This is a series of thoughts addressing the theme of excellence based on a famous quote from Rita Mae Brown, the American novelist and activist. She stated that “You cannot invest your life’s spirit into a compromise” and over the next few weeks I want to visit some of the key components of this viewpoint and how it relates to your practice. Theme – Surround yourself with people who expect more of you. My thought goes to an experiment in…
We are currently reflecting on where the people you serve are at in their journey relative to chiropractic. We are visiting the various types and suggesting a few thoughts on how to develop and graduate the type to the next level. Last week we spoke about the Advocate and this week we look at… Raving Fans These people are very few in numbers in most chiropractic practices. They scour the countryside for people to join your flock. In their eyes…
We are currently reflecting on where the people you serve are at in their journey relative to chiropractic. We are visiting the various types and suggesting a few thoughts on how to develop and graduate the type to the next level. Last week we spoke about the Members and this week we look at… Advocate This person sees the world through chiropractic lens and becomes increasingly more educated on natural health and lifestyle. This person is willing and able to…
We are currently reflecting on where the people you serve are at in their journey relative to chiropractic. We are visiting the various types and suggesting a few thoughts on how to develop and graduate the type to the next level. Last week we spoke about the Patients and this week we look at… Member This stage is the crossover point between the allopathic, therapeutic, control and management style of care and the chiropractic, generative, choice driven care. The practice…
