Welcome to Episode 13 of the re-launched Dental Boss Lady Leadership Academy Podcast with Dr. Terri Pukanich. In today's episode we are gonna be talking about the advice I would give to my younger self. I will share the five biggest mistakes I made in my practice, from not having clear expectations, to not understanding finances and being afraid of growth. And tune in next week, when I will share my five biggest wins.
- Bullet points
- 01:32 - My five biggest mistakes
- 02:20 - First: Promoting someone to an office manager without properly defining the role
- 05:40 - You don't find this person, you build them
- 06:37 - Be clear on your expectations
- 13:25 - Second: Not knowing my numbers
- 17:45 - Profit first
- 19:04 - Understand the profit cycles of a business
- 22:10 - Third: Spending money on unnecessary equipment
- 25:47 - Be mindful of maintenance
- 26:57 - Fourth: Not having enough capacity
- 30:31 - How many treatment rooms and hygienists you need
- 31:36 - Fifth: thinking "I'll be happy in practice when"
- 35:40 - Recap
