Should I hire for the traits I personally lack as a dentist?
Yes, and this is one of the smartest moves you can make. Once you honestly know your own tendencies, you can hire to cover the gaps. Take follow-through. If you are a doctor with weak follow-through, and plenty are, do not promise yourself you will magically get better at it. You will not. Hire someone whose natural wiring is to chase things to completion, then give that person real authority and real support so they can follow through on your behalf. That last part trips people up. They hire the right person, then handcuff them and wonder why nothing changes. Your job is not to become good at everything. Your job is to know yourself clearly enough to build a team that fills in around you. A practice is a system of people, and the leader who admits his blind spots ends up with the strongest one.
If the answers you are finding here resonate with you, my team and I work with a small group of clients each year. The next step is a complimentary Discovery Consultation and Practice Review with Dr. McAnally.