How do you separate the obstacles you can handle alone from the ones that need outside help?
By being brutally honest about the behaviors and capabilities present in the practice today, not the ones the doctor wishes were present. List every risk that could derail the twelve-month goal. For each, ask: given the current state of the team’s skills, the doctor’s habits, the time available, and the financial resources, is there a realistic path by which this practice can resolve this risk on its own? Many risks pass that test. Many do not. A doctor who has tried and failed to implement a selling system three times alone is unlikely to succeed the fourth time alone. A team that has lost three front-office hires in two years is unlikely to fix the hiring problem without outside help. The risks that flunk the honest test get marked for outside assistance, with specifics on what kind of help and when to engage it. Hoping internal resources can solve every risk is the most expensive mistake.
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.