Category: business ownership
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How My Physio Background Shaped My Approach to People Management
Being a business owner is all about solving problems – and let’s be honest, most of them are completely new to us. If you’re like me and didn’t have any formal business training upon starting your business (that’s changed thanks to my MBA), you’ve probably had to figure things out on the fly. This is…
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The Paralympics: Paris 2024
Why You Should Consider Attending the Future Games I had an incredible opportunity to go to Paris from September 2-8 to watch the 2024 Paralympics. I was researching para sports for a special project with Hodgson Orthopedic Group, and the Paralympics were a concentrated way to watch the highest level of para sports, with athletes…
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Specialty Practices: Part 3 – Opportunities and Challenges for Clinic Owners
Together with my good friend and fellow clinic owner Anniken Chadwick of The Cheerful Pelvis, we shared our experiences of owning niche physiotherapy practices at the recent Annual BC Physio Forum, and highlighted implications of specialization on three main stakeholder groups: clients, clinicians, and clinic owners – now summarized into this three-part blog series. With…
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Specialty Practices: Part 2 – Considerations for Clinicians
Together with my good friend and fellow clinic owner Anniken Chadwick of The Cheerful Pelvis, we shared our experiences of owning niche physiotherapy practices at the recent Annual BC Physio Forum, and highlighted implications of specialization on three main stakeholder groups: clients, clinicians, and clinic owners – now summarized into this three-part blog series. With…
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Specialty Practices: Part 1 – Implications for Clients
I had the honour of speaking at the Annual BC Physio Forum in Kelowna, BC with my good friend and fellow clinic owner Anniken Chadwick of The Cheerful Pelvis. Through our parallel journeys of owning niche physiotherapy practices, we highlighted implications of specialization on three main stakeholder groups: clients, clinicians, and clinic owners – now…
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Goal-Aversion in Leadership: A Lesson in Projection
The simple point of this blog entry is this: I’ve realized that my personal goal aversion is a shining example of how leaders project their own values onto their teams and subsequently the operations of their business, whether they know it or not.
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Why Goal-Setting Isn’t Useful
Unpopular opinion: Goal-setting isn’t effective. Let me clarify: In my opinion, goal-setting in the classic sense isn’t as effective as we may think. This first week of January was filled with newsletters, social media posts, and conversations about resolutions and goals. It’s tempting – for many of us, creating the list in itself feels like…
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Business As Un-Usual: 9 ‘Catastrophes’ that will Probably Happen to You
“All I want is a normal, boring year.” I caught myself joking-not-joking to a friend earlier this year. I was tired of the ups and downs, tired of weighing out ALL the options of ALL the dilemmas we face as leaders of our organizations. In the thick and thorny forest, I wish someone would just…
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So You Think You Want To Open A Business…
Over the years, I’ve had many conversations about clinic ownership and entrepreneurship in general. With the rising desire to create the life you want, the buzz of ‘passive income’, and the allure of working for yourself, it’s easy to see how starting your own venture pops up as a possibility. Described here are reasons (mix…
Andrea Gets Schooled 