Tag: business
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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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Americas MBA: São Paulo Residency, Part 1 – The Cultural Experience
*The EMBA progam ended in April 2024. And clearly, the intensity of the final two semesters of the program overwhelmed me and I wasn’t able to complete any blogs! After recovering and taking a bit of space from it all, I’m ready to dive back in and share all the experiences and learnings we had.…
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The Iceberg of Leadership
This blog is an adaptation of a school assignment in our Leadership & Teamwork class in the EMBA program, which our team wrote together. Shared credit goes to my wonderful teammates, linked below, who gave permission to share this work with other leaders who may find it helpful. We maintained anonymity of interviewees to honour…
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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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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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Resumes, Interviews, and… Perfectionism
It was final – by January 2022, I set my sights on the Executive Masters of Business Administration program at SFU’s Beedie School of Business. With the rolling deadline for applications to the SFU EMBA program, I knew I wanted to be earlier than most but also didn’t feel the need to rush the process.…
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Why an MBA?
Great question – I’ve been asked this a lot since I decided to pursue an MBA. After building The ScoliClinic over the past six years, it may seem like an odd move. I’m 35, in the middle of the growth phase of my career and my company, and far from being financially independent. I’m also…
Andrea Gets Schooled 