contents FEBRUARY 2013 • Volume 18, N°1 12 8 features 8 How practice systems can help you work less and achieve more By Anthony Lombardi, DC Mini-Retirement Plan 12 CCA 2013 New leadership, strategic planning and you! By Maria DiDanieli in conversation with Alison Dantas and Dr. Jeff Warren 16 The Cox Technic Flexion-distraction spinal manipulation By Dean Greenwood, DC, MSc, FACO, FCCO 24 18 Portfolio Purchasing Power Putting dividends into perspective By Mike Magreehan, CPF departments Editor’s Note 6 News 22, 23, 30, 40 Editorial Advisory Board 23 Life’s Little Adjustments 28 Keys to your Practice 38 Professional Directory 41 Research Review Corner 42 24 Exstore Assessment made easy By Michael Hurley, DC 29 The Rock Star Experience Five secrets to a successful front desk By Bruna Chiarelli, CHA 32 The Power of Partnerships How collaboration can strengthen the profession By Lori Foster and Dr. John Toth, DC ON THE COVER: The first step to “working less and achiev-ing more” is changing your mindset. We must change the conventional thinking, which is: “the more time I put in, the more successful I will be.” Next, we must create efficient systems in our practice that our co-workers will embrace so that the operational side of our practice is able to run without our constant presence. www.canadianchiropractor.ca 4 • CANADiAN CHiROPRACTOR | FEBRUARY 2013