Dr. Do-Too-Much Is micromanaging holding you back? Dr. Angelo Santin is a 2006 gradu-ate of the CMCC. He operates a busy subluxation-based family practice in Thunder Bay, Ont., and is currently serving his second year as president of the Thunder Bay Chi-ropractic Society. Dr. Santin is one of a small number of international Carter Universal proficiency-rated chiropractic coaches, and draws on his success, along with the experi-ence of the most renowned experts in this field, to provide time-tested, effective and patient-centred ideas for every chiropractor. He can be reached at angelosantin@gmail. com or 807-344-4606. H ow many of you find yourself hitting a plateau in practice? Are you finding your growth unsustainable? Do your numbers rise, just to fall back down to where they were before? Could there be something fundamental holding you back that you are not aware of – something that if mastered could lead to exponential, and sustainable, growth? In this edition of Keys to your Practice, I want to explore how to grow your practice and serve more patients by letting go of many things that may be draining your energy. CONTROL VERSUS LEADERSHIP Many of us work in a solo practice with one doctor and one or two chiropractic assistants (CAs). We are used to being in a leadership role and in control of our clinic. This need for control can be your downfall and the source of your lack of growth. We are so used to be-ing in charge of everything that it ends up consuming a great deal of our time and energy. Therefore, we must be open to giving up some control in clinic to the person we trust the most – our CA! Don’t start celebrating yet. It is not the dream of your CA to suddenly take on more than they already have, especially if they don’t know why they need to. Herein lies the art of being a great leader – which is inspiring others to act. I recommend everyone read a really great book by Kouzes and Posner called The Leader-ship Challenge. Step by step, the authors outline how to inspire those around you to act. The first step is to “model the way.” Before you can ask anyone else to take on more, you must first www.canadianchiropractor.ca Angelo Santin, DC 42 • CANADiAN CHiROPRACTOR | APRiL 2013
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