Professional Development
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937My 3 Greatest Leadership Challenges & the Solutions that Transformed My Practice
Solving key leadership challenges as a practice owner.
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641The Practice Partner Helping Me Innovate the Future of Optometry
Aligning with an eyecare organization that will allow you to continue practicing in an innovative way.
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674How to Create a Winning Career Plan–With Help from the Right Practice Partner
How becoming part of a larger organization can spur career growth.
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8963 Books & 1 Podcast Series that Changed How I Approach My Career
Guidance from outside optometry that helped change an OD's career.
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2.2KNew Information Blocking Rules: How to Protect Your Professional Reputation
Changes to make to safeguard your professional reputation.
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1.8KThe Practice Setting that Made It Easier for Me to Become a Medical Eyecare Innovator
How one OD found her ideal place to practice medical eyecare.
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1.2KWhat Are Your Revenue-Producing Activities? Here’s How to Determine What to Delegate.
Knowing where you're most needed & where you can delegate.
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1.0KWhy I’m Afraid I’ll Flunk Retirement
Creating a timeline for retirement that works for you.
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1.5K2 Books that Showed Us How to Create Office Systems, Become Practice Leaders & Pay Ourselves
Business books that helped two ODs greatly improve their practice's operations.
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1.7KWhat Running Taught Me that Spurred 30% Growth in CL Revenue
The lessons you can learn from a sport you love.
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1.8KOD Under Pressure: Signs You’re NOT OK & How to Get Relief
Measures you can take to better cope with stress.
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3.7K3 Practice Mistakes Costing Me Thousands of Dollars that I Turned Around
Identifying & correcting dire management mistakes.
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2.4KDo You Have the “Grit” to Grow a $1 Million Practice?
Developing the perseverance to achieve significant success.
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2.6KBy the Numbers: How Many ODs Are Actually Practicing Medical Eyecare?
The many remaining opportunities to grow medical eyecare.
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7016 Things to Do to Get the Most Out of Optical Conferences & Events
Getting the most powerful ideas out of industry events.
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2.1K4 Things I Have Learned About Getting the Best Out of Newly Graduated Associate ODs
Making it more likely new OD grads succeed in your practice.
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1.2K3 CE Courses that Helped Me Launch 3 Profitable Practice Niches
By Vittorio Mena OD, MS Sept. 8, 2021 Continuing education helps you be a better doctor, and it can also help you...
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2.1K3 Powerful Lessons that Can Transform Your Career If Learned Early
Key lessons for new grads and seasoned ODs alike.
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3.1KThe All-Star Team of Experts that Enabled My New Practice to Grow 30% Annually
Getting the guidance you need when launching a new practice.
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1.2KSix Degrees of Optometric Separation: My Most Powerful Professional Networking
By Benjamin Kachelman, OD April 21, 2021 Professional networking can take you to new heights as an optometrist. You can meet people...
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1.7KWhy & How I Got Certified As an OD to Administer COVID-19 Vaccinations
By Margaret L. Gibson, OD April 14, 2021 The COVID-19 pandemic is the most devastating international crisis most people alive today have...
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4.7KDiversity, Equity & Inclusion: The Industry Partner Helping My Practice Do Much Better
Promoting diversity, equity & inclusion in optometry--and in your own practice.
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1.0KHow I Became an OD & Learned to Optimize Forks in the Road
One OD's path to optometry & what it teaches about the value of flexibility.
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4.7K5 Red Flags of an Unethical Employer
What to look out for to ensure your practice is ethical.
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2.2KThe Best Employer for Me: 3 ODs Share How they Found their Ideal Workplace
ODs explain how they found the employer they had been looking for.
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2.1KMy 3 Greatest Leadership Challenges & Solutions
Managing leadership challenges to better serve patients & become more profitable.
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2.3K4 Reasons for an OD to Consider Fill-In Work
The perhaps surprising benefits of working as a fill-in OD.
