The Leadership Issue | "Beach"
Impact
Trouble in Paradise
Leading change when you’d rather be liked
Leaders as Lifeguards
Every lifeguard operates under a shared set of rules—when to intervene, how to signal, how to prioritize safety. In a private practice, core values serve the same purpose...
No Practice Owner is An Island
If you ever feel like you’re Tom Hanks in Castaway, and you desire more companionship than Wilson the volleyball, read on to discover how you can get off of your island and...
Surfing the Evidence Tsunami
Viral videos of “breakthrough” innovations now spread faster than the evidence required to justify a change in practice. Our slow-building swell has become a tsunami...
DEPARTMENTS
Riding the Waves of PT and Parenthood
Opening a small private practice during the pandemic taught me more about leadership, permanence, and flexibility than I could have ever anticipated. Since then, I've...
Can PT Feel Like a Resort Vacation?
While a majority of clinics give competent care, they commonly forget all the rest of the patient experience. The result: patients “leave better” but then drift away...
Apply Your “Insurance Sunscreen”
Having less-than-optimal insurance coverage may not immediately affect your day-to-day practice, but you will certainly “feel the burn” after an incident for which you’re...
INSIDE APTA PRIVATE PRACTICE
Editor's Note
Sixties-era music was the soundtrack of my childhood. Not because it was my era (it was my dad’s, thank you very much), but because it filled the car on countless...
Membership Matters
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On the Move
Behind every thriving profession is something deeper than individual success—it is a community of professionals willing to collaborate and shape the future together...
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