7 tips for managing office politics in private practice
7 tips for managing office politics in private practice: Source: Wyatt, M. and Doldor, E. (2022). Office Politics Don’t Have to Be Toxic. Harvard Business Review, May 2022.
Employed speech pathologists: timeless tips to manage oneself at work
Key source: Drucker, P.F. (1999). Managing Oneself. Harvard Business Review, reprinted, January 2005. For information on supervision, check out our book “How to supervise speech pathologists properly in private practice“.
10 practical productivity tips for speech pathologists in private practice – “Be productive, not busy”
Respect your own time so others will, too. 1. Use ‘timeboxing’/time-blocking. Schedule each part of your day. Be specific about each activity in each time block, including breaks (e.g. “Session planning”; “Emails”; “Call X”; “Coffee break” etc.). Stick to your plan for both work AND rest. 2. Do one thing at a time. (Multi-tasking is a…
5 practical ways for SLPs to deal with uncertainty in private practice
Things can feel out of control. Rising inflation and interest rates. Staff shortages. Long waiting lists. Reporting deadlines. Work-life-family pressures. Life in private practice is messy! We’re wired to fear the unknown; and many SLPs love order and control. But uncertainty and possibility are two sides of the same coin. Most things that matter –…
12 early career tips for Australian speech pathologists and students considering a career in private practice
About a quarter of current Australian speech language pathologists (SLPs) joined the profession after May 2019; and about half of all SLPs work in private practice. If you are an early career SLP in private practice – or if you are an SLP student considering private practice as a graduate – here are some early…
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