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EP6: Elevate Your Practice: Topic 3 - Building Effective Teams: Combining Knowledge and Personalities in Your Optometry Practice

June 04, 2024 Opticare Season 1 Episode 6
EP6: Elevate Your Practice: Topic 3 - Building Effective Teams: Combining Knowledge and Personalities in Your Optometry Practice
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EP6: Elevate Your Practice: Topic 3 - Building Effective Teams: Combining Knowledge and Personalities in Your Optometry Practice
Jun 04, 2024 Season 1 Episode 6
Opticare

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In this episode, Michael Nasser and Joanne Scott-Dostine, Opticare's Commercial Manager, delve into the most important and least understood aspect of running an optometry business: building effective teams. This episode of the Elevate Your Practice series is packed with tips and strategies that will help you harness your staff's unique strengths and create a team that stands out. 

 

Throughout the conversation, Michael and Joanne discuss the importance of assessing and addressing knowledge gaps, onboarding effectively, and maintaining a positive workplace culture. Joanne also highlights the significance of balancing technical expertise with exceptional customer service to improve the patient journey.  

 

Joanne Scott-Dostine is a successful coach and operations leader with 30 years of experience across all areas of retail and clinical businesses. She believes that her success lies in her ability to build great relationships, improve team culture, see patterns in numbers, and use strategic thinking to grow results. Joanne has an MBA from the Australian Institute of Business and a Master's in Corporate Finances, Managing Change, Project Management, and Strategic Human Resource Development. 

 

Key Topics with Timestamps: 

1:07 - Significance of teams in optical practice 

2:37 - Key areas in categorizing team aspects 

4:52 - Strategies for assessing knowledge gaps within the team 

7:09 - Processes for addressing knowledge gaps 

11:11 - Encourage staff to continue education 

13:02 - Understanding the role of people in your practice 

15:21 - Balancing technical practice and customer service 

16:29 - Understanding team personalities 

18:50 - Improving team culture 

21:59 - Importance of planning in communication 

22:43 - Managing personal relationship at work 

25:25 - Leading and maintaining a positive team culture 

27:28 - Identify and understand the kind of culture 

 

Mentioned Resources: 

Optical Dispensers Australia (ODA) 

Gallup 

Learn more about Fish! Philosophy 

 

Connect with Joanne Scott-Dostine: 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joanne-scott-dostine-144297152/ 

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Learn More About Us:

Website: https://www.thefocusedview.com.au/

Email: Michael@thefocusedview.com.au

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/the-focused-view

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefocusedview/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thefocusedview

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Thank you for joining us in this episode of The Focused View Podcast. If you enjoyed this episode, give us a 5-Star rating, and leave a review on Apple Podcast and Spotify to help us reach even more eye care professionals and build a community of innovation and see new opportunities within the optical industry. Talk with you next time!

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In this episode, Michael Nasser and Joanne Scott-Dostine, Opticare's Commercial Manager, delve into the most important and least understood aspect of running an optometry business: building effective teams. This episode of the Elevate Your Practice series is packed with tips and strategies that will help you harness your staff's unique strengths and create a team that stands out. 

 

Throughout the conversation, Michael and Joanne discuss the importance of assessing and addressing knowledge gaps, onboarding effectively, and maintaining a positive workplace culture. Joanne also highlights the significance of balancing technical expertise with exceptional customer service to improve the patient journey.  

 

Joanne Scott-Dostine is a successful coach and operations leader with 30 years of experience across all areas of retail and clinical businesses. She believes that her success lies in her ability to build great relationships, improve team culture, see patterns in numbers, and use strategic thinking to grow results. Joanne has an MBA from the Australian Institute of Business and a Master's in Corporate Finances, Managing Change, Project Management, and Strategic Human Resource Development. 

 

Key Topics with Timestamps: 

1:07 - Significance of teams in optical practice 

2:37 - Key areas in categorizing team aspects 

4:52 - Strategies for assessing knowledge gaps within the team 

7:09 - Processes for addressing knowledge gaps 

11:11 - Encourage staff to continue education 

13:02 - Understanding the role of people in your practice 

15:21 - Balancing technical practice and customer service 

16:29 - Understanding team personalities 

18:50 - Improving team culture 

21:59 - Importance of planning in communication 

22:43 - Managing personal relationship at work 

25:25 - Leading and maintaining a positive team culture 

27:28 - Identify and understand the kind of culture 

 

Mentioned Resources: 

Optical Dispensers Australia (ODA) 

Gallup 

Learn more about Fish! Philosophy 

 

Connect with Joanne Scott-Dostine: 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joanne-scott-dostine-144297152/ 

______________________________________________________________________

Learn More About Us:

Website: https://www.thefocusedview.com.au/

Email: Michael@thefocusedview.com.au

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/the-focused-view

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefocusedview/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thefocusedview

______________________________________________________________________________



Thank you for joining us in this episode of The Focused View Podcast. If you enjoyed this episode, give us a 5-Star rating, and leave a review on Apple Podcast and Spotify to help us reach even more eye care professionals and build a community of innovation and see new opportunities within the optical industry. Talk with you next time!

Significance of teams in optical practice
Key areas in categorizing team aspects
Strategies for assessing knowledge gaps within the team
Processes for addressing knowledge gaps
Encourage staff to continue education
Understanding the role of people in your practice
Balancing technical practice and customer service
Understanding team personalities
Improving team culture
Importance of planning in communication
Managing personal relationship at work
Leading and maintaining a positive team culture
Identify and understand the kind of culture