Rebroadcast | Growing Your Lactation Practice by Hiring Help

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Many lactation consultants are used to working solo, and it can be hard to surrender certain aspects of your private practice to others. When you wear many hats, like most private practitioners, it can be hard to recognize when you need to delegate a task to someone else who has more time or expertise in the area. 

But if you’re spending too much energy on tasks that you’re not proficient in or passionate about and they take you away from the clinical work you love, it may be time to bring on people who can share the workload.

Time is just as finite as money… and when you have more time for the things you’re passionate about, you might actually make more money! Finding support for clinical, administrative, or even personal tasks can free you up to focus on serving your clients and expanding your private practice to fit your goals.

You can start by writing down your weekly and monthly tasks outside of your IBCLC responsibilities and then assessing which tasks might be a good fit for outsourcing. You can hire out work for your personal or business life: billing, scheduling, clinical assistance, taxes, cleaning, laundry, school pickups, childcare, elder care — these are all great areas where you can free up more time for you to work within your own zone of genius and take better care of your clients.

“Identify your own zone of genius and stay there.”

 

In this episode, we will cover:

Why social media is a great place to start when you’re looking to delegate — and where to find a great social manager (11:28)When it’s fine to brush up on your proficiencies and do it yourself, and when you should take the leap and outsource (14:13)What are some low-cost options for outsourcing (29:36)How time-tracking apps can help you figure out where your capacity issues lie (31:16)The importance of taking inventory of your time (37:28)

 

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Links and Resources

Alyssa Schnell (sponsor) https://www.alyssaschnellibclc.com/bookInterview Question Swipe File https://annie-frisbie-ibclc-inc.ck.page/9b6f3d406cIncorporating Lactation Interns, Subcontractors, and Employees into a Paperless Workflow https://paperlesslactation.com/blog/expanding-lactation-practiceG Suite https://gsuite.google.comLactation Private Practice Essential Course https://learn.anniefrisbie.com/growSubscribe to the Deeper Dive Membership: https://learn.paperlesslactation.com/subscription/deeper-dive-membershipHave an idea for a podcast episode or a Deeper Dive? Let us know! https://learn.paperlesslactation.com/form/collaborate

 

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About Us

Leah Jolly is a private practice IBCLC with Bay Area Breastfeeding in Houston, Texas.

Annie Frisbie is a private practice IBCLC serving Queens and Brooklyn in New York City and the creator of the Lactation Consultant Private Practice Toolkit.

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