The CEO Transition: How to Stop Being the Bottleneck in Your Practice

Many chiropractors reach a point where their practice feels completely dependent on them.

Decisions flow through them.
Problems wait for them.
Time away creates stress instead of relief.

 In this episode, we explore why that happens — and why it’s often driven by emotion, not poor leadership.

 This conversation is part of a leadership-focused series designed to help chiropractors move from employee mode to CEO mode, and build practices that are sustainable, resilient, and less reliant on constant intervention.

 You’ll learn:

• How to recognise when you’ve become the bottleneck in your practice
•Why dependency forms gradually — even when things are “working”
• The hidden emotional reward of being needed, and how it shapes leadership behaviour
• Why letting go feels so difficult, even when you want more freedom
• Why forcing delegation often creates more problems instead of fewer
• What The CEO Transition really is — and how it helps remove you as the bottleneck without losing care or quality
• The common “speed humps” chiropractors hit during this transition — and why they’re normal

 This episode isn’t about doing less or stepping away abruptly.

 It’s about redesigning how decisions, ownership, and responsibility flow through your practice — so everything doesn’t have to pass through you.

 If your practice feels heavier than it should, and you’re ready to lead with more clarity and less pressure, this episode will help you see what’s really going on — and what comes next.