132 - Before You Hire: Is It Time to Add Staff—or Fix Your Systems? | Part 1

Thinking about hiring another team member for your weight loss or bariatric practice? Before you post that job listing, make sure you’re solving the right problem. Many practice owners hire reactively—because the team is overwhelmed, patient volume is increasing, follow-up is falling behind, or the physician simply needs relief. But sometimes what looks like a staffing problem is actually a systems problem. In Part 1 of my three-part Before You Hire series, I break down how to determine whether your practice truly needs another person—or whether better workflows, clearer responsibilities, and stronger systems could solve the problem first. In this episode, you’ll learn: How to distinguish a people gap from a systems gap Why hiring into a broken workflow can create even more problems The true cost of making the wrong hire Why the role you think you need may not be the role you actually need The questions every practice owner should answer before posting a job How to define what success should look like in the first 90 days Whether you’re considering your first hire or expanding an established bariatric or medical weight loss team, the goal isn’t simply to add staff. It’s to make sure you’re adding the right person, in the right role, for the right reason. 🎙️ Coming next in Part 2: We’ll focus on one of the most important roles in a successful weight loss practice—the care coordinator—including what to look for, what you can train, what you can’t, and how to interview for the qualities that predict success. Looking for tools to help you build a more efficient, profitable, and scalable weight loss practice? Visit WeightLossPracticeBuilder.com/free for free practice-building resources.