Time Off Isn't Time Off If Every Decision Still Runs Through You – A Special SNACK Episode, EP 287

Ask a practice owner when they last took two weeks off without checking in once, and you'll usually get a long pause. In this SNACK episode, Miranda Dorta puts Tracy Cherpeski in the interview seat to talk about what it takes to step away from your practice, with the holidays close enough to make it urgent. 

A 2024 JAMA Network Open study found that about 70% of the physicians surveyed worked on vacation, and fewer than half had full inbox coverage. Tracy explains why the inbox is only the visible part, and why time off turns into work from a different location when every decision runs through one person. 

In this episode, you'll hear: 

• Why decision rights come before coverage 

• How to use the ABCD delegation quadrant for team decisions 

• How to test time off with a long weekend before you try a week or two 

• A 10-minute exercise to start this week 

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