Why Succession Planning Is the Smartest Move Eyecare Practices Can Make
by Jenny Jacoby on May 8, 2025
When a manager leaves one of your optical locations, how ready is your team to respond?
If you are like most multi-location optometry practices, the answer is “not very.” And the cost of unpreparedness is real, each leadership transition can cost your practice up to 200% of that manager’s salary, once you factor in lost productivity, hiring delays, and revenue disruption.
Our newest whitepaper, “Building Bench Strength: A Succession Planning Guide for Multi-Location Eyecare Practices,” explores the high cost of reactive staffing and the business case for growing your next leaders before the need arises.
Inside, you’ll learn:
– Why promoting from within beats external hiring on both cost and performance
– How structured leadership development improves team morale and patient consistency
– Ways to build a leadership pathway that supports long-term practice growth
– How visible career paths can help retain high-potential opticians and managers
In fast-growing organizations, succession planning isn’t a backup—it’s a blueprint for scalable success.
