We should all have time to implement one-minute changes that improve our outcome. In fact, I can’t think of anything better than a one (minute) and done fix. Imagine being able to eliminate a majority of problems that turn your office into a Donor Practice while driving your precious patients away. The obvious plus here is that you retain more ...
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When you are like me and you’re closer to your use before date than born on date, knowing your numbers hovers around blood pressure, cholesterol, PSA, lipid panels and weight. For the rest of you regular Dentists it means something altogether different. I am writing this article because I had a doctor give me a call and ask me about bonuses. He ...
Read MoreRegardless of your age, money mistakes can sneak up on you. You may not realize how much of an effect these mistakes can have on your finances until you’ve already lost a pile of money. Take note of these common mistakes and don’t make the same mistakes as many dentists that have gone before you. I have the opportunity to research dentists of ...
Read MoreThere is a tried and true process called the “Management Circle” that can set you on the path for great leadership. The Management Circle (empower, verify, follow up, adjust) demonstrates how we can approach the day-to-day organization and running of our practices. This management style places emphasis on individual performance and focuses on ...
Read MoreWhen it comes to work and challenges, I love to have an advantage going in. If you could add a black and white strategy that never fails and is completely foolproof you’d have a can’t lose protocol. No grey here, just a straight up common sense case acceptance strategy that works every time and gets the consumer acceptance nod for ...
Read MoreI first heard this true story on an audiotape recording from Earl Nightingale. It is so powerful that I wanted to present it to each of you. I think the moral speaks for itself. The text comes from the Nightingale Conant website. The story is told of an “African farmer who heard tales about other farmers who had made millions by discovering ...
Read MoreFor way too long I’ve seen offices struggle because no one has stepped up to lead the team. For the most part this should be the doctor. In Walt Kelly’s Pogo comic he states: “We have met the enemy and the enemy is us”. Through self-sabotage you end up being your own worst enemy. I have found that leadership always starts with you. The ...
Read MoreAre you a thermostat or a thermometer? That is, are you a controlling influence like a thermostat; or do you tend to go up and down depending on what happens in your environment? Most of us come into our profession as thermometers. Then depending on when, or if, we mature, we either remain thermometers (rising or falling with the surroundings ...
Read MoreThe key to any improvement starts with a good leader (this is YOU) that can easily define their vision, but vision alone will not get you anywhere. Leaders need followers and, in this case, that would be your staff. It is not enough for you to see something that needs to be changed for a brighter future if you cannot muster the troops to act on ...
Read MoreI subscribe to Seth Godin’s blog (http://sethgodin.com/sg/subscribe.aspx), and I found today’s topic a perfect fit with what we’ve been examining about change. Sometimes it is nice to find independent confirmation for strategies and assumptions you already hold. Seth is an American author, entrepreneur, marketer, and public speaker and an ...
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