NATHANIEL BRANDEN TELLS HOW EMPLOYEES CAN BE MUCH BETTER THAN THEY ARE Employee self-esteem has traditionally been a subject for the analyst’s couch. In the 21st century and beyond, however, it doesn’t make sense to leave it there. Key: How an employee feels about him/herself directly affects job performance and, ultimately, business ...
Read MoreThe average American reads less than one nonfiction book a year, and 58% of all Americans never read a nonfiction book after high school. The one constant in our fast-paced world: change. The ability to harness the awesome power of change makes the crucial difference between people and companies who merely survive and those who achieve great ...
Read MoreEvery time I meet with any dentist of any age I always ask: How much is enough for you to feel financially independent, and how long do you want to practice? Evidently there are no dentists that have actually considered the how much is enough, because I continually get calls from doctors who are faced with absolutely no options to ever retire. I ...
Read MoreAs is often the case, a great strategy can become a disaster if you don’t understand the consequences and risks. I received a call from a young doctor who wanted to buy an existing practice just 3 miles down the road from him. So far so good: Practice acquisitions can be a fast track to increased patients and production, and when done ...
Read MoreI was reading a weekly newsletter from Jon Gordon entitled: 5 Ways to Be Happier at Work. I guess from the title that a lot of people out there are not happy. Or, perhaps a lot of people expected that work or anything else physical was going to “make” them happy. Life doesn’t work that way. Another supposition I assume from the title is that ...
Read MoreI recently received the following in an email from a dentist client. The subject line read Hygiene Drama. We have a conversation going on as to whether the fee for exams should be credited to the hygienist’s production or the doctor, and does it make a difference whether it is the initial comprehensive exam or periodic? Here is my ...
Read MoreI was reading Craig Wilson’s article, Final Word: Fall down on diet, friends will know. Allow me to summarize it. “It appears the we-must-all-be-on-a-diet world has gone even crazier. How a $60 billion a year industry just keeps churning along is testament to how obsessed we all can be. I just read there’s a new gadget released this ...
Read MoreWhat is this “super general dental practice”? You already know, if you have attended one of our breakaway seminars that everyone is talking about called the “180 Degree Dental Journey”. If not, please just email me and let me send you an article that lays out the four threats to dentistry as we know it, and what will insure your ...
Read MoreIf you’re not familiar with the work of Steven Wright, he’s the famous comic scientist who once said: “I woke up one morning, and all of my stuff had been stolen and replaced by exact duplicates.” His mind sees things differently than most of us do. Here are some of his gems: 1 – I’d kill for a Nobel Peace Prize. 2 – Borrow ...
Read MoreI was trying to write an article that verbalizes how we as dentists and dental offices need to create a culture of caring and compassion while still taking care of business. As any of you know that have read some of my 30 page ramblings, words seldom escape me, but I was reading a blog by Jeff Whittle and I was mesmerized. He put it better ...
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