Thanksgiving here we come. Can you believe it? Next week we head into that wonderful day where families come together to celebrate being thankful for all that we have and especially the people in our lives. I’ll have the chance to say more on it next week. In keeping with that theme and jumping off… Read more »
Are You Missing The Most Important Point In Your Practice?
I have said very bluntly right here that many practices (Doctors and Team Members alike), make ‘success’ in Dentistry far more difficult than it is and than it should be. This is not to say it is necessarily easy. Is anything worth doing completely easy? However it doesn’t have to be hard. When you are… Read more »
A Fun Team Activity That’ll Keep You Smiling
Keeping with the end of year theme – it’s important to remember that your team must stick together. You know the holidays tend to be more stressful than other times and that can lead to people being distracted, temperamental, or just plain jovial. Among all of your responsibilities there is not one more important than… Read more »
These ‘Problems’ Are Holding Your Practice Back!
Stephen Covey said, “The way we see the problem is the problem.” And most often he is correct. Another way of saying it, said by one of the great philosophers is, “The quality of your answers will be determined by the quality of your questions.” Here’s the point that I brought up last week and… Read more »
Here Comes The Crazy Time Of Year – Get Ready!
Lately, I have had many team members ask about patients using the time of year as an excuse. Saving money for Christmas or wanting to wait until the New Year or for insurance or that they are too busy. Of course, we all have long to-get-done-before-the-end-of-the-year lists and for most people dentistry isn’t on theirs…. Read more »