Staying on Time
How often are you on-time with your dental patients? Whenever I ask this question to dentists and teams, I typically get three distinct answers. Dentists are usually consumed with the present moment… Continue On +
Leadership as Clear as Low-Fat Milk
One of the most difficult tasks of a leader is providing clear direction. What may seem obvious to us is often confusing to others. So how do you provide clear direction? Consider… Continue On +
What If Insurance Doesn’t Cover It
You finish with your exam and set the patient up to review your findings. You make your recommendations for dental treatment and the patient seems to understand; however as soon as you… Continue On +
From Gum on the Sidewalk to Spontaneous Creativity
A wad of discarded chewing gum may look like trash to us but not to artist Ben Wilson. For the last few years, Wilson has transformed these sticky nuisances into works of… Continue On +
Nobody Schedules for Small Decay
Imagine you take your car in for an oil change. Your mechanic, in addition to changing your oil, inspects your engine. When your car is ready, your mechanic explains his findings: “Your… Continue On +
What Popcorn Can Teach Us about Leadership
Researchers at Cornell University wanted to see what would happen if they gave movie-goers a free bucket of popcorn. Now this wasn’t just any type of popcorn; it was engineered to be… Continue On +
Reducing Dental Appointment Cancellations
Imagine the nice vacations you could take if you could capture just a fraction of the cost of missed dental appointments. The cost is also felt across the ocean. The National Health… Continue On +
Taking the Pulse of Your Dental Practice
Dental practice software is powerful. You can pull hundreds of pages of reports and gather an enormous amount of data. But do you need all that to take the pulse of your… Continue On +
The Emotionally Intelligent Leader
When Delos “Toby” Cosgrove, a cardiologist, became CEO of the Cleveland Clinic in 2004, he was very confident he could do great things for the institution. Cosgrove first joined the Cleveland Clinic… Continue On +
Sparks of Innovation Fly if Given a Chance
Brainstorming sessions with your dental team can provide sparks of innovation about everything from how to fine-tune the patient experience to how to increase referrals. However, brainstorming in a less-that-supportive environment kills… Continue On +
What Bad Leaders Say
Do you strengthen your dental team with encouraging words and helpful coaching? Does your team know you trust them? Or do you undermine your team and the success of your dental practice… Continue On +
Resilience Defines Who We Are
How do you manage adversity? Admiral Jim Stockdale, a prisoner of war tortured by the Vietcong for eight years, was interviewed in the book Good to Great. The author, Jim Collin, asked… Continue On +