Opportunity in the Mud
Opportunity is sometimes right in front of us and we don’t even know it. In 2008, naval engineering companies asked fuel-cell researcher Keegan Cooke to find an easier way to produce power… Continue On +
3 Traits of Successful Leadership
During a recent meeting with a dentist, we reviewed notable improvements in a variety of practice performance measures, and we discussed how his financials looked so much healthier than the year before. … Continue On +
Know What You’re Getting Into Before You Hire Someone
Whenever we discuss embezzlement prevention, we always include the following in our discussion: protect your practice by not hiring embezzlers. Whenever I communicate this to a group of dentists, I always see… Continue On +
Why Paying for a Bookkeeper Will Help Generate Wealth
When it comes to preparing the bookkeeping for your business it can often be a hard decision to either prepare it yourself, or to pay a bookkeeper to prepare it for you. … Continue On +
Inspiration from Inside of a Garage
How determined are you in the face of setbacks? Microbiologist Eri Gentry grew weary of the red tape surrounding cancer research and treatments, and in 2009 she created a lab in her… Continue On +
Show and Tell
Since we were kids, we have learned through show and tell, which engages our senses and motivates us to listen to what comes next. Unfortunately, the power of show and tell is… Continue On +
Patient Push-Back Does Not Signal Retreat
The French Mathematician Rene Descartes once said, “The first precept was never to accept a thing as true until I knew it as such without a single doubt.” If Descartes was alive… Continue On +
What Matters Most to Your Dental Patients
One of the most important aspects of increasing treatment acceptance is to give your dental patients what they want. When I work with dentists and teams on fine-tuning their overall patient experience,… Continue On +
Getting the Most Out of Plan B
The mathematician James Yorke once said, “The most successful people are those who are good at Plan B.” How effective are you at shifting gears when things do not go as expected?… Continue On +
Motivation is Contagious
Since you are a leader, you often faced with how to motivate your team. But how do you motivate yourself? The philosopher William James once said, “Act as if what you do… Continue On +
Practice Transitions
When a dental practice is sold there are two options for structuring the deal; as a stock sale or as an asset sale. It is very important to understand the differences prior… Continue On +
The Personality of a Good Team
If you do not like everyone on your dental team, is that a bad thing? It depends on the reasons for your feelings. If you struggle with the personality types on your… Continue On +