By Dr. Jonathan Ford I recently attended the ADA New Dentist Conference in Denver. The conference had a great mix of continuing education for the young dentist, including a special emphasis on leadership development. Here is part two of the leadership skills that I learned at the ADA New Dentist Conference—read part one here. 1. Have fun! One… Read More »
We’ve written before about using employee agreements to clarify expectations between the practice and the dental team. So we were interested when we read on The Build Network about a corporate strategist who developed a one-page user’s manual to help his new employees understand how to work with him effectively. Check out the original post for a series… Read More »
It’s almost summer and the living is sweaty. Recently the Washington Post asked a panel of entrepreneurs about dress code policies for their employees. One respondent said, “Every minute our staff spends thinking about how they look is a minute away from making the business look good by producing quality work.” Another small business owner replied, “We just… Read More »
In the July 2013 issue of the Journal of the American Dental Association (JADA) a reader asks: I found out that one of my colleagues is raffling off a jet ski. The rules of the raffle state that each person who refers a patient to the dentist’s practice will have his or her name entered into the raffle;… Read More »
Perhaps you’ve heard the advice that a good way to increase your likelihood of success is to visualize yourself succeeding. Sure it’s fun to fantasize about winning that award or fitting into those skinny jeans, but is that really increasing your effectiveness at meeting those goals? Over at the 99u blog, Gregory Ciotti wrote about the role of… Read More »
“As soon as something becomes clear to us, we have a tendency to think that it’s just as clear to everyone else too, so we don’t put much time into communicating about it.” That observation comes from Doug Sundheim in his book Taking Smart Risks: How Sharp Leaders Win When Stakes are High. Sundheim outlines four clarifying questions… Read More »