It’s December and for many organizations, that means performance reviews and appraisals. If you are the boss, this might be the time of year when you provide feedback to your team. And if you are an employee, this might be the time when you are on the receiving end of an evaluation. Over at the Fast Company blog,… Read More »
Which city gets the most annual days of sunshine? San Diego Miami Denver If you answered Denver, you’re correct! We’ve been researching Denver in advance of the 2013 New Dentist Conference, taking place in the mile high city, and we’ve learned some interesting facts from the Official Travel and Visitor Bureau for Denver, Colorado. Turns out the city… Read More »
The ADA is made up of individuals—here’s one of them. Who are you? I’m Dr. Tisha Rekhi. I’m a member of the Class of 2011 of the University of the Pacific Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry. I’m an associate dentist working for my older brother — Dr. Princy Rekhi — who is the owner-dentist of a three-location… Read More »
Stanford professor BJ Fogg has been studying habit formation and how to influence it by taking tiny steps towards a goal. In an interview with public broadcaster KQED, Fogg discusses his approach: The strength of a habit is defined, at least the way I see it, is how much of a decision was that behavior. So if you’re… Read More »
Big dreams are great, but if you don’t create space in your life for making progress toward them, then they’re fantasies, not goals. That’s a quote from productivity expert Laura Vanderkam who goes on to write: Build an accountability system–a friend, a group, an app–that will make failure uncomfortable. If you’ve got a run scheduled for Tuesday morning,… Read More »
We all like to feel appreciated, and you probably thank the members of your team for doing good work. It turns out that expressing your gratitude might be one of the best (and least expensive) investments you can make in your team! Harvard associate professor Francesca Gino conducted numerous experiments in gratitude for her book, Sidetracked: Why… Read More »