Advice for the Orthodontist – Surprise your team. When’s the last time you sent your staff flowers for a particularly challenging or successful day? Have you taken them out to dinner lately? Have you written a note and mailed it to their home, thanking them for everything they do? All of these activities motivate people to excel. True team building is as much about creating an exciting environment as having the right people.

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