Dentists have an extraordinary opportunity to enjoy practicing dentistry. To be happy, follow these steps: Eliminate controllable stress factors from your practice. By implementing more efficient …
Three Things You Can Learn From Olympic Athletes
What do dentistry and Olympic competition have in common? There are many analogies to the business world in all sports, where winning depends on training, practice, competitiveness, discipline and a …
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Three Things You Can Learn From United States Presidents
Regardless of their political party, all presidents follow a playbook… one that dentists can also follow to be better practice leaders. The first thing every president does (even before getting …
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Doing Nothing… Not the Best Option
Dentistry faces a host of challenges, ranging from increased competition to declining insurance reimbursements to the lack of prospective staff members with the proper skillsets. Practices that learn …
Three Jazz Lessons for Dentists
I love music, especially jazz. Listening to jazz has taught me a few lessons about getting the most out of work… and life. Jazz Lesson #1 – Take Five, and Relax. Some jazz is totally relaxing. …
Three Things Great Leaders Do
I’ve written a book and many articles about what dentists can learn from Fortune 500 CEOs and other highly successful business leaders. Here are three simple techniques that I was discussing recently …
Two Things You Can Learn from Major League Teams
Major league sports is big business. Look at the NFL… a $14 billion-a-year operation with intense fans who keep it growing every year. How do teams manage to reach such high levels of success? First, …
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Three Things Dentists Shouldn’t Talk About with Patients
There’s a simple rule to keep you out of trouble when talking with staff members or patients. The rule is: Don’t discuss sex, religion or politics. The reason is that all three subjects can be …
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Where You Are Vs. Where You Want to Be
I not only give seminars, I take them, too. Recently, I attended a presentation on a subject that has fascinated me for over 40 years: human performance and potential. I subscribe to the philosophy …
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What You Can Learn from Football
There’s a valuable lesson to be learned from this year’s Super Bowl. (Yes, I know this is a little late, but everybody's talking about football again after last week's draft, so here's my …
3 Reasons Why Dentistry is a Great Profession
Everybody loves to complain about their job. Even dentists. I know that the economy is much tougher for dentists than in the past, but despite the challenges (and there are many), dentistry is still …
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Up the Enthusiasm
I tell my seminar audiences that one of the most important things they need to do to create a better work environment is increase their enthusiasm by 20%. I know this sounds like something you might …
