Welcome to a new year! It’s 2021 and you have 12 months to achieve your goals. Make sure you define all of your goals and track them on a monthly basis. …
Seek guidance.
Seek guidance. Before you make your next big move, such as buying another practice, make sure you run it by your advisers. Ultimately the decision is yours, but your advisers can often offer insights …
Where are the bottlenecks in your practice?
Where are the bottlenecks in your practice? Every system eventually ends up with bottlenecks that slow down the system. When these bottlenecks are addressed, your practice performance will benefit. …
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Have you established your goals for the new year?
Have you established your goals for the new year? For something to be a goal, it must be written, measurable, and have a deadline. Practices with clear goals that review them weekly and monthly …
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How are you staying positive during the Covid-19 era?
How are you staying positive during the Covid-19 era? Find something every day that is inspirational and use it to start your day. It could be something you read, a picture of something that reminds …
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Check your body language throughout the day.
Check your body language throughout the day. With all the new PPE it is harder than ever for patients to read body language. Be sure to smile underneath your mask, make eye contact, and lean forward …
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Take inventory of your case presentation process.
Take inventory of your case presentation process. If your case acceptance isn’t as high as you would like it to be, check your process. Are you creating sufficient value in the treatment to warrant …
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Carefully examine the excuses for not taking certain actions.
Carefully examine the excuses for not taking certain actions. Very often practices want to wait until they have the perfect situation before moving forward on a specific action. The problem is that …
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Have you talked as a team about your practice mission statement lately?
Have you talked as a team about your practice mission statement lately? Your mission should be visited and revisited on a regular basis because it defines the purpose of the practice. …
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Remember to Say, “Happy Birthday!”
Remember to Say, “Happy Birthday!” Make sure that the practice always knows a patient’s birthday. Acknowledging birthdays and making a big deal out of them is another way that practices can show …
Be a team player.
Be a team player. Teamwork is more than a word. It’s about pitching in. What have you done to help a coworker in the last 24 hours? No matter how small it is, it counts! …
The glass is half full.
The glass is half full. There is a study that found people have four negative thoughts to every one positive thought. If you can begin to crowd out your negative thoughts and focus on the positive, …