In January, I wrote a series of posts about different aspects of support for Office Managers. I also began a number of Mastermind Groups for Office Managers to provide them with customized CE that they would be able to apply in their offices. The program has been a success, yet in stark contrast I was …
4 Ways Your Office Manager May Be Feeling Constrained in Your Dental Office Read More »
It doesn’t matter if you call it feedback, constructive criticism or being honest, the delivery verbiage can make a difference to how it is accepted and then applied to the specific task. There are many schools of thought on methods and verbiage for delivering feedback (my favorite word for it.) Having systems in place to …
How to Create A Feedback System & Culture in Your Practice Read More »
When we don’t see the desired or expected results, we very often make excuses. We learned this behavior as a fallback from a very young age when we couldn’t hand in our homework because the dog ate it! In your office now you may hear the same type of excuses over and over again. When …
3 Excuses that Will Halt Your Practice’s Success (& how to respond)! Read More »
Does the thought of changing your Office Manager (OM) keep you up at night? We all know that change is inevitable and whether an OM retires, moves on or you decide to make a change in your team there are always the questions of who will train that person and how will it affect the …
5 Important Things to Consider When Changing Your Office Manager Read More »
I have always thought of an Office Manager as a “Jack/Jill of all trades” in a dental office setting. If you recall from my previous post, I spoke of some of the stressors that could be involved with having to be the “expert” on everything dental (yet there is very little support for this position). …
9 Skills to Nurture in Your Dental Office Manager Read More »
Have you ever thought of everything your Office Manager (OM) needs to be THE expert on in your office? This extensive list would include: human resources dental software clinical knowledge treatment coordination hygiene coordination customer service metrics marketing leadership accounts receivable budget balancing payroll IT problem solving AND…. be a moving force in setting goals …
This week I am veering from my usual path with my blog and talking about an upsetting “trend” that I am seeing in dental offices everywhere right now. The mental state of dental team members everywhere is unfortunately one of stress and anxiety. Every office is trying to find team members from a currently non-existent …
When I support practices, I usually meld together many different management theories to come up with a plan that will be customized for every office. The Rule of Thirds is a rule often used in photography but aptly applies to one theory of management that I heartily support (adapted from Patrick Lencioni). Every team can …
Using the Rule of Thirds to Change Your Practice’s Culture Read More »
With all the extra time I have had on my hands lately, I have been thinking, “how we are going to restart the Dental Industry and more precisely our practices in a way that will be two steps forward instead of many steps backward” once the COVID crisis is over. At the same time, I …
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