Welcoming a dental coach into your practice is not signalling defeat by any means, it is a sound decision that will take the pressure off and give you an objective perspective of your practice and routes for change if needed. As the practice leader, there are some signals that you should pay attention to, that …
Many dental practices have very loose HR plans or set standards in place a number of years ago and then they have never been updated. Either way, you are running a business and need to meet employment standards, if you are keeping your fingers crossed that what you have in place is good enough then …
Many offices waffle on the idea as to whether to have bonus/incentive plans for their teams. Do these plans actually incentivize the team successfully or do they become a way for making up for lower than average wages? With wages climbing through the roof currently because of a lack of trained applicants, many dental offices …
There is a consistent pain point among many dental practices right now which is attracting and keeping new team members. One part of the equation is that wages have skyrocketed, and many good team members have changed teams because their owners were not prepared to meet market-level wages. The other reason that there has been …
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Having team meetings is one important office function that seemed to go by the wayside in many offices during the pandemic due to concerns for physical distancing. Team meetings should be important and productive. If run effectively, they are a great method of communication for your team, especially when trying to institute change. To keep …
The pandemic has left its negative footprint in many ways in our everyday lives, but it has also had some very positive effects in our lives as well. One of the most positive ways that the dental world has pivoted is that a lot of your CE is now available online. As dentists you were …
Hiring an associate can either be the answer to your dreams or the beginning of a very bad nightmare. There are a number of considerations when making the decision as well as other items to consider along the way. PLAN, PLAN, PLAN each step along the way, will be the only way to have a …
Dentistry has been a challenging profession for many years, the pandemic has just been an added challenge that everyone has adapted to at this point. The changes that the pandemic has brought will not be going away from your offices soon or maybe ever. As a profession you have overcome many challenges and you need …
Have you seen the YouTube video that was making the rounds a few years ago about a millennial interview? Here it is incase you missed it. We may all laugh at this as an exaggeration but there are many offices right now who feel frustration with the millennial generation as not having the work ethic …
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None of us enjoy delivering a Performance Improvement Plan or are able to take the time for regular one on one meetings. In many offices it is the task of the Office Manager or the Owner to complete these tasks. Performance Improvement Plans (PIPs) can be uncomfortable to deliver as you are pointing out what …
Everyday I see dental practices make crucial mistakes that burnout their teams and turn away patients. I’ll show you how to change all that in this guide. Download the guide – it’s FREE!
