Approved for 1 CE towards AADOM Designations Oftentimes, our work takes precedence over everything else in our lives. Our desire to succeed professionally can push us to set aside our own well-being. Creating a harmonious work-life balance can be challenging but it is...
What’s the attitude in your office like? How about its culture? Most of us have an immediate answer – good, bad, or indifferent. Is it the culture you desire, or one you wish you could change? Do you manage the team of your dreams, or the one nightmares...
The US Department of Labor estimates the average cost of a bad hiring decision is at least 30% of the individual’s expected first year’s salary. If a team member’s salary is $50,000 a year, that’s at least $15,000 that you’re losing. Not...
Over 50 years ago, I entered the dental world as a teenager. Yes, back in the days when we lined the casting equipment used to make gold crowns and inlays with asbestos sheets, dipped our gloveless hands into the instrument cleaning solutions, and spent hours in the...
We get requests for help on how to document performance reviews all of the time. Usually, what managers are asking for is a form that can be used to evaluate an employee who is not doing so well during a yearly or quarterly performance review. The trouble is, rather...
If you’ve ever flown in an airplane, you’re familiar with the safety announcements flight attendants provide before liftoff. “Should there be a sudden drop in cabin pressure,” the attendant explains, “oxygen masks will drop down from the ceiling. Place your mask...
I don’t know about you, but I am a people pleaser. I want to be liked and feel included. I don’t enjoy feeling someone doesn’t like me (even if it’s simply my perception), and I definitely don’t like feeling like I’m on the outside of a group. I tend to worry...
Approved for 1 CE towards AADOM Designations Text is the only marketing channel with a 98% open rate. However, many practices are unable to utilize this channel due to difficulty with regulations and logistics. So how can a practice use this channel and overcome these...
When I heard the phrase “You don’t know what you don’t know” while sitting in a continuing education class 15 years ago, it made my mind spin. Because frankly, it was so true. I didn’t know how true it would be in my life over the next 15 years. I didn’t know I would...
CONGRATULATIONS!!! You’ve graduated from dental school. You’ve been dreaming about where you’re going to practice. You’ve sketched out your dental home, and you’ve finally settled on a name for your practice… now what? In 1990, I began working my way through the...
