Achieving Great Things So I’m a fan of cycling, and I ride my bike at least a few times a week. So far this year, I’ve ridden a few thousand miles and completed a few gravel races, one being a 200 mile-16 hour race in hills of Kansas, a 300-mile (28 hour) race in Nebraska, […]
Read PostUnderstanding Younger Generations I was talking with a friend the other day, and we were discussing ‘Millenials’ and ‘Gen Z’. My friend is much older, and we were trying to discover why there’s always a disconnect. Ok, boomer, let’s dig in deeper on that subject. We all think we just “don’t understand” these “kids”. (I […]
Read PostHow do you reduce employee turnover? So a few weeks ago this happened just down the street from my wife’s family, and it just so happened to grab national attention. It came to be understood that management was not listening to the concerns of the General Manager at the restaurant level. The kitchen […]
Read PostPartnership Qualifications Partnership. One of the biggest decisions you’ll be confronted with as a business owner is whether to bring on a partner and how to properly select and structure the partnership once a decision has been made. If you are an owning doc, are you wanting to bring on your associate as a partner […]
Read PostThinking Fast and Slow One of the most interesting people you will ever read about is an Israeli Psychologist named Daniel Khaneman. He’s interesting because although he’s a psychologist, he was commissioned into the Israeli Army, where he was quickly assigned the task of helping decide where candidates would be best served. He helped to […]
Read PostSophisticated Businesses You may have heard me use the terms “Blackbelt Coach” and “Blackbelt Practice” on The Dentalpreneur or if you have purchased one of our operations manuals. But, what does that term actually mean? I’m not referring to practices producing five, ten or even a million dollars. Our Blackbelt level practices are those that […]
Read PostWeekly Growth Meetings Weekly growth meetings are a key to enhancing your dental practice strategies. Recently we had our weekly growth meeting, and we had to address some scheduling issues. It got a little heated to say the least. Doctor time was not lining up, too many patients packed in….and the front desk wants to […]
Read PostAll You Can Do is Laugh This is a story of buying a dental practice that you just can’t make up. If you need something to laugh about today, this is it. Why is this so hilarious? Between Dr. Mark Costes and myself, we’ve bought and started over 25 dental practices. It was through each […]
Read PostFoundational Steps The end of 2021 is fast approaching. As it does I am extending a challenge to you and your team: The Systemization Jumpstart. You have heard me talk about how all practices need a detailed operations manual to run efficiently and effectively. If you don’t already have one or have been intimidated by […]
Read PostThe 6 Pillars of Dentistry In the past decade I have worked with thousands of practices, including my own, and while dentistry may seem isolating at times I can tell you that the vast majority of the problems that practice owners face fall into six basic categories: Foundation Operational Systemization Lifetime Patient Experience New Patient […]
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