The One Question I Ask My Team Every Single Day
When my team gathers for our huddle each morning, I’ll go around the circle (or Zoom screen) and ask each and every team member this one question. “What do you need from me?” These six little words have been a game changer for our team, our productivity, and communication. All too often, we focus on […]
Dr John Demartini’s Tips on Building a Self-Managing Team
Building a self-managing team and recruiting intrinsically motivated talent is often a pain point for practice owners who don’t want to constantly micro-manage their staff. As a multi-million-dollar practice owner, human behaviour specialist, and international leadership coach, Dr. John Demartini is all too familiar with this challenge. Recently I was lucky enough to host Demartini […]
256. The Five Lenses of Culture Creation
This week’s Bite-Size episode is a comprehensive breakdown of the five lenses through which you should analyse your team culture.
Practice Politics – How to Manage Bickering Team Members
A common consistently reported by practice owners, managers, and leaders across numerous industries, is navigating the complex world of social dynamics in the workplace. No matter how big or small, how corporate or casual your practice may be, there will always be the occasional disagreement or tension among well-meaning colleagues. Ultimately, it’s your responsibility as […]
235. REPUBLISH: How to Have a Productive Associate Dentist
In this solo episode, we are going to talk about how to have a productive associate in your practice.
234. Lift Team Performance
Dr Jesse Green identifies some key things that we, as dental practice owners need from our team members, and how to lift team performance. He promotes the importance of having a “Better before Bigger” mindset.
227. How to Align Your Team with Your Standards and Expectations
Mel and I talked about creating, implementing, and getting great results from systems in your practice.
How To Be The Leader Your Team Needs Now!
It is generally believed that leaders are born and not made. What if I could prove to you that this is not the case and with the right kind of self-awareness and dedicated work, anyone can become a great leader? Yes anyone! Because with emotional intelligence, leadership skills can be honed not simply to better […]
196. How To Get The Most From Your Practice Manager To Accelerate Results
In this episode of the Savvy Dentist Podcast, I am interviewing a key person in my business, Melanie Thompson. She is the person who sits beside me alongside our business, the person I turn to to get things done, takes my ideas and implements them and sits with practice owner clients to help them work with receptionists, business partners, managers.
We are going to be talking about how to get the most from your right hand person in your team. If you have a great relationship with your right-hand person, you are going to achieve your goals much faster than you would.
185. How to create a winning team
All of us understand the importance of having a great team to achieve our practice goals and set our practice up to go from profitable to scalable. But, many practice owners often encounter the problem of not being able to make their team operate at the highest possible level.
In episode 185 of the Savvy Dentist Podcast, I’ll be sharing a practical step-by-step guide to create a great team that will take your business from profitable to scalable.