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Dentistry as a Hobby?
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Dentistry as a Hobby?

One of our clients at Spear – someone we have been profiling as part of our effort to document and analyze the success our clients – said...

| 11 years ago
Diagnose Your Practice in Five Simple Questions

Diagnose Your Practice in Five Simple Questions

It's true that a dental practice is a complex machine, and there are a lot of moving parts that go into making a smooth-running successful operation....

| 11 years ago
How to Create Reliable Team Alignment
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How to Create Reliable Team Alignment

'I wish I could get the right people on my team,' is right up there with 'I wish I could get the right patients,' among the most common dreams of dentists. Naturally, you...

| 11 years ago
The One Hundred Percent Solution
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The One Hundred Percent Solution

What are your expectations in a relationship? We often look at a lot of our relationships, especially in a work environment, in a transactional way. In...

| 11 years ago
Does Your Dental Team Have 'Court Sense?'
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Does Your Dental Team Have 'Court Sense?'

If you're a basketball fan, things get really interesting this time of year during the playoffs. It's the time in the season when slight differences in...

| 11 years ago
Why 'Now' is More Important Than Ever
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Why 'Now' is More Important Than Ever

There was a time in America when the pattern of adult life was steady and predictable. You grew up, got a job and stayed in that job until you retired...

| 11 years ago
Are You Being Introduced with the Right Value?

Are You Being Introduced with the Right Value?

How much does a patient really know about you before they meet you? Are you just 'the dentist' that they are seeing, the same (in their minds) as any...

| 11 years ago
Five Ways to Prepare for a New Associate

Five Ways to Prepare for a New Associate

There are many different things you can and should do when bringing on a new associate to your practice. The following are five of the key ways to prepare:...

| 11 years ago
Do You Have 'The Fire' Within?
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Do You Have 'The Fire' Within?

People like to believe that there is something mysterious or special about how successful dentists and their teams reach the highest level. It really...

| 11 years ago
Does Your Practice Have Black Holes of Accountability?

Does Your Practice Have Black Holes of Accountability?

If there is one gift you can give the members of your team, it is clarity. Clarity for the overall vision for the practice. Clarity for how they fit into...

| 11 years ago
Why 'Bad' Patients Are Actually Good Patients
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Why 'Bad' Patients Are Actually Good Patients

You will always have some patients who choose to accept nothing more than having you 'fix' their most immediate care concerns. But at the same time...

| 11 years ago
Why Team Conflict is Not Always Bad

Why Team Conflict is Not Always Bad

Some of my favorite times in my career have come when I have taken the better part of a day and gone into 'lockdown' with a number of my closest colleagues...

| 11 years ago