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Is Patience Really a Virtue?

It’s a fair bet that at least 90% of all mothers try to teach their children that “patience is a virtue”.  Like, “You can’t open that present till Christmas, you’ll just have to be patient.” Sometimes you were super excited about an upcoming family outing and bugging your parents to get going, and you got:

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Too Much Technology or not Enough?

Over the last 29 years of consulting we have seen the complete evolution of technology, including the development of the internet from “no such thing” to a whole new world of technology, marketing opportunities and ways of doing business. As healthcare providers, there is a responsibility to keep up to date with the latest technology

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Thank you

Thankless Jobs

Almost everybody who has a job has one or more aspects of it that bug them, irritate them, are just plain hard to do, nobody else wants to do it so you get dumped with it, and so on. It’s the one thing you leave until the last minute to do. Or maybe you neglect

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Don’t Argue

Have you ever noticed that arguing usually leads nowhere constructive? You may say things in the heat of it all that you wish you hadn’t, or perhaps you didn’t coherently communicate what you DID want to say. Butting heads is stressful, to say the least. And not the most successful way to have a great,

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What Marketing Division?

So I was doing my free, in-depth practice analysis with a young doctor yesterday and I asked one of my standard questions:  “Who is the head of your Marketing Division?”  His answer:  “I don’t think we have one. (Big laugh and big pause)  Oh, I guess it boils down to me, eh?”  Bottom line, they

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Room with a View

Have you ever worked somewhere where there are no or few windows and the walls were bare?   And worse yet, maybe the walls were beige or grey?  And walking in every day was a bit of a let down, especially if it was sunny outside before you came in?  How did that make you feel? 

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Why Bother

“It’s not my fault” syndrome

If you have children, you have probably heard “It’s not my fault” or “I didn’t do it” at least one hundred times per year of their life.  It is a habit that seems to be formed quite early in life to get out of trouble, and actually, for many people, it is continued till the

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Thinking about Exiting?

Thinking about Exiting?

Many healthcare professionals have days when they think about retiring, whether early or late.  There are days when it is just all too much and you can’t take it anymore.  On the other side of the coin, perhaps you don’t feel busy enough and wonder if you should just close the doors.  Some want to

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Top Priority

No Time vs. Free Time

Can’t get away from the practice on time.  Too busy to go to your son’s or daughter’s games.  Need a new car but no time to look.  Haven’t taken a serious holiday for years.  No time to sit down and read a good book for a few hours uninterrupted.  Can’t find a time to get

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The Dangerous Plateau in Practices

I just talked with a doctor today in a two doctor practice.  She said “things are fine” but after 21 years in practice, she is feeling that “things” are changing and that they should start taking some pro-active steps to keep up with the times and shifts in culture.  She feels they need systems and

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Pushing Yourself to Have Fun

It is SOOOO easy to be lazy and goof off.  The temptation to relax and do nothing beautifully is all around us.  The environment may be beckoning you (a fabulous spring day), or maybe it’s your friends begging to you to play hooky and come play with them. Sometimes it’s the open road that calls,

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The Consequences of Doing Nothing

You half-overheard a conversation and believe that your staff are conspiring against you.  You freeze in disbelief and don’t know what to do or if you even heard it right.  So you walk away and do nothing.  Now you feel awkward and a bit nervous around your staff. Someone mentioned that one of your staff

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