Some things need to change. Sometimes it will be a surprise what those things are. Here is a little story to set the stage: The Pot Roast Ends A young woman was preparing a pot roast for dinner, following a recipe that she had learned from her mother. She cut off the ends of the
Being the executive/owner of a practice and also being the practitioner is double trouble and often results in too much stress. The balance between the two functions is assumed to be 90% practitioner and 10% manager in order to keep the income as high as possible. Yet the “10%” usually means coming in early, staying
Do you ever wonder why you get up every day and drag yourself into work? Or how about why you even bother to try and get things done when you don’t seem to get anywhere anyway? There actually is an answer to that or at least there was when you first started. Want to know
Whether you are the leader of the practice or a team member, you will enjoy your labours more profoundly if you are working to inspire yourself and the others around you to be the very best they can be. I have compiled a bunch of inspiring quotes to help. Have you too made a quote
Thirty One years ago when we first started consulting healthcare professionals, the words “sales” and “selling” were almost swear words. Seriously! Some doctors would get angry at us for even mentioning those words in relation to their patients and their health care. We had to say “treatment plan acceptance” and so on to go around
I was thinking about all the good staff who flank their bosses and give them the ability to deliver the highest quality service in their practices. From all reports over the years, I gather this is not always easy and can often be stressful. Many of you deserve gold medals … no, make that platinum
Ever find yourself saying: “I don’t have enough time to …” “There’s never enough time.” “I just want some time to relax.” “I never have time for myself.” “There’s not enough time in a day.” Well then, let’s take a look at some of the tried and true ways to invent or create some of
Whether you are the team captain (owner) of the practice or any of the stars on the team, everyone needs and appreciates “pats on the back” for going “supernova” from time to time. Pats on the Back Yes, a literal pat on the back or even words of appreciation are vital to the health of
Are there parts about running your practice or doing a job within the practice that you just would rather delegate to someone else, or ignore, or put at the bottom of the to-do list? If yes, you are not alone. Most people have something they don’t know how to handle or what is the best
Sometimes a day can seem to drag on and on. Patients come and patients go and it can be a bit boring. Why not lighten up your day as well as the patients’ or clients’ by adding some humour? The following are some fun (and clean) jokes that were online. (There are millions of these
Everyone looks for the magic bullet that will act like a magnet to draw new patients into your practice in droves. There are tons of false promises out in the market place selling you on this and promoting that as “the most outrageously successful marketing tool” to date. You sometimes buy in, and almost as
One of your team mates is always dumping bad news on you when you would prefer good news. Or you feel one or more of your staff are against you. Or there is a patient or client who seems to have a strong negative attitude towards you. Perhaps you see someone who might be doing
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