Assuming you have the agenda sorted out, here's a tip that will improve the outcomes of your meetings while getting the result you want. It involves setting a clear intention for each meeting, and intentions are closely tied to emotions. When you emotionally invest in a goal, the likelihood of achieving it significantly improves. The idea is to complement your proven intellectual abilities by balancing the workload. By incorporating your intuition and feelings to guide you, i

Encountering drama within a friend circle might prompt us to choose between engagement and distance, but when drama finds its way into the workplace, the choices become less clear. How does one address this within a professional setting? Furthermore, what does it reveal about a company or its management when a consistently dramatic employee remains unchecked, drawing attention, creating tension and disruption? Take the Quiz: Navigating Drama in the Workplace Why it cannot b

Hiring an associate will rank as the second most critical decision you'll make after launching a new practice. An associate can provide the practice owner with invaluable freedom, ensuring predictable time away and five-day availability to serve referring doctors, including same day emergencies. However, the focus of this article isn't merely on enumerating these benefits. Over the years of collaborating with endodontists, I've observed areas where things can either go smooth

Many people believe that preparing the right mindset for business is akin to a spirited pep rally before a major game, replete with motivational phrases and inspirational cheers. While these can certainly be effective, I'd like to delve into a more profound aspect of mindset. Let's explore the underlying emotions that influence every business decision and every conversation you engage in. I categorize these emotions into two distinct buckets: a) Emotions that drive your actio

How many of you think about goals? How many write or otherwise articulate them? And how many go back and review them? A few years ago, in a discussion with a close friend of mine - Ken, a private wealth advisor - who shared with me that he reads his goals every few months, then puts them back in the drawer. He said, “David, I don’t know how it works exactly, all I can tell you is - it works.” He went on,“All my professional goals are manifesting and I’m achieving recognition

This is a continuation from last week that focused on the roots of dread: fear of failure, uncertainty and risk, imposter syndrome, and financial pressures. This week we will look at strategies to overcome and manage this complex emotion. Did you do the stretch outlined in Part 1? It was to observe feelings of dread and explore its roots. Let’s keep building. Overcoming dread requires a combination of curiosity and desire to make a change. Resiliency is helpful but not necess

Dread is a complex emotion that stems from the fear of anticipated negative outcomes. It’s that fear of failure, a relentless beast that gnashes its teeth at our ambitions. Various sources instigate feelings of dread in professional settings. Understanding the roots of dread and finding ways to overcome it will help you get past the heavy sensations dread brings. Read the follow on: Overcoming Dread - Part 2 Roots Often, dread arises from a fear of the unknown and an excessiv

There’s something I discovered in the creative and visionary types: their ideas get bottled up and get stuffed only to pop out periodically to an unprepared audience that challenges them and tells them why it cannot be done. It is a huge shutdown for the creative type. The Imaginarium solves this. It is a place to release a flood of ideas that spark additional ideas and is a welcomed break from administrative tasks. It’s about setting up what comes next. It’s why they hired

LEADERSHIP & COMMUNICATION Dental practices are tight knit family-like environments and are a big reason why people enjoy working in them, so when there is one member who is difficult to work with it negatively impacts everyone. The challenge for this client, the doctor who owns the practice, was fear. Fear of being short-staffed if he fired them and the deeper fear that he would be seen as the ‘bad guy’. The first point is obvious that being down a person makes others work h

EXECUTIVE COACHING: TOP 5 One of my favored tools is taking an emotional reading from the Top 5 people you interact with in your business, in two areas: the coaching client and the top five people that report to them or who they report to. Some people are easy to work with and others push our buttons. It works much like a decoding key to what you once thought was a black box of mystery, people, and their personalities. Once you isolate their main drivers/motivators, you can c