I am not a great TV watcher. I haven’t been since the early 70s. In my 5 years at university and the the 3 hospital years that followed I think I only watched rugby and The Old Grey Whistle Test with any consistency. In one house where I lived, there were 5 people, three spentContinue reading “The TV & The Concierge”
Category Archives: 7 Pillars of Successful Dental Business
Tattoos and other things.
I sometimes get calls for advice from clients on what they can and can’t demand or forbid from staff, tattoos and piercings seem to be high on the list. In my case I had a dilemma about nurse who boasted about her multiple, hidden, piercings which were her business as far as I was concerned.Continue reading “Tattoos and other things.”
& the converse to yesterday’s blog – do you check your employer?
As a follow on from yesterday. From HBR. Reference-Check Your Future Boss What do you wish you had known about your manager before you started your current job? Work style? Personality? Approach to management? Ability (or inability) to empathize? Most advice around job searching and interviewing has become common knowledge: Research the company, ask questionsContinue reading “& the converse to yesterday’s blog – do you check your employer?”
Do you check social media on new employees?
From CIPD mini polls Social media for recruitment Do you check potential job candidates’ profiles on social media sites? Total votes: 451 23.06%: Yes, as soon as we get the application 17.96%: Yes, but only at the final stage 58.98%: No, we never check social media sites What do you do?
Private buyers and small groups gaining ground over large corporates in practice sales
From the most recent bulletin from Alan Suggett at UNW. Private buyers and small groups gaining ground over large corporates in practice sales The latest NASDAL goodwill survey reaffirms the ongoing appeal of an NHS contract, with NHS practices and mixed practices still commanding higher prices. In the quarter ending April 30th the average goodwillContinue reading “Private buyers and small groups gaining ground over large corporates in practice sales”
The Monday Morning Quote #274
“If you can imagine it, you can create it. If you dream it, you can become it.” William Arthur Ward
Colin Hall-Dexter, R.I.P.
Colin Hall-Dexter, whose death has just been announced at the age of 84, was one of the finest dentists and teachers I met in my career. Not for his clinical skills which were excellent, not for his qualifications which were BDS, LDSRCS the basic ones needed to practice dentistry and certainly not for seeking highContinue reading “Colin Hall-Dexter, R.I.P.”
The Monday Morning Quote #271
“Compound interest is the eighth wonder of the world. He who understands it, earns it…he who doesn’t…pays it.” Albert Einstein Thanks to Ray & Graeme
“On Oscar Wilde, football and dental businesses.” The current Ezine
Professional Reflections If I had been challenged to connect football and Oscar Wilde in an ezine I think I might have struggled but in writing notes for this piece they somehow fell together. Television is trying desperately to get me to watch the Football World Cup; sorry, but the harder you try folks the lessContinue reading ““On Oscar Wilde, football and dental businesses.” The current Ezine”
10 Ways To Be Happier at Work from “PsyBlog”
Another in the occasional “Top 10 Tips” series, this comes from PsyBlog via M.B-S./Box of Crayons. One thing I see a lot of is “dysfunctional teams” in dental practices I hope that this Top 10 might help owners and managers who are facing challenges. Here’s the link to the original article. 10 Ways To BeContinue reading “10 Ways To Be Happier at Work from “PsyBlog””
The Incisal Edge 