Success or Failure depends more upon attitude than upon capacity, successful men people act as though they have accomplished or are enjoying something. Soon it becomes a reality. Act, look, feel successful, conduct yourself accordingly, and you will be amazed at the positive results. William James
Category Archives: 7 Pillars of Successful Dental Business
Oh the places I will go – Part 3 – Bounceback
Part 1 – The World at my feet Part 2 – The World at my feet – in pieces 18th March 1993 My 40th birthday and a very significant date in the life of my practice. In the wake of the 1990 NHS contract and subsequent clawback of fees a group of dentists in GloucestershireContinue reading “Oh the places I will go – Part 3 – Bounceback”
What to learn from aircraft??
Earl Weiner Among them: Every device creates its own opportunity for human error. Exotic devices create exotic problems. Digital devices tune out small errors while creating opportunities for large errors. Invention is the mother of necessity. Some problems have no solution. It takes an airplane to bring out the worst in a pilot. Whenever youContinue reading “What to learn from aircraft??”
The Fish Rots From The Head
“il pesce marcisce dalla testa” – The Fish Rots From The Head The final quarter of 2018 saw me speaking throughout the UK on “Leadership and Management”. In preparation I examined the characteristics of both, the differences between them and where they overlap. This exercise meant that I had to take stock of some of theContinue reading “The Fish Rots From The Head”
The Monday Morning Quote #577
You know what (that) strategy is? 1. Decide what you want. 2. Compare that to where you are. 3. Write down the steps that you need to take on a piece of paper to get you from where you are to where you want to be. 4. Do the work. Anon
Sleep isn’t for Wimps.
I had a nickname in my first year at university – “The Midnight Rambler” – I didn’t sleep very well and used to wander around the halls of residence looking for people with their lights on to share a coffee and have a chat. (I suppose the coffee was a clue…) I finally got aroundContinue reading “Sleep isn’t for Wimps.”
The Monday Morning Quote #571
“Nothing is so useless as doing things efficiently that should never have been done at all.” Peter Drucker
The Monday Morning Quote #570
“Quality is never an accident, it is the result of intelligent effort.” John Ruskin
Busy being busy.
Another unfinished blog from the archive sees the light of day. This one was inspired by THIS from which I quote. I have worked with clients, and for people, whose answer to everything is to “reorganise, start again, throw everything in the air and see where it lands”. This of course means that their livesContinue reading “Busy being busy.”
Who do you trust? Who can you trust? from GDPUK
My latest post for GDPUK: One of the main tenets of Professor Onora O’Neill’s arguments around the theme of trust is that we must aim to have more trust in the trustworthy but not in the untrustworthy. She says, “I aim positively to try not to trust the untrustworthy.” Which brings around the questions. WhoContinue reading “Who do you trust? Who can you trust? from GDPUK”
The Incisal Edge 