John Naughton writing about last week’s “Apple Special Event”. “But maybe we’ve arrived at what Charles (Arthur) calls — “a sort of tech stasis”. Many of the things we have are now Good Enough, and so despite Moore’s Law and the wonders of computational photography, etc. we don’t need to upgrade them every year, or everyContinue reading “Tech stasis?”
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Hours down. Productivity up. Nothing new.
“Reduce your hours and watch your productivity increase.” I tell my clients that they need to focus on the the three Es by becoming, “Efficient, Effective and Economic.” This does not mean cutting corners or scrimping to save, rather ensuring that you are doing the best you can for only as long as you needContinue reading “Hours down. Productivity up. Nothing new.”
Yerkes-Dodson is still relevant – if you want to enjoy your clinical career
Why should a “law” described first in 1908 be relevant to everyday Dentistry (and more)? Robert Yerkes and John Dillingham Dodson described their tests with rats that could be encouraged to complete a maze when stimulated with slight electrical shocks. When the strength of the shocks was increased however the rats just ran about lookingContinue reading “Yerkes-Dodson is still relevant – if you want to enjoy your clinical career”
Servant Leadership
I first came across the concept of Servant Leadership in Robert Greenleaf’s book. Wikipaedia describes the concept thus, “the servant-leader shares power, puts the needs of others first and helps people develop and perform as highly as possible. Servant leadership turns the power pyramid upside down which puts the customer service associates at top of pyramid;Continue reading “Servant Leadership”
Time to review your associate contract?
A couple of years ago I asked a specialist dental lawyer friend of mine why her firm suggested using the BDA associate contract rather than writing one of their own, she replied that as the BDA contracts are the the mostly widely used they are regarded as the industry standard. She went on to sayContinue reading “Time to review your associate contract?”
The Seven Pillars of a Successful Dental Business…simplify, simplify, simplify.
There are times in your life when you have to sit down and simplify. I did it first as a DJ by asking myself what really makes people dance and enjoy themselves and how could I cram all that fun into a short space of time. I did it 40 years ago during my firstContinue reading “The Seven Pillars of a Successful Dental Business…simplify, simplify, simplify.”
British Dental Conference & Dentistry Show Day 1
Firstly let me get this comment out of the way, it is not and probably will never be a substitute for the BDA conference. Done. The numbers were high. When I arrived from the airport at 9.05 the queue to print tickets looked daunting but the stewards kept it organised and the ticket machines wereContinue reading “British Dental Conference & Dentistry Show Day 1”
The Incisal Edge Podcast – Running an Event – with Chris Baker
Ever considered holding an event to promote your practice? Then be sure to listen to my latest podcast conversation with Chris Baker from Corona Dental Marketing where we discuss the benefits and challenges of organising events.
The Monday Morning Quote #480
“The nicest thing about not planning is that failure comes as a complete surprise, rather than being preceded by a period of worry and depression”. Sir John Harvey Jones
GDPR = Got Desperate People Rich(er)
Chicken Licken says the sky has fallen – #94 Lee Gilbert’s thoughts on GDPR, “It seems every type of company from Accountants, HR Advisory firms, Law Practices, IT companies, Greengrocers and Candle Stick makers… have been jumping on the band wagon of running seminar’s on the subject without truly understanding (or having read in someContinue reading “GDPR = Got Desperate People Rich(er)”
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