Tuesday, February 22, 2011

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Tuesday, February 15, 2011

FUN

FUN --- wholesome fun is a necessary ingredient in any successful endeavor. Don’t forget to enjoy your practice, your co-workers, your family and friends, your work and your outside-of-work activities. A wise axiom reads, “Laughter is good for the soul.” All work and no play does indeed make one’s life and one’s practice dull!

Tuesday, February 8, 2011

More a giver than a taker be.

A friend for whom I have great respect tells me his grandfather had a wise bit of advice---“Live so that you leave the woodpile higher than you found it.” For all you city dwellers who are scratching your head over the meaning of that homespun advice, I can summarize, “Give back!”

Said another way, no matter your position, owner or staff member, take only what you and your family need from your practice, from your community, from your place of worship, from the organizations to which you belong. Do so while seeking ways to repay, to contribute, to give back, so that you, in fact, enrich your living and work environments, leaving each area in your sphere of influence better because you were there.

Wednesday, February 2, 2011

On Leadership

On Leadership from John Wooden, former coach of the record-setting UCLA basketball team:
*A leader’s most powerful ally is his or her own example.

*The most essential thing for a leader to have is the respect of those under his or her supervision. It starts with giving them respect.

*Listen to those under your supervision. Really listen. Don’t act as though you’re listening and let it go in one ear and out the other. Faking it is worse than not doing it at all. A good motto is “Others, too, have brains.”

Dentists, you are the leaders of your practices. Do these Wooden thoughts hit home with you?