Building a Team That Produces

As a Portland dental consultant with decades of experience in dentistry, I've done my fair share of hiring and firing. When it comes to dental staffing, I don't know a single dentist who takes the task lightly. And it is no wonder that you agonize over the hiring process. When you bring a new staff member into your practice, you certainly want to be sure that their training, experience, and personality will adequately represent your name, and that the patients who've chosen you to provide their dental treatment are given the absolute best care from first contact on the initial phone call to every aspect of clinical treatment.

But what I'm sometimes surprised to learn is that many dentists spend so much time and energy on hiring a staff, but often neglect to invest in building that staff into a team. A team is made up of individual members working towards a common goal. Teammates offer support to the other members of their team, and are on the lookout to make decisions that benefit the common good. When you are able to transform your staff of individuals into a team with a singular vision, your valuable patients benefit, and ultimately you reap the rewards in the form of greater morale and productivity.

So, where do you get started? Take the first step today by contacting Dentist CEO, and speaking with a Portland dental consultant who has been in your shoes!

Where are your sneakers?

Several weeks ago while jogging with my dog, Scooter I noticed a pair of sneakers hanging on the power wires above the street. It reminded me of the times as a kid I had tried similar pranks. More than once I found myself in situations that were not easily resolved without out the aid of an adult.

During the years I was in private practice I had similar experiences when I found myself in situations that were more easily resolved with a little aid from an outside source. Figuratively speaking, I found my sneakers were hanging over the wires and I didn’t have the tools to retrieve them. Those were the times that I found consultants to be extremely helpful. Many times their expertise was the results of years of experience consulting or advanced education; other times their assistance was as simple as another set of eyes looking at the situation. I am frequently surprised in speaking with professionals who have spent thousands of dollars learning their technical skills or on a piece of new equipment but are resistant to investing the relatively small amount money to get the sneakers off the wires. I found that the investments I made in consulting over the years paid big dividends such as increased efficiency, productivity and most importantly, peace of mind. On a recent jog, I noticed that the sneakers are still there. Hopefully a wise professional would not have waited so long.

Contact Dr. Brad Larsen of Dentist CEO today with all of your Vancouver and Portland Dental Practice Consulting inquiries. I am a "Sneaker Expert."