Archive for January, 2007

Dental Practice Management–Finding & Retaining Sharp Talent

There is a WAR for talent going on right now.  Many of us in dentistry are clueless to this battle and we behave as though it isn’t a major concern.  Perhaps for you it isn’t…but for many, many others it is a challenge.  On the front page of the Cleveland Plain Dealer there is an […]

Dental Practice Management Q&A

It was suggested by one of my readers that I offer up a forum for any readers of my weblog to post a question for me or anyone else to respond to over the next few days. Great idea. So what BIG question or challenging issue do you have that you want Coach […]

Dr. Ron’s Purple Cow Award

March 31st application deadline for my Purple Cow Award is not far away….
I am announcing another “VALUE-ADDED” component to my Coaching practice. I’m calling it my PURPLE COW AWARD (it’s a “kool” name for Client of the Year Award). If you read the book by Seth Godin, Purple Cow, transform Your Business by […]

A Practice Management Nugget

All too often I hear from dental staff telling me that their doctor does not seem to pay any attention to them; they feel the doctors don’t recognize them for a job well done; they tell me their doctor fails to offer up a simple thank you for their efforts.  Well, there is good news.  […]

“We did pretty good…considering”…a dental practice management falshood!

I was facilitating a team meeting for one of my clients when I asked one of the team members to report on her monthly numbers.  Sheepishly she announced the less than goal numbers explaining with a litany of excuses why they did not meet their numbers.  First it was the holidays; then it was we […]

Dr. Ron’s P.R.N. Mastermind call this week…

Thursday January 4th, 2007 from 8:30 p.m. to 10:00
p.m. EASTERN time….reserve that date on your
calendar!
Clients…Contact me personally for the phone number and pass code to enter the call….
I will again be leading a 90 minute P.R.N. Mastermind® conference call for the benefit of and exclusively for my clients. You have the “choice” […]

Most Doctors don’t know they help until it is too late!!!

The following comment came from one of my readers of my Tuesday Tidbits and my weblog.  I belive she makes some keen observations.  What do you say about her comment that “happy employees do not leave a practice”?  I believe we all need to take a lesson from Madeline!
Dear Dr. Ron,
I am an employee who […]

Practice Management & Life Planning for 2007

I uploaded for my clients, Dr. Ron’s 2007 Couples Annual Goal Planning Kit on my weblog.  You may want to visit my client-only section to get this Monthly Bonus before it is removed and replaced with January’s client Bonus.  Here is a sample page to “wet your apetite.
Dr. Ron, THE DENTAL COACH 

Dr. Ron is […]