MyDentalChannel Expert Series #17
Guest Industry Experts: Shari Tastad and Fran Pangakis

Download the audio interview:

http://content.screencast.com/users/MyDentalChannel/folders/MDCParti/media/ec580576-2bf8-4e30-8ea8-b24847e88712/pathways.mp3

Emotional Intelligence and Your Dental Practice: Listen to the audio interview online:

http://www.screencast.com/t/HkbriWmQays

You should always invest in your team, and especially during tough economic times. The bonus is that once the recession is over, you will be poised for action and ready for the recovering economy and the benefits it has to offer.

• Should you invest in your team during these tough times?
• What is leadership and how does it relate to you?
• What is the best way to use the behavioral traits of your employees?
• What is your definition of effective leadership?
• How can you lead by example?

These innovative tips on leadership training and emotional intelligence are cutting edge, will improve your team, and will help you create your own GOLD Practice.

MyDentalChannel is pleased to be able to share with you two of today's leading consultants on training, development and leadership. Every MyDentalChannel interview brings valuable insights into the best practices for your dental practice. And...we test these out in our own practice every day. This interview will inspire and motivate you to lead your team to new goals and provide you with insight into your leadership style.

What you are about to listen to is a special, short excerpt from the GOLD Practice Network Expert Series that we've picked for you. This interview will inspire you to make the leadership investment in your team with proven strategies shared by experts Shari Tastad and Fran Pangakis and MyDentalChannel's host, Dr. John Buzza.

It gives us great pleasure to give you a taste of what the GOLD Practice Network members get every day. The entire interview is available, at no cost along with many others, in the business social network for dentists, the GOLD Practice Network.

Be the leader that your team will choose to follow!

I look forward to seeing you on MyDentalChannel.

Your host,

Dr. John Buzza

MyDentalChannel Expert Series #20
Guest Industry Expert: Laura Jamison

Listen to the audio, download here:

http://content.screencast.com/users/MyDentalChannel/folders/MDCParti/media/e6cd6902-b681-42c5-a1d9-8bda4e83462b/laurajamison.mp3"

Online? Please view Powerful Dental Practices here

Going back to the basics will help you have a powerful practice. Only you can write the manual on how your practice can be an extremely successful one. It is very important to continue to have goals that you strive for and involving your team in the process will give them something to shoot for. This inspiring interview touches on:


• Why you should review three best months' average production figures and set that as a goal for the next 12 months.
• Why your team should decide what the team can achieve.
• Staying on track of your goals.
• Staying on top of expenses.


These innovative tips on team empowerment and managing goals are cutting edge, will improve your team, and will help you create your own GOLD Practice. MyDentalChannel is pleased to be able to share with you one of today's leading consultants on these topics. Every MyDentalChannel interview brings valuable insights into the best practices for your dental practice. And...we test these out in our own practice every day. This interview will inspire and motivate you to lead your team to new goals.


What you are about to listen to is a special, short excerpt from the GOLD Practice Network Expert Series that we've picked for you. This interview will inspire you to make the leadership investment in your team with proven strategies shared by expert Laura Jamison and MyDentalChannel's host, Dr. John Buzza. You can get complete interviews, and much more, at no cost to you.

Be the leader that your team will choose to follow!

I look forward to seeing you on MyDentalChannel.

Your host,

Dr. John Buzza

While hope and optimism are critical to maintain a positive perspective, neither are business strategies. Remain hopeful and optimistic in spirit and grounded when planning.

Your host,

John Buzza

Download the huddle here: Team Huddle for 5/25

Important UPDATE: MyDentalChannel's GOLD Practice Network has opened the doors to its entire library and social network of dentists.

You can get it all at no cost,..so what's stopping you? Join here...http://goldpracticenetwork.com/

We're sharing insights from Lisa Philp, "one of MyDentalChannel's faculty, on the power of values for you and your practice.

Called "Do Our Values Change?", you can find it here:

http://goldpracticenetwork.com/profiles/blogs/do-our-values-change-by-lisa

"Here's an excerpt from this timely article:

The challenges we face today have the potential to become our strengths tomorrow.

However, choosing to turn those challenges into a positive requires a conscious choice.

It is much easier to become unenthusiastic and to give up when faced with challenge.

The people who stand out and rise above the ordinary are the ones who are capable
of finding the silver lining on every cloud and work on maintaining a balanced
lifestyle.

When we learn to make time for ourselves and to have fun, we gain the capability to enjoy others.

Can you make a list of all of the positives that have been a direct
result of your
experiences in the past 5 years?

What would your list tell you about yourself?

Have you learned to:

*Show and give appreciation
*Forgive
*Listen to others
*Approach conflict calmly
*Dream big
*Show empathy
*Enjoy simple pleasures
*Laugh and enjoy, who you are

After reviewing your list are you happy with your self assessment?

How would you want to be remembered by the people you have
come into contact with in the past five years?"

An interesting question came to me when reading this...how would
you like your patients to remember you?

Share your thoughts and comments at MyDentalChannel, and
invite your friends...the doors are wide open...

SIncerely,
Dr. John Buzza

Important UPDATE: MyDentalChannel's GOLD Practice Network has opened the doors to its entire library and social network of dentists.

You can get it all at no cost,..so what's stopping you? Join here...http://goldpracticenetwork.com/

From Dr. John Buzza

As a dentist who began his first social media network (private) in 2008, The Gold Practice Network (which is now open at no cost), something inspired me today that I just have to share some insights, truths, and even a few lies about social media and your dental practice....

As I started the soft landing from my summer vacation, I began catching up on some articles. and this one caught my eye.

Is Social Media a Fad? from Dental Economics

The article gives a good, introductory overview of social media, and as both a practicing dentist AND practicing social media entrepreneur, I really like what it shares...just wanted to add a few ideas:

There is 1 essential secret that I have learned, that will help you manage this whole world of social medai and take only 10 minutes a week (not a day, who has that?)

(and I'm not trying to get all Yoda on you, but the "there's no try, only do" really applies here!). Here it goes:

1. Once a week I go to my blog (because most dentists don't need to hear from me daily right?); I can choose any day of the week, and for me it's most often Monday mornings,(except for today when I'm coming back to reality after vacation...so I'm smiling!)

2. I write about what matters, what's fun, and what inspires me, like the Dental Economics article, and hit SAVE, and magically it appears.on my blog...and on Twitter...and Facebook...and the Gold Practice Network (my business social network for dental professionals,

At the same time, it is being sent out to my email subscriber lists developed over 2 years, all formatted and ready to go! Just like what you are reading right now!)

I don't go ANYWHERE online to do this except my blog...and the whole thing is sooo easy to set up, just be careful of what you don't know.....

If you have a blog and want to do this, we use http://friendfeed.com, again at no cost...if not, let me know and I can get a video done showing you all how to set it up.

3. Now here's the real secret of social media; it is what people are doing...and whether it's Facebook, Twitter, or every other odd name in the book, it doesn't matter. They are connecting and they enjoy it.

The world is moving away from TV's and computers as the only way to reach the Internet; these traditional models are based on people watching, or searching.

Now folks are on their mobile phones, getting emails, social media updates, and on the move. These are communication devices, not work-driven computers, and people are using them to connect via voice, text, internet, twitter, you name it!

One thing I can guarantee you, you and your Team can automate most of it, and when you learn how easy it is, with discretion and integrity, to contact your existing patients and get them to refer others, it becomes so obvious...

Families keep in touch, people reach out, and if you are not there, some smart dentist in your area will be...

Just remember...beyond all those names, it's about people connecting, and looking for answers, at a local level. It is not about computers, it's about people.

And it's happening right now...why let it pass you by when so many others are avoiding it because they do not want to change, in a changing market. .

They call it "personal media" for a reason. It's the personality, voice, and style of your practice that should be conveyed, and not in a salesy manner. It doesn't have to be weird, it has to be you, your Team, and can be done in minutes a week. (better with more though!)

More on this next week...until later, give yourself 5 minutes, free of attitude, to at least explore social media like Facebook and Twitter...

And if you are on them right now, like me, get off! We all need time limits so we can blend the best of both worlds ;-)

In friendship,

Dr. John Buzza

PS Thanks to Dental Economics for the article, and inspiration, and thanks to the community at the Gold Practice Network for sharing their expertise and insights so generously! If you are interested, please join us and share your thoughts!