September 20, 2011

Recommended Reading to Drive Dental Practice Success

for more recommended reading check out 150x150 Recommended Reading to Drive Dental Practice SuccessAfter speaking at the AADOM meeting in Nashville this month, I’ve received several requests for a list of books I recommend. Here is a list of what’s on my bookshelf right now:

  • A Sense of Urgency by John Kotter
  • Delivery Happiness by Tony Hsieh
  • Drive by Daniel Pink
  • Emotional Intelligence 2.0 by Travis Bradberry, Jean Graeves
  • First, Break All The Rules by Marcus Buckingham
  • Good to Great by Jim Collins
  • It’s Called Word For a Reason by Larry Winget
  • Leading Change by John Kotter
  • Louder Than Words by Bob Kelleher
  • Predictably Irrational by Dan Ariely
  • The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People  by Dr. Stephen R. Covey*
  • The Discipline of Market Leaders by Traeacy, Wierseman
  • The Five Dysfunctions Of A Team by Peter Lencioni
  • The Hundred Percenters  by Michael Murphy
  • The Kindness Revolution by Ed Horrell
  • The Secrets of Six Figure Women by Barbara Stanny (this is for men too!)
  • Wooden – A Lifetime of Observations

*This has been on my reading list for over 20 years ~ and I’m not done with it yet!

September 18, 2011

Deja Vu?

Filed under: Practice Leadership,Team Development — admin @ 11:18 am

shuffle 150x150  Deja Vu? Employee engagement may be the biggest buzzword in talent management today and yet it remains more elusive than ever. Studies show that only 29% of employees are truly engaged in the workplace. For a practice with six team members, that means you’ve only got the hearts and heads of 2 of those 6 team members. It’s no wonder that 70% of change initiatives fail and most managers suffer from what I call ‘Meeting Déjà vu.” If you’ve ever been in a team meeting and wondered to yourself, “didn’t we just have this meeting a few months ago… why are we here again?, you too are experiencing ‘Meeting Déjà vu.”