by Riesner Consulting | Feb 12, 2023 | Communication, Dental Practice Management Consulting, Dental Practice Systems, Leadership, Marketing, new year checklist, Practice Management
This is the perfect time to have an extended-time meeting with your team members to set goals and plans for 2023. It is important to communicate to your team where you have been for the last few years (with bar and line graphs) and where you would like to be in...
by Riesner Consulting | Jan 8, 2023 | Communication, Dental Practice Management Consulting, Leadership, new year checklist, Staff Management
Your dental practice can never thrive if you, the dentist, are not in tiptop shape, both physically and mentally. There are things you can commit to right now for the new year, to be your best YOU! Start eating the best food that you can. I just read an...
by Riesner Consulting | Aug 4, 2022 | Communication, Dental Practice Management Consulting, Dental Practice Systems, Employment opportunities,, Leadership, Practice Management, Staff Management
Doctors, I think one of the most important things that you can do to increase productivity is to really care about your staff members. You need to treat your employees like you would want your spouse, or children to be treated at their workplaces. Make...
by Riesner Consulting | Jun 17, 2022 | Communication, Dental Practice Management Consulting, Dental Practice Systems, Leadership, Practice Management
My dad was a really smart man. He unfortunately never got the opportunity to go to college, but he was a good businessman and a good salesperson. I thought he was really sensitive and wise. One day, we were waiting in the car while my husband ran an errand, and...
by Riesner Consulting | May 21, 2022 | Communication, Dental Practice Management Consulting, Dental Practice Systems, Leadership, Marketing, Practice Management, Staff Management
One of my clients had a serious staff problem recently. He had been in the habit of allowing his team members to take Paid Time Off with pay before the benefits had accrued. He had published an addendum to his Handbook stating that if a staff member left...
by Riesner Consulting | Apr 4, 2022 | Communication, Dental Practice Management Consulting, Dental Practice Systems, Leadership, Practice Management, Staff Management
Photo by NeONBRAND on Unsplash It takes so long to train a new dental assistant, especially one that has no previous dental experience. The best advice that I have given to my clients is to take a photo on your cell phone of each type of set up for treatment and have...