Are you anxious or overwhelmed by ever increasing AI technology, maybe even a bit scared of it? Fortune editor and author, Geoff Colvin, offers encouraging advise for the merging of technology with real human communication skills. The following is an (edited for brevity) excerpt from his book description. What hope will there be for us …
“Beware the Barrenness of a Busy Life” – Socrates Apparently way back in ancient Greece (400 BC) the great thinker Socrates was warning us of the danger of being too busy. What would he think of our multi-tasking, multi-texting, I Phone, I Pad, I Pod, tablet, computer, TV, Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, Tweeting, electronic, digital world …
Selling is Everybody’s Business In truth, we are all in sales. We spend our lives “selling” thoughts, concepts, things and ideas. Being good at selling and persuading is a critical skill regardless of your business, dentistry included. We all sell. How good are you at it? Successful sellers are those that create winning relationships with …
I love this quote. How often do we think we are educating, but instead we are just regurgitating information, perhaps on deaf ears, wondering if it will ever “sink in”? When you think about it, we are all educators. In addition to the professional teachers and professors of the world we all educate in some …
Georgia Aquarium is one of Georgia’s sensational highlights – for locals and tourists alike. Conceived of, and mostly financed by, Bernie Marcus (founder of Home Depot), it was the world’s largest aquarium when it opened in 2005. The aquarium houses more than 100,000 animals, representing 500 species, including beluga whales, hammerhead and whale sharks, huge …
“The object of education isn’t knowledge; it’s action.” – Thomas Kempis (from POP xii) Historically dental professionals have focused on patient education, yet how often does our patient education really work – how often does it produce action? While educating is important, the end result of acceptance and action is crucial, and simply educating …
You do everything you can to promote and protect your brand, whether solo practice or DSO. And yet something as seemingly simple as poor communication can sabotage your best efforts and damage your brand reputation. Statistics tell us that average dental treatment case acceptance is only 30-50%. Half the patients that visit a dentist and …
