As we look at the roles in our orthodontic office, it holds true for any business. Each role requires different strengths and temperaments to best function there. I’m so thankful we are all created uniquely, but tend to be a combination of the four DISC Styles, so it is a helpful tool to use to place [...]
Just thinking about our Operatory Staff over our 30+ years of practicing orthodontics makes me smile. They did the bulk of the work on our patients, and put up with a long, packed schedule each day. So we learned the best combination of the DISC Styles to have represented in that delightful group of hard workers. [...]
Has most of your hiring process, or finding a job process, involved this: Someone is needed to do Job A (or you want to do Job A). A generic ad is put in the paper for Help Needed. The response is often overwhelming – so many people looking for a job. You read over the resumes. [...]
"I just can’t take it anymore! If I have to go back there, I’m going to lose my mind!!” This was a direct quote from our eldest daughter when she was around thirteen years old. She was (and still is) our super high energy child, who loves lots of activity in her life and is renewed [...]
The High S-Style is usually a person you can sit and talk with for hours - comfortable, friendly, usually a great listener, and seems to know the right questions to ask to draw out a good conversation. The S-Style is one of my highest-ranking styles. So it’s not surprising that one of my favorite things to [...]
Congratulations! You have hired your team. They are all in their ideal places in your office. But now what? How do you keep these excellent people onboard for the long haul? Much of meeting this goal boils down to communication and motivation. Not surprisingly, the DISC System can again give us tremendous insight. In our family, [...]
