How to build a Team of Leaders

August 30, 2019by riperesolution

‘If we don’t know where we are going……

any road will get us there and we won’t know when we’ve arrived or not”

 

The dentist leader is challenged with many demands and they must wear many different “hats”, the Owner, the team leader, operational director, technical service provider and the key revenue generator. How can it all be balanced out so the burden of the practice doesn’t fall on just one person?

The answer is simple; build a team of leaders who share the practice vision and work harmoniously together and who are clear on their contribution to the practice goals and results. This leadership quest requires self-reflection, energy, time and communication and the open acceptance that leadership style directly impacts the culture, climate, patient relationships and inevitably the financial results.

In order to create, develop, nurture, and maintain a solid team, the dental team MUST realize and accept the individual differences between the various team members. Knowing what each person hopes to accomplish personally and professionally in their dental career will encourage each other to maximize individual potentials.

Then pool the resources of your team member’s talents, and energies. The pooling of these resources then allows the individuals to give a part of themselves to the team. As the team grows and develops, the individual team members become even more confident.

Often a misdirected or underperforming team is not certain exactly what it is one is trying to accomplish, let alone how to do it, which causes stress, poor morale, ineffective communication and, often, unnecessary drama, which impacts all facets of business, patient service, and turnover.

What action can be taken? The first step is for the leader to meet the obligation of knowing, with clarity, your personal vision for the practice. Ask yourself what you want to DO, who you want to BE, what you want to HAVE?

Then take the time to articulate this to all team members as the foundation of the team and practice and to become the SHARED vision. The more involved team members are the greater the buy-in to access their strengths and gifts they can contribute to the journey and success.

Ask their opinion about where this practice will be in the next 3-5 years in relation to the health of the business metrics, team and patient philosophy. Have them identify their top three strengths and contributions to their role and how that fits into the vision.

Team participation will enhance cooperation from the group to plan, track and implement change while meeting the needs of their own motivators.

 

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