How to lead your team during COVID 19

Be calm – I'm convinced that any bad situation can be made worse. One of the sure-fire ways to do that is to panic. We have a lot of different forms of panic.

Interruptions to our plans and expectations are a reality of life. Some interruptions are like rainy days in the Spring that can be anticipated, while others are like a new virus from a city in China that I've never heard of. All interruptions create challenges, and this is what we tend to focus on.

Here’s my reading list for the month of March:

Upstream: The Quest to Solve Problems Before They Happen by Dan Heath. This is a new book that just came out and the first that is written by Dan without his brother as the co-author. As

What character strengths are most predictive of wellbeing? This is the question that a research group was trying to answer in 2015. What they found and published might surprise you. It wasn't grit, passion, love, social intelligence, humility, or charisma. It was something more subtle.

Frequently, it’s not the worst-case scenarios that end up hurting companies and organizations; it’s the unknown factors that were never considered. One known factor of business is that unknown factors will pop up. Here are some tips that leaders can use to both anticipate and prepare for the unexpected.

We live in a world of specialization. Kids are starting earlier and earlier to specialize in a particular sport, colleges have more and more specialized degrees. The question is, does this specialized focus actually make us better?

Do you ever experience fatigue, headaches, muscle aches, skin blemishes, dry mouth, or sugar cravings? All of these have been associated with a level of dehydration.

Most of us have areas in our life that we want to change or grow in. Change typically happens in our lives in two primary ways.

The first way is through a substantial event.

Here is my list of favorite books I read in 2019:

How to Make Disease Disappear - Rangan Chatterjee. This book was given to me by a Dentist who has a passion for holistic health.

So it's a new month and that means a new reading list! Here is what I have on the docket for this month.

Old Testament History: An Overview of Sacred History and Truth by Wilbur Fields-

Before we get started here, let’s distinguish between a “buzzword” and a “cliché.” A buzzword is usually 1-3 words, and it’s something that really has no value when said -- or, conversely, it has 1,000 different meanings to people that might hear it. A good example of a buzzword is “synergy.”

Entrepreneurs start a business with the intent on growing them. However, we often underestimate the complexity that growth brings. As you grow, there becomes more and more moving pieces to juggle. As your team grows, it becomes more complicated relationally than when it was just you.

There are three basic approaches to leading those who are on your team:

1) Mentor approach – these are the leaders who lean on their own personal experiences and give advice-oriented feedback that helps personally develop and direct the people who they lead.

This book is very little about how we talk to strangers and is more about our views, ideas, biases, and beliefs that we have when we encounter strangers. As we are accustomed to, Gladwell is a fantastic storyteller with a considerable repertoire of examples to weave thru his ideas.

In the early 2000's, the thought was that in the next 20 years, everyone would be working remotely. With new technology and a generation that loved freedom by 2020, everyone will be rolling out of bed, walking to the couch, logging on, and they would be off to work.

One of the big ways the work environment is changing is that if we believe in this "war for talent," sometimes we're going to hire people who live hundreds -- maybe thousands -- of miles away. Over the last 20 years we have seen an incredible rise in the amount of people who work from home. It gives employees greater freedom, some say it increases productivity, and it appears to appeal to millennials who say that flexibility is a major factor in the job they choose.

Many dental offices start the day with a morning huddle. In some offices, these are a real positive and productive experience, while in others, they can be not only unproductive but a complete drag for all involved.

Having the BEST clinical skills will not produce an elite practice. This is NOT a statement that most dentists like to hear. You are highly trained, have taken the best courses, studied under the top professionals in the industry and yet, unfortunately, most patients can’t tell the difference during a comprehensive exam.

iBuy, or iBuyer, programs are changing real estate in numerous ways. It seems like almost every week, a new iBuy option or variation is being rolled out.

Do you want to grow as a leader?

Here are four simple tips to help you get to the next level