Principals vs Associates - How to Foster Positive Relationships and Flourish - IC054

Why are principals and associates always at loggerheads with each other? Why can it be almost impossible to find the right associates to work at our amazing practice, but also almost impossible to find that amazing practice to work at as an associate? Join myself and Dr Sarika Shah on this episode where we learn more about self leadership and the ways to prioritise our values to help us find the right working relationships and places of work to be a part of. Let’s figure out how to bring all members of a team together and create the zen we are all in search for while working in our day to day lives. Dr Sarika Shah's Instagram https://www.instagram.com/drsarikashah/?igsh=enFxanRlZ3pwcGJl Protrusive Dental Pearl: Be willing to accept rejection. A ‘no’ from a patient today is often a yes tomorrow. Plant seeds for high quality dentistry and you will find yourself harvesting many of these seeds at a later date. Those who fear rejection routinely offer less than their best, which cheats patients out of rightfully making their own economic decisions - inspired by Dr Lane Ochi (the ORIGINAL Dental Geek!) Check out Flourish as a Female: https://www.flourishasafemale.com/ Use discount code ‘protrusive’ (No financial interest) Highlights of this Episode: 0:00 Introduction 02:18 Protrusive Dental Pearl 04:30 Introduction - Dr Sarika Shah 10:10 Transition to Private Dentistry 13:40 Practice Ownership 17:20 Managing the Practice 24:55 Internal Leadership 29:40 Principals vs Associates Friction 41:56 Women in Dentistry 47:15 Supportive Partners 55:25 Top Advice from Sarika 58:28 Flourish This episode is eligible for 1 CE credit via the quiz on the Protrusive Guidance App. https://protrusive.app This episode meets GDC LEARNING OUTCOMES A and B AGD Subject Code 550 Practice Management and Human Relations Aim: To explore the importance of self-leadership and effective communication in building successful relationships between dental associates and principals, enhancing teamwork, and optimising practice performance. Dentists will be able to: 1. Identify key principles of self-leadership and apply them to improve personal and professional development within their practice. 2. Understand the impact of effective communication and aligned values on maintaining strong, respectful relationships between associates and principals in a dental setting. 3. Develop strategies to enhance emotional intelligence, ensuring improved patient care and better collaborative relationships in their practice environment. If you liked this episode, be sure to check out IC025 - Parenthood and Dentistry: https://protrusive.co.uk/IC025 ----------------------------------- Apply for FREE access to the Nicest and Geekiest Dental Community in the World 🌍 https://protrusive.app - it’s absolutely Free We also have paid plans so you can Claim Verifiable CPD/CE + EXCLUSIVE content: https://protrusive.app 🔊 Subscribe on Apple: https://protrusive.co.uk/apple 🔊 Subscribe on Spotify: https://protrusive.co.uk/spotify 📷 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/protrusivedental/ Online Courses: 😬 Learn Occlusion Online: https://occlusion.online/ 📚 Learn TMD and Occlusal Appliances: https://www.splintcourse.com 🦷 Gain Confidence with Resin Bonded Bridges: https://rbbmasterclass.com 🎒 Learn Vertipreps, Rubber Dam and More: https://protrusive.co.uk/ultimate