my suggestions involve asking team members to be present for regular meetings, role play, and light “office” work. You must ensure you are compensating your team members appropriately and you comply with all local, state, and federal employment regulations. Check with a human resources lawyer before getting started. If you don’t have a relationship with an HR Attorney, you may want to consider using CEDR Solutions. Many of our members use and are very happy with CEDR. Reach out to your Personal Gems Concierge if you would like an introduction.
Let’s dive into what you CAN do.
THE ACTION LIST IS KEY
After your HR attorney gives you the go- ahead, it’s time to get to work. Before you connect with your team, update your Online Action List with what you want to accomplish during this period. As always, break each big picture strategy down to the individual actions required to deploy. Who will be responsible for each action item? By what date would you like to see it completed? If you don’t yet have an Online Action List from Gems, please contact your Personal Gems Concierge. Assign ONE team member to be in charge of each action item. This person won’t be solely responsible for the task because now more than ever, your team must come together! However, this person will be responsible for ensuring the task gets done prior to the target date. They will lead the charge. Among other goals you designate, your action list should contain the following points in order for this time to be successful for your practice.
Can’t Work IN the Business? Work ON the Business
By Chuck Nemitz, Certified GG12 Coach
One of the most common things we hear as GG12 Coaches is that there just isn’t enough time to implement new Gems. Members, especially those who are new to Planet Gems, frequently ask, “How can we possibly do all of this?” It’s a fair question. Caring for patients, ensuring the day-to-day work of your practice is complete, and implementing new Gems is a lot to stack on your plate during normal times. This is an unprecedented time for most of us. Dental practices across the nation and around the world are shut down for weeks or, in some cases, months while health care workers battle COVID-19. We’ve been asked to limit our time outside of our homes, forcing workers to set up shop in their home offices, living rooms, and even laundry rooms if they’re fortunate enough to be able to work from home.
The clinical aspects of your teams’ jobs just aren’t possible outside of the practice. Technology has afforded us many advantages, but the prospect of remotely administered digital restorative dental care is still science fiction. However, technology does have some perks you NEED to utilize today if you want to return to your practice stronger than ever. Take advantage of this downtime, when you’re forced out of the practice, to work ON your business. Now is the time to do all those Gems you “just don’t have time for.”
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Emergency Treatment: In many states, it is still legal for you to perform specified emergency treatment on patients in need. Many patients may not know this or will fear going out in public for something “as minor as a toothache.” But as dental professionals, we know just how important oral health is to our
CHECK WITH YOUR HR ATTORNEY
You may have team members who are temporarily laid off from their jobs while we wait for stay-at-home orders to lift. Many of
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