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The Problem With Cherry-Picking You probably won’t be surprised to hear that, as the CEO of a dental education company, I have strong opinions on the value of continuing education for dentists. You’re also probably not shocked that I consider the curriculum we offer at Spear to be exceptional. At Spear, we’ve defined Great Dentistry…

‘Thoroughly Concise Ignorance’ We usually think of ignorance as a negative word, but I heard a speaker at a conference recently who got me rethinking how we should approach the concept. In many of the instances where we say we “know” something, we’re actually talking about a fairly surface-level understanding; there are usually entire levels…

Have You Really ‘Been There, Done That?’ One of the most gratifying things for me as an educator is when I hear from clients who’ve implemented some of the strategies I’ve lectured on and been amazed with the results they get. It was actually quite simple, they’ll say. I can’t believe I haven’t been doing this all along….

Sometimes You Just Have To Take a Walk For years, I’ve talked about how I used to solve team issues by using the “Manji Walk.” If I felt someone on my team was not aligned with our mission, I would invite him or her on a walk, explain why we needed to get aligned, and…

Creating space for meaningful work requires courage, but once you reserve time for the cases that matter, the right opportunities always seem to fill it.

Practice Dentistry Without a Net? I remember hearing about a family of circus performers from years ago who specialized in trapeze routines and other spectacular high-wire acts. They were renowned for their breathtaking stunts and precision timing. What made it even more exciting is that they did it all without a net. Until one day….