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Subscribe to one of Pat Wiklund's Electronic Newsletters		What about my team? | FAQ's about Coaching Leading my team | About Pat | Pat's Working Values What Clients Have Said about Pat's Coaching | Dental | Home Page   Use More of What You Know To Get More of What You Want Dear Doctor, Does any of this sound familiar??? You've invested in, or think you should invest in, courses on migrating away from an insurance-based practice. But you're still hassling with carriers, or patients balk at switching to your new payment process. You've spent lots of money on advanced clinical training, but you're having trouble getting patients to accept treatment. The referrals you've expected from colleagues just haven't materialized. You cash flow looks like the Grand Teton Mountains: peaks and valleys with no apparent pattern. Staff issues remain a problem. Petty jealousies and conflicts abound. You hate being Attila the Hun, but nothing seems to happen unless you're in the middle of it. Hygienists - just the word makes you sigh deeply. You thought by now you'd be spending more quality time with your spouse and kids, but you're still working more hours than you'd like. If some of these things are going on for you - take heart. You are not alone. Everyone who goes through a major change program, especially one you choose to take on, feels the same way. And has the same struggle. And there is help! Truth be told, you've already done lots of good work. Important work. Necessary work. You're almost there. . . I've worked hundreds of hours with dentists and their staffs - meeting and resolving the same challenges you're facing. Not to mention hundreds of other executives, managers, entrepreneurs, small business owners, and educators. I've purposely chosen to keep my coaching and consulting clientele diverse. What I have learned is that managers and leaders in all industries - including dentistry - face similar challenges. The challenges you now face aren't dependent upon your clinical training or your experiences in treating patients. These challenges reach right to the core of what makes the difference between a stress-free, prosperous and rewarding practice, versus a drama-filled, frustrating and marginal one. You've come to the Leadership Transformation Point - the dividing line between managing and leading. It's time for you to back off your vantage point just a little. Stop working so much IN your practice, and start to work ON your practice. Lead your staff, your family, and most importantly yourself, into a higher level of productivity, prosperity and satisfaction. I can help you do that. But you have to be committed. And you have to follow through with the strategies we develop together. It's not easy, but it certainly is doable. And certainly easier than to continue struggling with the situations we discussed. If you're serious about transforming your practice, and the role you play in it, then consider my Leadership Coaching Program. It can help you: Stop stopping yourself from achieving what you really want. Putting into practice what you already know will make the difference in the success and satisfaction you want from your practice. Dramatically increase your income, while doing the work you love to do. Patients accept treatment, scheduling starts to flow into place with ease. Increased patient satisfaction is reflected in more referrals of family and friends. Influence your team to pull together to achieve new levels of productivity, morale, and effectiveness. Be seen as a valuable resource by professional colleagues, resulting in increased referrals and opportunities for leadership. Be the person your mate fell in love with, the role model your children need to develop into responsible, creative, loving adults, and your community values and honors. Every Leadership Coaching program begins with you and the changes you need to be successful. You'll pass beyond insight, understanding how you got to be who you are, and start building a new vision of the you you'd like to be. The you that will transform you, your relationships, and your practice. Along the way, you'll pass through the Leadership Transformation Point when you stop focusing on what you know, need to learn, or what you have to do. You'll start seeing yourself as the leader you want to be. And leading accordingly. In short, with Leadership Coaching you'll start to use more of what you know to get more of what you want. Customized just for you... Your Leadership Coaching Program is customized to your needs and experience level. Our initial work will be to carefully assess your strengths and areas for development. You'll get a personalized assessment to ensure moving quickly beyond your strengths using personalized tools for the development of your unique needs. To give you an idea of what I'm talking about, here are some of the things I've helped other clients to accomplish: Successfully implement the clinical and practice building knowledge they already have. Find and develop the right mix of team members to support the practice goals. Receive more and more appropriate referrals from other professionals and satisfied patients. Influence more patients to more quickly accept larger treatment case presentations. Develop more confidence in their competence: clinically, professionally, and personally. Rekindle the spark in the relationships with spouses and other family members. We'll work together, both in person and on the phone to move you towards the goals and objectives you set for yourself. We'll use frequent email, fax and short phone calls to keep the work moving, identify and break through blocks, and meet emerging challenges and opportunities. You'll find yourself working harder and growing faster than you ever have before. And achieving results in your practice and home life that reflect the changes you're making. Leadership Coaching is an investment that enables you to actualize the promises of profitability and professional satisfaction in the training you've already taken. Because every Leadership Coaching Program is customized, so is the investment. Like every good investment, it returns much more than what's put in. Coaching clients find the program pays for itself in hard dollars and their increased satisfaction with their relationships and practice are more than they can translate into dollars. Your Leadership Coaching Program lets you start using what you have already learned to get more of what you want for yourself, your family and your practice. Guarantee... There is no guarantee that I can give you. By now you have realized what you get out of the program is entirely up to you. I will coach you, guide you, nurture you, and even yell at you if necessary - but you need to be the one who will do the work. Getting Started... Getting started is easy. Fill in and send the information form, email me at Pat@patwiklund.com, give me a call, or fax on your letterhead. I'll get back with you right away, and we can design and price the program that is perfect for you and your particular situation. Then we can get right to work. I look forward to hearing from you!
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