What does the ownership statement "I am the problem. I am the solution." actually do in a dental practice? It closes off the escape routes that keep doctors stuck. Most dentists who fail to implement changes in their practice fail because they hold the unspoken belief that the practice's problems are caused by someone or something outside themselves. The patients are cheap. The insurance is bad. The team is uncommitted. The market is saturated. Each of those may contain truth, but treating them as the cause locks the doctor into helplessness because none of those externalities are theirs to fix. The [...]

What does the ownership statement "I am the problem. I am the solution." actually do in a dental practice? It closes off the escape routes that keep doctors stuck. Most dentists who fail to implement changes in their practice fail because they hold the unspoken belief that the practice's problems are caused by someone or something outside themselves. The patients are cheap. The insurance is bad. The team is uncommitted. The market is saturated. Each of those may contain truth, but treating them as the cause locks the doctor into helplessness because none of those externalities are theirs to fix. The [...]

What does the ownership statement "I am the problem. I am the solution." actually do in a dental practice? It closes off the escape routes that keep doctors stuck. Most dentists who fail to implement changes in their practice fail because they hold the unspoken belief that the practice's problems are caused by someone or something outside themselves. The patients are cheap. The insurance is bad. The team is uncommitted. The market is saturated. Each of those may contain truth, but treating them as the cause locks the doctor into helplessness because none of those externalities are theirs to fix. The [...]