Synergy and teamWORKING
how to make a practice team WORK!
"Shared Objectives" is a definition of TEAMWORK and "Share, Care and Communicate" are the three ingedients that must all be in place if you are to optimise teamworking in your practice. Synergy and relationships can never be perfect of course, but if everyone understands, these ingredients, you are on your way! All is explained in the book TEAMWORK in a dental practice
SHARED OBJECTIVES? People in different roles (eg nurse, receptionist, dentist) can be proud to contribute to the SAME objectives egs, reducing patient waiting time; selling more implants, whatever (DISCUSS) and they can feel the same PRIDE in THEIR practice.
How to achieve Shared Objectives and great Synergy and Teamworking - INEXPENSIVELY !
Step 1 - Acquire a copy of "Teamwork in a dental practice" (and receive another book of your choice FREE - see Self Help Books)
Step 2 - Acquire copies of "How Good ARE We At Teamwork?" for ALL members of the practice team to complete one. (Copy, or transcribe from the book, or BUY - personalised for your team by Rick and delivered electronically in Word or PDF)
Step 3 - Collate the results and at a meeting, discuss them and AGREE the practice SHARED OBJECTIVES
Step 4 - Agree HOW objectives will be achieved, especially current/short term ones; and agree monitoring and feedback protocols.
Step 5 - Acquire copies of the book for team members who want one (this, of course, can be done before the meeting)
INEXPENSIVELY? The major cost will be time and effort, with the only necessary financial cost being just £15 to acquire the books !
If people say things like "teambuilding is a complete waste of time"; because their experience is of "just playing silly games", they are RIGHT !
HOWEVER, if it is a SERIOUS business meeting that is interactive with 100% of the content RELEVANT even the most cynical will benefit.
How to use TeamBUILDING to then optimise the team's effectiveness - INEXPENSIVELY - OPTION 1
Step 1 - Ensure all team members know, understand and are motivated by your shared objectives
Step 2 - Identify, prioritise and agree with team members the shared objectives that, to be met, NEED good teamworking
Step 3 - Discuss and agree motivational goals for teambuilding - developing relationships, a reward for the team, integrating new team members
Step 4 - CONSULT team members on the venue, timing, teambuilding activities they ALL want to do - position the event as THEIR day
Step 5 - Acquire materials that can be positioned as relevant AND fun; see D.I.Y. KITS and consult Rick (no charge)
INEXPENSIVELY? The D.I.Y. KITS are from £250, consultation with Rick is free - you choose the venue (in the practice or off site)
TeamBUILDING OPTION 2 is a tailor-made day designed and delivered by Rick (BECAUSE THEY'RE WORTH IT !)
"Social" events for bonding and developing relationships, are ok as long as EVERY member of the team wants do whatever it is! But these can often cost considerably more than one of Rick's Teambuilding days - which are positioned as "SERIOUS FUN" work events that are MORE enjoyable than any social outing but are focussed on the shared objectives and 100% RELEVANT.
How can they be MORE enjoyable if they are positioned as work? It is all about RESPECT - team members are consulted and Rick is brilliant at designing activities that EVERYONE can be challenged by (and the older, more savvy, usually enjoy most!) - tasks that demand the use of RELEVANT skills like allocation of roles, decision making, problem solving, negotiating, time management - and teamworking. And if team members are COMPETING in equal teams in tasks that are objectively measurable? Much more FUN!
Images all over this site illustrate dental teams having SERIOUS FUN which Rick can guarantee by, in preparation, consulting not only Principals/Managers but as many team members as possible, so he learns their shared objectives to enable all content to be 100% RELEVANT - and only activities that ALL team members WANT to do are included - AND team members choose the venue as well.
If teams are exitedly looking forward to THEIR day, success is guaranteed - inexpensively - for an event team members will remember and talk about for years! £950 for up to 10 (extra £100 each)
