Ethical Competition with Grace and Good Sense

Written by Kate Smalley


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Make certain that your competition does not ask your friends and associates who your customer are, so that they can hone in on your existing business.

While making sure that you’re not being copied, you should also be original and join your own committees that you feel will be beneficial to you. You want to develop your own purposes and interests, not those of your competitor.

Make certain that other companies do not take your slogan and modify it slightly for their own use - and don’t do this yourself. At most, use other slogans for inspiration.

Watchrepparttar copyright on your ads. Your ads should not be copied close to word-for-word, and you should not copyrepparttar 104764 ads of others'.

Don't feelrepparttar 104765 need to associate withrepparttar 104766 competition after meetings. Your competition may simply be honing in on your sales opportunities. Workrepparttar 104767 room equally, so that nobody is taking advantage of your friendliness.

While you don't need to takerepparttar 104768 attitude thatrepparttar 104769 business world is a war ground, you should also make certain that nobody is taking advantage of your knowledge, integrity and hard work. Remember that it is a small world. We are all judged onrepparttar 104770 way in which we speak about others, how we compete, and our feelings towards others. Be professional and work with grace at all times, and you will never need to concern yourself with ethics in your business.

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Expecting 1st String Plays From Your 3rd String Paid Front Office?

Written by Livvie Matthews


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Ask yourself this question and answer truthfully. How many of your valued - key employees have left for "more money". Probably 85%....you know this because how many have you hired for LESS than what they were making? Not very many.

Asrepparttar shift in dentistry turns from running a practice to running a business (which they didn't teach in school) so hasrepparttar 104763 focus shifted andrepparttar 104764 emphasis grows every day in your business office, patient relations - patient services.

Inrepparttar 104765 treatment room you perform your procedures, preventive, basic or major "sandwiched" in aroundrepparttar 104766 business office procedures seeingrepparttar 104767 patient before AND after your procedure.

Oncerepparttar 104768 patient leaves your treatment room, they are inrepparttar 104769 hands of your business office "specialist". Are they hearing from your WalMart paid associate or fromrepparttar 104770 CEO in charge of production?

So, if you find production is down, broken appointments are up, collections are off and stress is.... on then you might just be receiving ....... 3rd String Plays From Your 3rd String Paid Front Office!

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Livvie Matthews, Business Office and Patient Relationship Specialist helps you FOCUS on narrowing repparttar 104771 gap between your practice -- your business. Visit http://www.LivvieMatthews.com Business Office News mailto:subscribe@livviematthews.com

Livvie Matthews focused area of expertise is in administrative responsibilities with proficiency in patient relations and business office efficiency by providing business office professionals with innovative and creative strategies to strengthen and enhance your practice’s image while helping doctors narrow the gap between their practice—their business. Visit Livvie’s web site http://www.livviematthews.com for complete services including speaking and in-office workshop information.


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