Value without the fluff.
Actionable advice to enhance your practice and leadership skills. Perfect for some positivity and insightful thoughts on the way to the office each day.
In this episode, Dr. Killeen explores a lesson from Strauss Zelnick: fortunes are built through focus and preserved through diversification. Building success requires committing deeply to one thing and doing it exceptionally well, while protecting that success means spreading risk once you have something valuable to preserve. For dental practice owners, that means knowing which […]
Listen Now Dr. Killeen explores how AI is changing the way we earn success. In the past, people could predict which skills would be valuable, master them, and rely on them for years. Today, the pace of change makes that approach less reliable, putting a greater premium on curiosity, adaptability, and the ability to learn quickly. For […]
Listen Now Today, Dr. Killeen explores a learning strategy rooted in an idea from the Roman philosopher Seneca: we learn more deeply when we prepare to teach something to someone else. Research on the Protégé Effect suggests that knowing you will need to explain a concept can push you to study harder, organize your thoughts, and develop […]
Listen Now Dr. Killeen explores how to get more out of AI by treating it as a thinking partner rather than just a tool for proofreading and polishing. By challenging its answers, asking for evidence, and pushing back on its recommendations, you can use AI to identify gaps in your thinking and make better decisions. He applies […]
Listen Now Dr. Killeen explores how practice owners can recognize the blind spots in their leadership and business. He shares two ways to gain a fresh perspective: reading books by leaders outside dentistry and practicing gratitude. Both can help you see your practice differently and recognize things you might otherwise miss. Reading exposes you to new ways […]
Listen Now Dr. Killeen shares lessons from Phil Knight’s Shoe Dog, the story of Nike’s early years and how the company managed to grow while constantly struggling with cash. He explains why dental practices can face the same problem: record production does not always mean a healthy bank account. New hires, equipment, and additional operatories all require cash […]
Listen Now Dr. Killeen explores how a practice owner’s energy affects everything from team morale to decision-making and daily operations. When you’re exhausted, overwhelmed, and running on empty, it becomes harder to lead well, have difficult conversations, and make the decisions your practice needs. Taking care of yourself is not a distraction from running your business. It […]
Listen Now Today, Dr. Killeen challenges the common assumption that accepting Medicaid is never worth it for a dental practice. Drawing on his own experience as a Nebraska Medicaid provider, he explains how lower fees can still work within the right business model, especially when a practice is equipped to meet demand that other offices may not […]
Listen Now In this episode, Dr. Killeen discusses what to do when a DSO or private equity group approaches you about buying your dental practice. His advice is to take the call, not necessarily because you want to sell, but because an unsolicited offer can give you valuable insight into what the market thinks your practice is […]
Listen Now Dr. Killeen explores a core lesson from Jocko Willink’s Extreme Ownership: everything that goes wrong in your organization ultimately comes back to leadership. Whether the front desk is missing calls, patients are not being reappointed, or treatment acceptance is low, the real question is what the owner could have done differently to prevent it. Taking ownership […]
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