About this episode

The episode discusses essential leadership mindsets for thriving dental practices and explores various related topics including technology evaluation and coaching exercises.

Gary Takacs and Naren Arulrajah on the three leadership mindsets that separate thriving practices from struggling ones: curiosity over judgment, humility, and a genuine embrace of experimentation. Plus, the solopreneur trap, how to evaluate AI and technology correctly, and the vision exercise that Gary uses with every coaching client.

People in this episode

Host: Gary Takacs

Guest: Naren Arulrajah

Topics covered

• leadership mindset
• dentistry
• curiosity
• humility
• experimentation
• AI technology
• coaching

Keywords

• leadership
• dentistry
• curiosity
• humility
• experimentation
• AI
• coaching

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