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Structuring for Success When it comes to growth and expansion, you need a well-defined team. BY JOSEY SEWELL
Entrepreneurs have been changing our world for as long as we can remember. As you grow your business, whether you are acquiring practices or building them, the composition of your leadership team is key. When it comes to growth and expansion, there are three things needed to propel your organization to success: someone to dream big, someone to make a plan, and a well-organized team to make it happen.
The Visionary It all starts with a Visionary. Visionaries, as the name suggests, can see that the world needs something that isn’t there and feel a calling to be the one who creates it. Visionaries are the “big-idea” people who are constantly coming up with
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new and innovative ideas. They’re charismatic people who inspire others to follow them and help make that vision real. What I love about Visionaries is that they don’t just believe that the impossible can be done, but they believe that it must be done.
MARCH/APRIL 2022 • DENTIST ENTREPRENEUR ORGANIZATION
Visionaries typically have a good pulse on the industry, and are great with communication and negotiation, which is why they’re often the founding entrepreneurs of organizations. It is a truly incredible skillset and integral to the successful growth of any group. However, these incredible strengths and talents come with challenges that are specific to Visionaries. Visionary entrepreneurs don’t see problems, they see solutions. But that same ability to see the big picture creates some blind spots that they might not be aware
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