SP-20 Coaching as a Leadership Style: how to Develop a Peak Performing Team

Dr. Joel C. Small is a board certified executive leadership coach, entrepreneur, author, speaker, and endodontist. He received his dental degree and endodontic training from the University of Texas at Houston. He later attended Texas Tech University where he received his Masters of Business Administration degree with an emphasis in healthcare management. Dr. Small received his post graduate certification in executive coaching from the Jindal School of Management at the University of Texas at Dallas. He holds the designation of Professional Certified Coach with the International Coach Federation. He is the author of the recently released book, "Face to Face; A Leadership Guide for Healthcare Professionals and Entrepreneurs." Dr. Small is the cofounder of Phase II Dental Transitions, a dental transition firm located in Dallas Texas. Phase II is a consultancy and brokerage firm for endodontic practices nationwide. Dr. Small recently retired after forty one years of clinical endodontic practice. He now lives in Golden, Colorado where he devotes his time to transition consulting, writing, and coaching healthcare professionals on leadership and practice culture development. He has lectured extensively on these subjects. His coaching clients cover a broad spectrum of high achieving dental specialists and restorative dentists.

Pina Johnson is a Professional Certified Coach (PCC). She currently serves on the faculty of the University of California at Davis professional coaching program. Mrs. Johnson has an extensive background in managing endodontic practices and coaching endodontists and their staff. She served as the office manager for an eleven doctor and seven office endodontic practice with forty staff employees in the Bay area for almost seven years and has been in the dental industry for twenty plus years. Mrs. Johnson coaches doctors and teams on how to create a peak performing practice. She regularly conducts cohorts for office managers and leadership teams of highly productive endodontic practices.