We have 'set the stage' to set you apart at the 7th Annual Dental Managers Conference
AADOM News
I would like to personally invite you to join us at the 7th Annual Dental Managers Conference. We listen to our attendees and we have taken every effort to take all of your feedback from past conferences to make 2011 our best year yet. Don't miss this opportunity to set yourself apart. I hope to see you in Nashville, Tenn.
- Heather Colicchio, AADOM president.
Our International Keynote Speaker is Kathy Metaxas and we have a superstar lineup of speakers. The 2011 educational course lineup includes:

A brave new world for managing people?
BNET
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The 11 leadership styles you must avoid
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A case for reconsidering the way we've always done it
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Recommendation for postmenopausal women: Increase dental checkups
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Are women the worst critics of workplace crying?
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A story primarily focused on the impact of a woman's tears on male colleagues and bosses. A study found that a woman's tears lower a man's testosterone, causing men to consider crying women "threatening hormonally." The piece received many thoughtful comments, with most believing the corporate environment to be the chief culprit. Wall Street Journal blog The Juggle noticed the piece and asked its readers if they'd cried on the job. Over 100 comments poured in, largely relaying feelings of frustration, shame and embarrassment after crying.More