#87 - Building a Positive Workplace Environment With Kari Carter-Cherelus

All industries, businesses, and companies should have a consultant who can help their team redefine happiness and guide members to avoid and recover from burnout. In this episode, Dr. Tarryn MacCarthy chats with the awesome Kari Carter-Cherelus. This will be a fantastic episode as we hear the perspective of a dental hygienist, especially during the pandemic when dental offices are faced with attrition problems. You’ll also hear Kari explain why dental hygienists hate it when offices describe their teams as “family.”  If you are a leader of your group or dental office, this is a great episode to tune into.

Kari Carter-Cherelus RDH, DA, is a consultant, coach, speaker, and author. Kari knows firsthand how working in a hostile work environment can contribute to the feeling of burnout, negatively affecting one’s overall health and confidence. She authored the book The Ultimate Guide for Dental Hygienist Burnout to serve as a guide to help dental hygienists in all stages of their careers. She uses her platform as CEO and Founder of KMC Strategic Solutions to help improve the work culture in teams and organizations and coach individuals. She firmly believes that only when we have made positive changes from within ourselves can we influence change within others.

For consulting, workshops, speaking inquires, or interviews, contact her at [email protected] or bit.ly/burnoutdentalhygienist

Other places to find Kari:
IG: https://www.instagram.com/kmc.smiles/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kari.cartercherelus
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kari-carter-cherelus-rdh-da-65094b49/
Facebook Group: Dental Hygienist Burnout: Prevention, Recovery, Career Options

Show notes:
[2:43] Toxicity and burnout in the Dental industry
[3:50] Who or what causes the toxic environment?
[5:25] How to make your team feel appreciated?
[8:14] Advice to leaders whose team members need something different
[11:27] Dealing with uncomfortable situations — comparison game
[18:05] Team retention as a huge problem
[19:32] How Kari teaches clients about preventing burnout
[22:28] Leverage Happiness Workshop — group coaching for your business is the solution to your workplace engagement problems
[25:43] How to coach in a team setting
[26:53] Why Kari hates it when dental offices call the hygienists “family”?
[29:22] What about those dental offices that truly try
[33:09] A positive work environment looks like this...
[36:18] Kari’s definition of happiness and manifesting happy things
[41:00] Kari’s superpower
[43:20] The best place to find and learn more about Kari
[44:22 ] Kari’s golden nugget of wisdom to avoid burnout 
[45:58] Outro 

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