The Idea Have an idea that makes a positive difference to people. Make what you do and the way that you do it both unique and desirable....

I’m looking for a final 4 people (or 2 couples) to attend this total immersion in coaching. We now have dentists joining us from the UK,...

I’ve spent the last 3 months listening to Sheila Scott brilliantly explain how Edward De Bono’s 6 thinking hats can help dental teams to...

In the last three months, I’ve heard three dental corporates suggest that they are targeting over 200 new members in the next 10 years....

Strategy An interesting recipe. Start with MyDentist closing their practices down in North Yorkshire. Add a sudden increase in goodwill...

Do you love your work? I’ve been coached by experts over the years and they have taught me to aim at spending 80% of my professional time...

There is a lot of disruption in the UK dental landscape at the moment, both negative and positive. Here are some of the things I’m...

My first question this morning is whether it would be useful to have 80 minutes of Chris Barrow, live and uncut, talking about: tips for...

Buying or selling a dental practice can be one of the most important decisions of your life. Getting it wrong can create dire long term...

About a week ago I started asking my clients to think about their “Top 6 goals for 2018”. The answers have been enlightening because,...

If you are running a three-chair practice with £500,000 in sales and 10 people, you can “wing it” 80% of the time and hold semi-formal...

Practice Plan Workshop #9 in Cambridge yesterday and we are still seeing the following: less than 10% of practices have a full-time TCO;...

Funny how buses come in three’s isn’t it? It’s not an old wives’ tale either – the scientific evidence is that a phenomenon known as...

Following on from a comment I made in yesterday’s post… We know that a business plan is denominated in time and numbers – X profit in Y...

With retail sales for the last 3 months dropping well below previous years and in the aftermath of a hard economic outlook in Tuesday’s...

So – last day on the road before a week’s vacation including a cottage holiday in West Wales. Gloucester Independent Dental today and an...

Your strategy is the reason why your business exists. It is what you want to be known as the best for. Your tactics are the methods by...

Yesterday’s blog post was a bit of doom and gloom, all about the recent reductions in consumer spending and a growing sense of panic on...

After 31 days of ColdTurkeyTober I can report an 8lb weight loss, 202 km of running completed and a general feeling of well-being that...

In my last post I speculated on the inevitability of staff turnover and what to do about it. There are around 26 million British-born...