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The perennial problem of – Holidays!
This subject comes around like a wet summer afternoon – every year without fail. I’d be interested if my readers could comment with their...

Chris Barrow
Jul 28, 20161 min read


Dentistry and Airport Security
They could deliver dentistry the same way that airport security operate: long lines of weary people and restless children indifferent and...

Chris Barrow
Jul 27, 20161 min read


Owt for nowt
The most common stereotype of a Yorkshire person is as tight with money: there is a British saying that “a Yorkshireman is a Scotsman...

Chris Barrow
Jul 26, 20162 min read


Reality
Reality is what we take to be true. What we take to be true is what we believe. What we believe is based upon our perceptions. What we...

Chris Barrow
Jul 25, 20161 min read


A guest post from Dr. Marcos White
Build your own digital lab in 3 easy steps. For 3 easy reasons: profit, control and personal reward. All these digital innovations in our...

Chris Barrow
Jul 20, 20164 min read


Monday
Respond to the emails you received over the weekend Review your calendar for the coming week Refresh the list of your tasks for the week...

Chris Barrow
Jul 18, 20161 min read


The Commoditisation of Professionalism
A recent Facebook post that shared a recruitment advert from a micro-corporate, looking for young qualified dentists to join as salaried...

Chris Barrow
Jul 14, 20165 min read


Salty dog
I want you to imagine your dental team attending a practice meeting on business planning. You are interested (after all, you have your...

Chris Barrow
Jul 13, 20163 min read


Relentless
Running your own business. Relentless. That’s why, when young dentists approach me at conferences and courses and ask “I’ve been thinking...

Chris Barrow
Jul 12, 20162 min read


Are business cards a relic of the past?
Are you old enough to remember the days when we kept a leather folder with transparent pockets to hold all of the same sized business...

Chris Barrow
Jul 11, 20161 min read


Epic
I’m really into the concept of surrounding myself and my clients with EPIC people at the moment. Maybe it’s the dystopian political and...

Chris Barrow
Jul 8, 20163 min read


Clinical Photography – October 2016
Here’s a flyer for a good-looking course from my friends at Longborough Dental in Dorking, Surrey and presented by Dt. Koray Feran....

Chris Barrow
Jul 7, 20161 min read


The Sparkle returns
Around 4 years ago I wrote the following post: The Sparkle Sometimes there are people in your business who have that “sparkle”. The...

Chris Barrow
Jul 5, 20163 min read


Quintess Denta newsletter
Here’s a copy of the latest newsletter from my friends at Quintess Denta. QD Newsletter Vol 1 Summer 2016

Chris Barrow
Jul 4, 20161 min read


Innovation in dental video
The use of video in dental marketing grows inexorably and, around the world, the innovators make their mark. I’ve showcased before the...

Chris Barrow
Jun 30, 20161 min read


Making a difference for you?
From October I will have room in my calendar for 3 new coaching clients. Why people hire me: To build a £10m micro-corporate on a hub and...

Chris Barrow
Jun 29, 20161 min read


Extra time
I’ve lost my shirt twice in business during a career that will span 46 years (blimey) on 1st September. Both times it was because I and...

Chris Barrow
Jun 28, 20162 min read


What is your brand in 2016?
The 7connections web site is down at the moment whilst we switch hosts, so you have the pleasure of my personal blog for the next few...

Chris Barrow
Jun 27, 20161 min read


The Troll
I know I shouldn’t (because it gives them oxygen) but I find myself pondering the motivation of internet trolls who wait for you to...

Chris Barrow
Jun 19, 20163 min read


Fathers, Sons and Sales
In 1976 I was a 23 year old lad who had worked his way up from a 16-year old, poorly qualified school-leaver to senior administrator in a...

Chris Barrow
Mar 1, 20163 min read
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