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Half-empty or half-full? A beginners guide to the rest of today.
Here’s a list of reasons why you could give up, throw the towel in, sell up and go: The threat of litigation; The burden of compliance;...
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Chris Barrow
- Apr 18, 2019
The long weekend ahead – get some rest – do some thinking
Heading up to The Lake District this morning for a full day of coaching with Neil Cooper and the team from Crossbank Dental Care –...
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Chris Barrow
- Apr 11, 2019
Feeling the pulse – where have all the good people gone?
My quarterly workshops begin with a round-robin of updates from the delegates on their wins (and their challenges) from the last 90 days....
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Chris Barrow
- Apr 4, 2019
Taking a 3D approach to teamwork
Problem 1 – same stuff – different day I have a sense that there are dental teams out there who are waiting for some direction; for the...
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Chris Barrow
- Mar 29, 2019
Friday morning riff on a week of conversations
Friday morning and a day in The Bunker on video calls with coaching clients – a monthly catch up between workshops that gives them a...
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Chris Barrow
- Mar 25, 2019
Understanding people – probably the biggest challenge that we all face
I recently polled the members of my private Facebook group – The Extreme Business Forum – asking them for three favourite subjects that...
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Chris Barrow
- Mar 8, 2019
The Business Development Manager job description – a free download from a happy man
I’ve had a marvellous week. Rachel Turner sorted my head out on Monday. Phillippa Goodwin has moved me effortlessly between Manchester,...
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Chris Barrow
- Mar 6, 2019
“I know you are busy but…” a Wednesday morning Milanese riff on overwhelm
It was a conversation with my business coach that had me scribbling furiously on a notepad as Rachel Turner shared her wisdom and...
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Chris Barrow
- Mar 4, 2019
Keeping track on your team’s progress
All of my active coaching clients (and their designated team members) receive an automated email on Friday morning, directing them to a...
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Chris Barrow
- Feb 22, 2019
Day 1 in Mumbai and an ambitious agenda
So it’s 06:15am for me and 12:45am for you (if you are in my home time zone) as I write this blog post, listening to the call to prayer...
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Chris Barrow
- Feb 18, 2019
Two Reds Are Better Than One Season 3 Episode 3 – What is CSR and what’s in it for you –
After starting his working life as a teacher and a tour manager in the music business, Mark accidentally entered the charity sector as a...
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Chris Barrow
- Feb 8, 2019
Burned out? This is why.
All of us in business have three basic resources with which to create our vision, our systems and our profits: TIME MONEY PEOPLE Our...
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Chris Barrow
- Feb 5, 2019
What Star Trek taught us about management and leadership
It’s a simple enough formula: MANAGEMENT = SYSTEMS = LOGIC LEADERSHIP = PEOPLE = EMOTION If you are old enough to remember Star Trek, the...
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Chris Barrow
- Jan 31, 2019
Troublemakers – and what to do about them
You know exactly who I’m talking about. The (so called) team member who is always stirring things up, gossiping, setting people up...
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Chris Barrow
- Jan 29, 2019
The rise of the multi-site independently-owned micro-corporate. An opportunity for you?
Let’s go back 20 years – the millennium is approaching and imagine I’m predicting at a conference that, by 2019, there would be a new...
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Chris Barrow
- Jan 25, 2019
The Training Culture – making sure that you are exceptional at what you do
Does your business vision extend to training your team to do their jobs properly? I recently ran a workshop during which over 20...
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Chris Barrow
- Jan 24, 2019
The Epiphany – having that Star Trek moment in your thinking
I’ve observed that, in a coaching meeting, there is very often a moment when a light bulb flashes in the client’s head and they suddenly...
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Chris Barrow
- Jan 23, 2019
Why do we find it so difficult to get started on the things that are good for us?
It took a significant accumulation of social drinking in the months (yes, months) up to Christmas and New Year to convince me that Dry...
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Chris Barrow
- Jan 18, 2019
Some key words to think about when considering your Culture
Today my final workshop of the week in Dublin for a group of 7 independent orthodontic practices. That’s 3 workshops and 1 team training...
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Chris Barrow
- Jan 11, 2019
The PPFC formula – dealing with difficult people and sensitive situations
One of my FAQs from clients goes something like this: The performance/behaviour of Person A is causing a problem – how should I deal with...
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