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The Time Trap – here’s a download that will help
I have over 100 Principals and managers who are invited to write a weekly progress report – The Extreme Weekly Tracker – as a catharsis...
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Chris Barrow
Jan 21, 2019
About making sure that what you have already paid to learn is actually being done
Friday’s Dublin workshop was the third in a series for a group of 7 independent orthodontic practices who have “clubbed together” to do...
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Chris Barrow
Jan 10, 2019
Why 3 weeks at home has been a great start to 2019 – and what you need to do about it
Somewhat of a shock to the system this morning as my alarm call is 04:20 so that I can catch an early train down to London. Today I’m...
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Chris Barrow
Jan 7, 2019
The One-Page 2019 Impact Plan – how to stay focused on what matters most
Today is the first Monday back at work for many people – the first full working week of the year. It’s still not too late to think about...
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Chris Barrow
Jan 2, 2019
How I used the last 11 days to get ready for the new year
Whilst appreciating that there will be some who have worked during the Christmas and New Year period, many like me will be back to their...
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Chris Barrow
Dec 18, 2018
The 17 essential numbers that you need to stay on course with your internal marketing and new patien
What’s actually going on in your practice when it comes to internal marketing and new patient conversion? Here’s what your internal...
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Chris Barrow
Dec 17, 2018
Getting the right things done in the last working week of the year
Monday morning and for many of us the last full working week of the year. Over the last month, in almost all of the weekly tracker...
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Chris Barrow
Dec 13, 2018
How and why Facebook Messenger might make your web site obsolete and improve your patient experience
Behind all the negative press on data security, the social media platforms owned by Mark Zuckerberg continue their influence in our day...
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Chris Barrow
Dec 7, 2018
The One-Page 2019 Impact Plan
Great clients bring out the best in themselves. Let me share with you an example from yesterday. I met with Neil Harris at HRS Dental...
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Chris Barrow
Nov 20, 2018
Elsie Magazine – your chance to own a piece of history
I’m frequently contacted by people who have products and services of relevance to my clients. For over 20+ years I have maintained a...
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Chris Barrow
Nov 8, 2018
Success is lovely but it isn’t a reason to stop being careful
I was talking to a Principal the other day who admitted that she had been too busy to update the practice financial analysis reports...
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Chris Barrow
Nov 7, 2018
Obsolescence – are we all being played?
I’m sorry if you’re not an Apple user but stick with me because what I have to say is relevant even if you use those less fashionable...
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Chris Barrow
Oct 30, 2018
Some things never change – including Getting Things Done
The photograph you are looking at is the 1944 desk diary used by ElizabethNorman to record her daily “to do” lists. Elizabeth worked in...
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Chris Barrow
Oct 22, 2018
What we can learn from Specsavers and the role of the Hearing Care Assistant
The news from Dental Protection last week that 89% of dentists fear that their patients will sue them and that 64% are referring to other...
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Chris Barrow
Oct 16, 2018
You need a scratched record to make your marketing effective
There’s a risk in confessing to an audience “I worry sometimes that, when I talk about marketing, I sound like a scratched record”. The...
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Chris Barrow
Oct 15, 2018
7 steps to effective time and task management
It has been said that there is no such thing as time management (we all have 24 hours a day) and, therefore, there is only priority...
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Chris Barrow
Oct 11, 2018
How to increase your productivity with one word
I was recently looking through one of my client’s average daily production figures and the change we have seen over the last 2 years. He...
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Chris Barrow
Oct 3, 2018
The architect – why my projects aren’t getting off the ground
A lightbulb moment yesterday, whilst in conversation with my business coach, Rachel Turner (by the way, you know you are getting your...
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Chris Barrow
Oct 1, 2018
A Monday morning riff on decorating, dust and making 2019 your best year yet
There is something very therapeutic about having a good clear-out. Over the weekend, we vacated the ground floor (lounge and dining room...
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Chris Barrow
Aug 24, 2018
A Friday Riff on snooping, lost baggage, my TV career and digital advertising
Well I haven’t won the lottery (which may have something to do with not having bought a ticket, rather than my iPhone not listening to...
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