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One device to rule them all. Are we witnessing the death of the web site and computers?
I’ll give it 5 years – top side – and there will be no such thing as a web site. What there will be is a social media platform that...

Chris Barrow
May 11, 20181 min read


Making the decision to “up your game” and getting the help you need to do that
I’ve recently taken possession of the Full Focus Planner system created by personal development coach Michael Hyatt. You can see and read...

Chris Barrow
Mar 26, 20182 min read


The Extreme Weekly Tracker – how I use marginal improvement to generate huge gains for my clie
Every Friday morning my active coaching clients receive an email asking them to visit a landing page and complete their Extreme Business...

Chris Barrow
Feb 23, 20181 min read


Top Hats, Toast and Moments of Truth – the revival
The 2017/18 Practice Plan Workshop Tour with myself and Sheila Scott was such a success that we were approached by Simon Tucker from...

Chris Barrow
Feb 19, 20181 min read


The Spring Business Retreat – Friday 20th to Sunday 22nd April 2018 – London
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,...

Chris Barrow
Feb 15, 20181 min read


Using You Tube to promote your practice to dentists and patients
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...

Chris Barrow
Jan 12, 20181 min read


A new sales pipeline application created specifically for dental practices
I’m frequently contacted by people who have products and services of relevance to my clients. For over 20+ years I have maintained a...

Chris Barrow
Oct 24, 20172 min read


Free download – The End of Treatment Protocol – a 5-step reminder
The main purpose of a daily huddle is to identify those patients coming to the end of a course of (probably cosmetic) treatment (EOT) and...

Chris Barrow
Oct 6, 20171 min read


The Campbell Academy Education Programme 2018
I’m delighted to once again be a visiting lecturer on The Campbell Academy Business Course in 2018 (which, by the way, has sold out). I’m...

Chris Barrow
Sep 27, 20171 min read


Setting 90-day goals for your personal and professional development
Setting 90-day goals has been at the centre of the personal and professional development work I do with clients ever since I first read...

Chris Barrow
Sep 18, 20171 min read


Why ARKit and ARCore are going to change our lives – watch out!
We are about to become involuntary participants in a technological revolution that will influence not only our economics but also our...

Chris Barrow
Aug 31, 20172 min read


Why your payroll costs are climbing (and what to do about it)
Payroll costs in dentistry are increasing as a percentage of sales. To maintain your profitability, are you going to have to pass on that...

Chris Barrow
Aug 15, 20172 min read


The tribal chant – why good branding is so important for your dental business
My recent wet weekend at Kendal Calling (music, beer, mud) may have been washed out (along with a number of other British music...

Chris Barrow
Aug 2, 20172 min read


The Campbell Academy Business Course – a guest post by Colin Campbell
The Business Course Part 1 At the Campbell Academy, we run a Business Course that we call TBOB (The Business of Business) it’s just a...

Chris Barrow
Aug 1, 20173 min read


USP’s in independent dentistry – what separates the great from the good – a free F
What makes a dental business stand out from the crowd? What are their unique selling propositions? I was recently musing on the...

Chris Barrow
Jul 21, 20171 min read


Why there is no point in hiring a coach if it means that you will have more to do
You can’t do it all by yourself. There’s too much to do nowadays. You have to delegate. Let’s just spend a moment thinking about that....

Chris Barrow
Jul 12, 20171 min read


A new and free resource on the Coach Barrow web site
In recent weeks I have rediscovered an enthusiasm that dates back to the 1980’s – for creating what used to be called “sales aids” and...

Chris Barrow
Jun 27, 20172 min read


What you really need to talk about at your monthly management meeting
Later today I’m off to West Yorkshire to facilitate the first monthly management meeting with a new client and his management team...

Chris Barrow
May 30, 20172 min read


guest post – GDC enhanced CPD – what it means and what to do about it
I’m frequently contacted by people who have products and services of relevance to my clients. For over 20 years I have maintained a...

Chris Barrow
May 17, 20171 min read


The One Dish
Seth Godin talks about a restaurant that serves “the one dish that people would drive across town to buy.” What’s your “one dish?” Please...

Chris Barrow
Jan 13, 20171 min read
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