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The marginal gains meeting – moving your business forward one step at a time
It’s dangerous to be too busy to grow and very rare that I see a client take a giant leap forward with their business. Mostly, it’s small...

Chris Barrow
Mar 7, 20191 min read


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...

Chris Barrow
Mar 4, 20192 min read


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...

Chris Barrow
Feb 22, 20192 min read


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...

Chris Barrow
Feb 18, 20192 min read


TWO experts Share Their Secrets – free of charge
FREE WEBINAR: The FIVE KEY SECRETS you need to know to guarantee SUCCESS for your Dental Practice into 2019 and beyond…… My friend from...

Chris Barrow
Feb 15, 20191 min read


Why simply looking at your price list isn’t enough
PRICE One of those random coincidences that occur in life (and have us wondering whether we are watched over) has been three clients, far...

Chris Barrow
Feb 11, 20192 min read


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...

Chris Barrow
Feb 8, 20192 min read


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...

Chris Barrow
Feb 5, 20192 min read


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...

Chris Barrow
Jan 31, 20192 min read


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...

Chris Barrow
Jan 29, 20192 min read


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...

Chris Barrow
Jan 25, 20192 min read


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...

Chris Barrow
Jan 18, 20192 min read


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...

Chris Barrow
Jan 11, 20192 min read


The Extreme Business Spring Retreat – London – Friday 12th April 2019 to Sunday 14th Apr
Let me explain the aims and objectives of the retreat. I personally take time out every spring/summer to plan the following calendar...

Chris Barrow
Jan 4, 20195 min read


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...

Chris Barrow
Jan 2, 20192 min read


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...

Chris Barrow
Dec 7, 20182 min read


Busy, busy, we are all busy.
I broke my own rules over the weekend and decided to work Saturday until such time as I had reached email inbox zero. The perfect...

Chris Barrow
Dec 3, 20183 min read


Just stare at each other
“It’s rude to stare” A lesson we were all taught as children. One I frequently found myself ignoring as I seem to have been born with an...

Chris Barrow
Nov 30, 20182 min read


Moments of Truth (and fun)
One of the many pleasures of training, consultancy and coaching is when you get to combine some serious teaching with a bit of fun. Today...

Chris Barrow
Nov 29, 20182 min read


The Script, The Score and The Choreography
After yesterday’s newsletter and social media posts, I want to thank the two practices who signed up for the Bridge2Aid Unity Partnership...

Chris Barrow
Oct 26, 20182 min read
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