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Top Hats, Toast & Moments of Truth – probably the best team training day ever – and
Sheila Scott has told everyone in dentistry that she has retired – but we have managed to get her agreement on a short revival of the...

Chris Barrow
May 30, 20181 min read


The Unique Ability Exercise – a free download
There’s a brand new free download in the Resources/Infographics section of my web site this morning – but I’m also including a further...

Chris Barrow
May 23, 20182 min read


Finding your “happy cadence” in business
The word cadence has to do with rhythm, the rhythm of sounds in nature, of music, of a person’s voice. In exercise, we recognise cadence...

Chris Barrow
May 22, 20181 min read


50 patients a day for £900 or 6 patients a day for £3,000 – make a choice
I’m working with two very contrasting clients at the moment. Client A is at the beginning of her coaching journey: working 5.5 days a...

Chris Barrow
May 17, 20181 min read


11 tips for leading and managing Millennials in your dental team
Millennials will represent 40% of the total workforce by 2020. Like it or not, they are critical to the success and sustainability of...

Chris Barrow
May 10, 20181 min read


The Social Media Evangelist – you need one in your team, so who should it be?
Marketing commentator Kent Lewis writes an interesting blog on all matters “marketing” and has been quoted as saying that you should sack...

Chris Barrow
May 3, 20183 min read


What makes a great team?
1. The Dance Over the years I have often been asked “can you fix my team?” and constantly reply with a Steve Covey quote – “if there is a...

Chris Barrow
May 2, 20185 min read


People can be such bitches – a Friday rant
What happens is that an existing team member is given the job of leading and managing the internal marketing. That person is usually...

Chris Barrow
Apr 27, 20182 min read


We need a new Academy to create exceptional managers
Here’s an interesting extract from a client email received yesterday: Chris you should create an Academy and train managers to become...

Chris Barrow
Apr 26, 20181 min read


New Achievements, New Habits – the Coach Barrow Spring Retreat begins..
It’s important to understand the difference between achievements and habits when you are goal-setting. An achievement is a specific...

Chris Barrow
Apr 20, 20182 min read


Feeling the pulse – what my clients told me yesterday
Extreme Business 2018 London workshop done and my 47 delegates are sent home with spreadsheets, handouts and their heads buzzing with...

Chris Barrow
Apr 17, 20182 min read


How to surround yourself with great people – it’s easier than you think
Today is the last day at work for my trusted business manager Phillippa Goodwin. Don’t panic! She’s off to walk the Camino Trail in...

Chris Barrow
Apr 13, 20182 min read


Sponges and Abstainers – identifying types in your team
Have you noticed a couple of behavioural types in your organisation? The sponge – that person who just keeps soaking up new information...

Chris Barrow
Apr 12, 20181 min read


What to do when (not if) you suffer from imposter syndrome
A characteristic I notice frequently as I listen to clients is “imposter syndrome”, so called because there are times when we don’t feel...

Chris Barrow
Apr 10, 20181 min read


The first 3 steps to becoming an owner-leader (and falling back in love with your work)
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again – leaders lead people and managers manage systems. You cannot lead systems, you can only manage...

Chris Barrow
Apr 6, 20182 min read


The two main qualities required to open a private squat (and a Digital Dental Suite)
It was 8 years ago that Dutch dentist Indra Rampersad opened a private squat in Berwick on Tweed and last night I joined the guests to...

Chris Barrow
Mar 20, 20182 min read


How to double your productivity in the next 36 months
I’ve recently been reviewing some client data that proves you can double the average daily production of a Principal over a 36-month...

Chris Barrow
Mar 19, 20182 min read


How The Beast from the East sorted the wheat from the chaff
As I read through my clients’ weekly tracker updates and listen to others, I realise that the wintry weather conditions that we all...

Chris Barrow
Mar 15, 20181 min read


6 simple words that can galvanise your patient testimonials
My biggest take-away from this week’s podcast with Dr. Chris Bowman was his simple answer to the question “how do you get testimonials?”...

Chris Barrow
Mar 8, 20181 min read


Why I think staff incentive payments are a waste of time and what to do instead
Before I start, just a heads up to watch out for the latest edition of the “Two Reds are Better than One” podcast, recorded yesterday...

Chris Barrow
Mar 6, 20183 min read
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