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BDIA Showcase gossip – day 1 – Thursday 19th October
Certainly a great looking show, even if we have been relegated to Hall 3 as the members of The Motorhome and Caravan Show gather for the...
Chris Barrow
Oct 20, 20173 min read
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The Hungry Boxer
Yesterday the alarm was at 05:00 and after composing my blog I set off on a 10k run, blown along by the remnants of Ophelia past...
Chris Barrow
Oct 18, 20172 min read
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Bladerunner 2049 failed to attract enough attention – so where does that leave you today?
Another hugely enjoyable Practice Plan workshop with Sheila Scott yesterday in Maidstone. It’s the second time we have delivered “Top...
Chris Barrow
Oct 13, 20173 min read
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Running a business is a marathon – are you taking it seriously enough?
My 27th marathon in Nottingham yesterday with Josh Barrow was definitely not the most fun I’ve ever had. It was a hot, sunny day. My...
Chris Barrow
Sep 25, 20172 min read
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The final 100 days – what are you going to do with them?
Countdown. Welcome to the final 100 days of 2017, starting today. Take a moment to reflect: Congratulate – what have I achieved so far...
Chris Barrow
Sep 22, 20171 min read
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Taking the King’s Shilling – more on the subject of poaching clinicians
Dear Coach: Interesting few posts from you recently about poaching of clinicians. I thought I would raise the point that this poaching is...
Chris Barrow
Sep 15, 20172 min read
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Finding the marriage between drive and love
There’s something about running your own small business. To quote my friend and client Dapo Olotu, founder of Dental 397 in Exeter:...
Chris Barrow
Sep 14, 20171 min read
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Huddling your way from good to great
You know how I’ve been rattling on about The Daily Huddle in the last week? Last weekend, Annie and I stayed at York and Albany, Gordon...
Chris Barrow
Sep 12, 20172 min read
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How a global hotel group and a specialist dental referral practice stay ahead
Many years ago I stumbled across a superb 6-minute video on the Four Seasons Hotels web site, in which founder Isadore Sharp talks about...
Chris Barrow
Sep 7, 20172 min read
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Why paddling your own canoe requires 4G’s from you and your team
In the October issue of Wired UK, there is a fascinating interview with Debbie Wosskow, CEO of Love Home Swap, launched in 2011. Debbie...
Chris Barrow
Sep 6, 20172 min read
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Why the attitude of your people is more important than ever
Based on my personal experiences over the last few days, its seems possible that the hotel and catering industry may have woken up to the...
Chris Barrow
Sep 5, 20173 min read
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Why your organisational structure has to evolve if you want your business to grow
To begin with, you can download (free of charge) here an updated version of my suggested organisational structure for a £10m private...
Chris Barrow
Aug 29, 20171 min read
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How work has changed since the 1930’s and what we need to learn
Upton Sinclair was an American writer and political activist who, in the mid 1930’s, wrote a series of allegorical novels that exposed...
Chris Barrow
Aug 16, 20172 min read
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What to do when that valued team member tells you they have been poached by the competition
It’s really hard to swallow isn’t it? When a member of your team hands in their resignation and tells you that they are moving to another...
Chris Barrow
Aug 9, 20173 min read
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Why you need to build a team who don’t resist change – they embrace it
Of one thing we can be sure. In 5 years from now, your business will be indescribably different from the way it is today. That’s what...
Chris Barrow
Aug 8, 20172 min read
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Only 1 place remaining on the Coach Barrow Couple’s Autumn Retreat
I’m delighted that this event is going ahead from Friday 29th September to Sunday 1st October 2017. Those attending are going to benefit...
Chris Barrow
Aug 7, 20171 min read
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What “the world’s greatest person” doesn’t seem to understand about branding
There’s a great comedy moment in the new Justice League movie where Bruce Wayne (Batman) is asked “so what’s your super power?” He...
Chris Barrow
Aug 4, 20173 min read
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No matter how good you are at delegating – you still need a super-power called attention to de
Once upon a time, I was the 7th of 7 people in a company who were asked to proof read a client newsletter – and found 11 typos in the...
Chris Barrow
Aug 3, 20172 min read
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Why measuring things can help you build an amazing business (and save lives)
As part of a government strategy to improve air quality, Britain is to ban all new petrol and diesel cars and vans from 2040 amid fears...
Chris Barrow
Jul 26, 20171 min read
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Lessons from a day in Cirencester (a riff on enthusiastic nurses and asking for more business)
Let me share with you a couple of lessons from yesterday. Firstly, I want to thank Emma and Mikaela, dental nurses from Cirencester...
Chris Barrow
Jul 19, 20172 min read
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