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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...
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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 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 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
- Dec 3, 2018
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...
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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 29, 2018
The difference between urgency and impact
There’s an important difference between urgency and impact: Urgency – I need to work more clinical hours so that we can see patients...
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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 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
- Jul 23, 2018
Replacing the curse of WhatsApp with better digital team collaboration
I’ve been thinking recently about and observing how teams collaborate. You’ve heard me say many times that “all problems exist in the...
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Chris Barrow
- Jul 13, 2018
Taking control of time – the 2019 calendar planning day
Today I’ll be in splendid isolation in The Barrow Bunker. No client calls, no meetings, no interruptions. My mission by the end of the...
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Chris Barrow
- Jun 20, 2018
How Mr. David Stewart taught me a lesson about boundaries in 1970
I want to take you back to September 1970. I’m a few days away from my 17th birthday. It’s my first day at my very first full-time paid...
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Chris Barrow
- Jun 19, 2018
What to do when there just isn’t enough time in the day – making a core shift in what yo
There’s an old joke about newly-weds cooking their first Sunday roast together. At the risk of accusations of political incorrectness,...
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Chris Barrow
- Jun 1, 2018
The power of IMPACT
A sage once explained that: efficient is doing things right; effective is doing the right things right. There have been times in my life...
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Chris Barrow
- May 23, 2018
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...
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Chris Barrow
- May 2, 2018
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...
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Chris Barrow
- Apr 30, 2018
Monday Monday
Today I’ll be facilitating the second Extreme Business 2018 workshop at the Radisson Blu, Manchester Airport and the 10 practices in...
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Chris Barrow
- Apr 23, 2018
Hypocrisy in priority and time management – a confession
Here’s today’s blog, somewhat later than usual as I’m in “catch up” mode after working all weekend at The Spring Client Retreat (which...
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