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From systems to squats: A day in the life of a dental business coach
A day in the life of a Business Coach. A young Principal who bought a practice four years ago, is now about to purchase a second location...

Chris Barrow
Feb 262 min read


Tough leadership or too harsh? Why strong management matters more than ever
A call yesterday from a Business Manager, concerned that a staff member who had resigned gave exit feedback that the Manager's...

Chris Barrow
Feb 251 min read


Beauty is who you show up as: finding self-worth beyond youth
“Beauty doesn’t come free with the hormones, the way it does for the young… It has to do with who the person is.” - Ursula K Le Guin...

Chris Barrow
Feb 241 min read


Real Change Takes More Than a Quick Fix—Here’s What Actually Works
A guest post by Mark Topley I’ve had a lot of conversations over the past few weeks with practice owners and managers who are overworked,...

Chris Barrow
Feb 223 min read


The inevitable price of progress: handling patient concerns about rising costs with ChatGPT
It was interesting this week to get a very extensive email from my water provider, United Utilities, explaining the very considerable...

Chris Barrow
Feb 214 min read


The Science and the Story - why we need to use parables
I was chatting to Sheila Scott over dinner last night as we prepared for her workshop in Leeds today and we were reflecting on the five...

Chris Barrow
Feb 202 min read


Profitability and pay rises: are your numbers keeping you on course?
There are no less than five sets of accounts on my desk this morning, all sent in by clients who have asked me to take a look at the...

Chris Barrow
Feb 192 min read


S08 E02: Building Smile Stories - a conversation with Dr. Gareth Edwards
After graduating in 2012, Gareth Edwards spent the first 5 years of his dental career by treating patients in Middleton, North...

Chris Barrow
Feb 182 min read


Are Your Dental Chairs Truly Profitable? Understanding MVP & DVP for Sustainable Success
There are couple of brand new three-letter acronyms entering our language here at The Extreme Business 100 community: MVP - Minimum...

Chris Barrow
Feb 171 min read


Love Your Success: 10 Valentine’s Day Secrets for a Thriving Dental Practice (and Life!) ❤️🦷
Secrets of success: Every 90 days, make a list of the things, situations and people that you are tolerating and either fix them, remove...

Chris Barrow
Feb 141 min read
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