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Taxi!
Pre-Covid I had a healthy following for my taxi driver stories. I always made a point of asking any chatty (not grumpy) driver to answer...

Chris Barrow
May 12, 20222 min read
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Spellbinding spreadsheets
The title of this post sounds like an oxymoron. "Selling tickets" for a workshop on how to understand your practice finances has...

Chris Barrow
May 11, 20222 min read
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Digital militancy
There is often a direct correlation between those who are causing the greatest challenges in your team and those who are the most active...

Chris Barrow
May 10, 20222 min read
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The cost of loving
Sometimes, there's a price to pay to love another person. The price includes toleration of their performance and/or behaviour. Equally,...

Chris Barrow
May 9, 20221 min read
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Demanding and aggressive behaviour - a quick guide
This was an interesting comment on a recent Facebook post: "CB do you have a blog on whether you think people are generally becoming more...

Chris Barrow
May 6, 20223 min read
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Believe
You wouldn't want to be one of the Real Madrid supporters who left the Bernabéu 10 minutes before full time last night. In case you...

Chris Barrow
May 5, 20221 min read
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Are your FOH team defending the barracks? - a guest post by Lisa Bainham
It's no secret that the pressure on our FOH teams is immense at the moment and doesn’t seem to be easing…in fact it feels like we are...

Chris Barrow
May 4, 20223 min read
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Punchbag
First day back after the holiday weekend and I'm reading emails and weekly reports that include stories of both team members and...

Chris Barrow
May 3, 20221 min read
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Friday - strengths, weaknesses and fun with finance
One of the great benefits of running quarterly client workshops is the opportunity to hear "from the horse's mouth" exactly what's...

Chris Barrow
Apr 29, 20221 min read
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Barry the Barista
Customer service is such a simple concept when it's done properly and yet can drag down the most impressive business when it doesn't...

Chris Barrow
Apr 28, 20222 min read
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