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The new cure for supervised neglect
Many is the time that I've been contacted by a dentist who has just bought a practice from an older Principal and who wants advice on how...

Chris Barrow
Sep 13, 20213 min read
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Enigmas
The business has never been in better shape financially - but I'm exhausted and empty. I've spent the last 18 months breaking my back to...

Chris Barrow
Sep 10, 20211 min read
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Fancy going for a walk?
Here at Extreme Business, we are delighted to be supporting The Mouth Cancer Foundation. Below, I share with you the initial promotion...

Chris Barrow
Sep 9, 20212 min read
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The Personal Shopper
Stick with me - there's a business moral to this tale. I mentioned briefly the other day my Personal Shopper experience with Alison at...

Chris Barrow
Sep 8, 20213 min read
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The screw begins to turn on associate taxation
The Independent Dental Association of Wales are the first to announce that the HMRC rules around the taxation status of associates are...

Chris Barrow
Sep 7, 20212 min read
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Reinvention
I've started a process of reinventing my outside. Gone are the Under Armour track suits of the pandemic. The straw that broke the camel's...

Chris Barrow
Sep 6, 20212 min read
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The strange world of associate recruitment and retention (and a word about lab techs)
We certainly do live in interesting times. The recruitment and retention crisis deepens and, as it does so, produces some extraordinary...

Chris Barrow
Sep 3, 20211 min read
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Building your squat practice. Where do I begin?
06 September 2021 at 7:30pm BST Presenters: Chris Barrow and Alan Suggett Many have realised that working as an associate in the current...

Chris Barrow
Sep 2, 20212 min read
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The Return of the Funk - The September Newsletter from Extreme Business
My 24th August Zoom call with my business coach Rachel Turner began with me asking for help. Why? I’m in a funk. Following my return from...

Chris Barrow
Sep 1, 20211 min read
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On the subject of "back to work blues"
First day back after the August Bank Holiday - traditionally the start of getting back to work properly and heading towards the end of...

Chris Barrow
Aug 31, 20213 min read
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