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First day back

Back to work today, with the following order of priorities: 1. ezine 2. podcast 3. blog (this one!) 4. catch up on client emails 5. catch up on operational emails 6. catch up on voice mail from last week 7. generally review “to do” list 8. think about Wednesday’s management meeting and what I want [...]

I can’t believe its Thursday…..

and I haven’t written a blog entry, recorded my podcast or written my ezine this week. Because we have been on tour with Better Practice in Dentistry and I have been presenting to audiences all over the UK on Pricing and Selling Dentistry. There is no doubt that the tour has been a great success [...]

Why none of those personal development programmes work

I am working with a personal branding coach at the moment – exercising my intellect on Chris Barrow as a brand and how that would look – or whether the brand should be the schools. Please don’t give me your feedback – I’m confused enough! However, the process has created some good conversations and the [...]

There are hotels – and there are hotels

Last night I finished the Reading workshop and drove up to Birmingham. My usual hotel was fully-booked and so I spent the night at the Ramada in Solihull – a finalist for “worst hotel of the year so far”. At an investment of 110 pounds I was able to check into my poorly decorated and [...]

Offending your clients – with love

Just about to kick off our third workshop of the week. Last night I was in tucked up in bed and lights out before 9.00pm – absolutely trashed. Up at 5.00am this morning to write the ezine – a good night’s sleep has done me the power of good. Small room today – about 25 [...]

I’m back!

Sorry – last week was so frenetic that my blogging habit fell through the cracks. We have just returned from the Dental Showcase and are moving into week 3 of 4 on the workshop trail. Today in Edinburgh. I’ll start blogging again now and tell you some interesting stories I’ve witnessed in the last few [...]

and a giant apology……

to my good friend Guy Levine (www.levineit.com) who patiently sat with his recording equipment in my Manchester apartment and helped me to record the 45-minute audio that we are handing out at The Dental Showcase later this week. And who then worked with Barbara on turning the recording into a packaged CD. I forgot to [...]

Workshops and marketing

The Dental Business School will deliver client workshops in Manchester, Leeds and Belfast this week. In addition, Barbara and I will spend tomorrow (Tuesday) in a management meeting, focusing on our 2006 calendar and work schedule. I plan some radical changes in my working habits for the first time in a decade. Friday will see [...]