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Chris Barrow
Jun 21, 2017
The next time you get a CV to read, this is the detective work you need to do
A client recently sent me 5 CV’s received in response to advertising for a new Practice Manager, this for a well-established private...
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Chris Barrow
Jun 15, 2017
The ideal schedule for dental team conversations – a free download
In the bad old days, when I worked in corporate UK, there were some companies who employed a tactic called mushroom management, defined...
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Chris Barrow
Jun 2, 2017
A warning – needles and row boaters – 3 essential reminders for anyone leading a team
Reminder #1 You cannot motivate people. Carrots and sticks do not work. The following phrases are never effective: if you do this I will...
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Chris Barrow
May 25, 2017
What to look for in new recruits
Ready? Pen and paper in hand? Here are the criteria for recruiting new people into your organisation at every position: hungry blank...
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Chris Barrow
May 5, 2017
The new rules for recruitment – 5 ways to hire winners
Whether you need a receptionist, a nurse, a manager or new clinicians, the old recruitment rules are dead Next time you are hiring: Step...
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Chris Barrow
Mar 24, 2017
How NOT to tell your dental associates that you are cutting their percentage
Before commenting on how NOT to tell them (and offer some insights on how to tell them) let’s establish some ground rules. I accept that...
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Chris Barrow
Jan 9, 2017
Gregarious
Seeking and enjoying the company of others : sociable It does seem rather logical that anybody working in a customer/patient facing...
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Chris Barrow
Jan 4, 2017
Why things don’t get done
Many is the time a client has said to me: No matter how many times I ask, things just don’t seem to get done Things don’t NOT get done...
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Chris Barrow
Jan 3, 2017
SPQR
The legions of Rome carried their standard before them into battle. The eagle, symbolising The Emperor. The numeral of The Legion. The...
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Chris Barrow
Dec 22, 2016
The Experience
Monday’s post was about The Message and The Method. On Tuesday we considered The Money (and I gave you a simple spreadsheet to design a...
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Chris Barrow
Oct 19, 2016
The point when you need a Phillippa
Looking back to 20th September 2008 I had just started working 4 days a week as Director of Private Sector Development with Integrated...
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Chris Barrow
Jun 17, 2016
Mentoring your Freelancers
Sometimes we don’t get to choose the work we do. The market evolves, a need arises, a solution is requested, the observant...
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Chris Barrow
Jun 7, 2016
Hiring epic people
I seem to spend an inordinate amount of time listening to owners and managers give me blow by blow accounts of the performance and...
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Chris Barrow
May 13, 2016
Coaching your managers
Yesterday I met (for the first time) with Zoltan Mate, the new business development manager at Premier Orthodontics in Bromley. It will...
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Chris Barrow
Apr 13, 2016
A few R’s to think about (and share with your team)
Reminders your monthly email newsletter reminds prospects and patients about other people whose lives you have changed for the better...
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Chris Barrow
Feb 11, 2016
On being nice
I shared on Facebook last week my delightful check-in experience at The Hilton East Midlands, after a long day of disrupted travel and...
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Chris Barrow
Dec 3, 2015
Recruitment is now Digital
The new landscape for recruitment is Digital. Whether it’s a new team member or a clinician, your initial research now takes place...
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Chris Barrow
Oct 1, 2015
Pauline
Pauline works behind the bar at the Best Western Hotel, Calcot, near Reading. Pauline clearly doesn’t like her job much. When you...
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Chris Barrow
Sep 18, 2015
The Monthly Management Meeting
I’ve been using the same agenda for client meetings (as modernised) for over 20 years in dentistry. This is one of the most important...
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Chris Barrow
Aug 11, 2010
dentist looks for a new challenge
Do you have an empty surgery on Mondays and more patients than you can handle? I can help Full BACD BSOS & ADI member is looking for a...
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