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De-tox and preparation
1st September 2016. 59 days to the Dublin Marathon. Time to de-tox and prepare. As of today: no more alcohol (except for my quiet...
Sep 1, 20161 min read
To buy or not to buy?
It can often be a tough decision, especially your first purchase of another practice, sometimes after years of commercial solitude. The...
Aug 30, 20161 min read
You said…
There is something unsettling about being at the receiving end of: the dental patient who says “you said this treatment would work” the...
Aug 24, 20161 min read
Aug 23, 20160 min read
Cupcakes and customer service
A guest post by Suzanne Stolberg Anyone who has heard Chris’s approach to not tolerating dental patients who are looking for the cheapest...
Aug 22, 20163 min read
Attention and the business we are really in.
In an information-rich world, the wealth of information means a dearth of something else : a scarcity of whatever it is that information...
Aug 18, 20163 min read
RAW from Florin Cofar
RAW from Florin Cofar on Vimeo. My thanks to my friend Dr. Razvan Savu for bringing this to my attention. I’m not qualified to comment on...
Aug 15, 20161 min read
Negative reviews – a response
Hi Chris! I read your latest post: https://christopherbarrow.me/2016/08/11/reviews-heaven-or-hell/ You may already be going down this...
Aug 12, 20161 min read
Reviews – heaven or hell?
An email from a dental practice owner this week has me thinking: We are getting some poor reviews on NHS choices , some look a bit...
Aug 11, 20162 min read
Training marketing champions
I’ve been working with three brand new in-practice marketing champions (as well as the Group Marketing Co-ordinator) this morning at...
Aug 10, 20161 min read
The Marketing Delusion
The Delusion There is no such thing as a “done for you” marketing solution. There are two marketing solutions: Done by you Done with you...
Aug 9, 20161 min read
The Complete Business Manager
In my 23 years of coaching dentists I have worked with some outstanding dental business managers, business development managers, practice...
Aug 8, 20165 min read
The Water Bucket Test
Back in the early 80’s I was a broker consultant (technical rep) for Hambro Life Assurance – a new and innovative life and pensions...
Aug 5, 20162 min read
So who coaches the coach?
I was asked this question yesterday: who coaches you CB? My initial response was reactive: I’ve worked with various amazing coaches over...
Aug 4, 20161 min read
Addicted to the fight
I was watching an episode of Ray Donovan (Season 3) a few evenings ago (no spoilers please), when a female character commented about our...
Aug 3, 20162 min read
Getting Barrowed-Up
The purpose of this post is to give you advanced notification of a change in the branding of 7connections and Coach Barrow from 1st...
Aug 1, 20162 min read
The perennial problem of – Holidays!
This subject comes around like a wet summer afternoon – every year without fail. I’d be interested if my readers could comment with their...
Jul 28, 20161 min read
Dentistry and Airport Security
They could deliver dentistry the same way that airport security operate: long lines of weary people and restless children indifferent and...
Jul 27, 20161 min read
Owt for nowt
The most common stereotype of a Yorkshire person is as tight with money: there is a British saying that “a Yorkshireman is a Scotsman...
Jul 26, 20162 min read
Reality
Reality is what we take to be true. What we take to be true is what we believe. What we believe is based upon our perceptions. What we...
Jul 25, 20161 min read
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