Author: Chris Barrow

Chris Barrow has been active as a consultant, trainer and coach to the UK dental profession for over 20 years. As a writer, his blog enjoys a strong following and he is a regular contributor to the dental press. Naturally direct, assertive and determined, he has the ability to reach conclusions quickly, as well as the sharp reflexes and lightness of touch to innovate, change tack and push boundaries. In 2014 he appeared as a “castaway” in the first season of the popular reality TV show “The Island with Bear Grylls”. His main professional focus is as Coach Barrow, providing coaching and mentorship to independent dentistry.

Chris Burton is, by his own admission, a good dentist but reluctant businessman.   We travel with Chris from school in Bolton to university in Newcastle (an experience he did not enjoy) and on to the practice he owns now as a newly qualified Vocational Trainee.   The journey from VT to associate to owner
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24 days until 1st January 2020. Why not decide NOW to join a community of over 50 people who will be taking part in the Get Your Year in Gear (GYYIG) virtual coaching programme in January? Our intensive 31 day personal and professional coaching programme will kick-start your year. But, recognising that you may be
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How often should a practice owner meet face to face with their practice manager(s) – and what should they talk about? Periodicity What I’m referring to here isn’t the day to day banter of keeping the business going. Rather a sacrosanct, uninterruptible, quality conversation in which both (all) parties empathetically listen to each other –
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Our Bumper December newsletter – published yesterday morning – features a strategic guide to the next 30 days and a number of free resources and ideas. 2019 is very nearly over and it is all too easy to become lost in the “thick of thin things” as we careen towards either Friday 20th (if you are
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As a verb, to muse is to consider something thoughtfully. As a noun, it means a person — especially a woman — who is a source of artistic inspiration. In mythology, the Muses were nine goddesses who symbolised the arts and sciences. Today, a muse is a person who serves as an artist’s inspiration. Often filmmakers talk
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