Have you noticed a couple of behavioural types in your organisation? The sponge – that person who just keeps soaking up new information and shouts “give me more!” when roles and responsibilities arise? The abstainer – that person who has enough to do thank you very much and has absolutely no time to be taking
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I’m frequently contacted by people who have products and services of relevance to my clients. For over 20+ years I have maintained a policy that I do not accept introducers fees or commissions – I simply broadcast and comment on good ideas. Aaron Ferguson combines his role as Managing Director of North Wales micro-corporate West
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Last week I asked whether any of you had felt a difference caused by Brexit. Predictably, responses were mainly “no difference” because the majority of us are just getting on with life whilst our politicians negotiate the deal that none of us really care about anyway. However, there were two responses that I pulled
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As I read through my clients’ weekly tracker updates and listen to others, I realise that the wintry weather conditions that we all suffered 2 weeks ago produced some extremes of behaviour amongst team members: Those who fought through the blizzards to get to their jobs; Those who came up with a variety of reasons
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Before I start, just a heads up to watch out for the latest edition of the “Two Reds are Better than One” podcast, recorded yesterday afternoon with Ashley Latter. Our guest was Dr Chris Bowman from Charlotte, North Carolina and it is a masterclass in patient communication skills – you don’t want to miss it
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Recruitment of dentists (and its knock-on effects) is creating the highest level of disruption in the marketplace right now. There is a growing shortage of clinical recruits (experienced or otherwise) as a result of: the voluntary repatriation of overseas dentists; the unwillingness of others from overseas to replace them and the declining numbers of dental
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I’m frequently contacted by people who have products and services of relevance to my clients. For over 20+ years I have maintained a policy that I do not accept introducers fees or commissions – I simply broadcast and comment on good ideas. I was surprised to discover that less than 10% of practices attending The
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My first question this morning is whether it would be useful to have 80 minutes of Chris Barrow, live and uncut, talking about: tips for newly qualified dentists; how to be a great associate; what’s coming next in dentistry: exit strategies for dental practice owners and top business tips in the current marketplace. all free
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An interesting conversation with a travelling implantologist yesterday, who revealed that one of his sessions was interrupted by a telephone message, asking him to call a number in connection with “an urgent clinical crisis”. Concerned and confused, he dialled the number, only to discover a head-hunter from a national dental corporate asking if he would
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There comes a time in the life of every Dental Principal when you have to admit that you simply cannot do everything any more. Not only does that extend to running the business but also to delivering the dentistry. We all start our careers as novices and evolve through experience and post-graduate education to become
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