Very interesting and brief interview with Sir Stuart Rose of Marks and Spencer on BBC Breakfast television yesterday morning 26th May 2010. When asked why Marks and Spencer have “beaten the trend” and posted pre tax profits of £632m he replied We have the right products We have the right prices We have the correct
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It seems sadly inevitable that individuals choose uninformed, speculative and often disrespectful debate on GDP-UK for clarification on questions that can be resolved by a simple request for information. Although I am not a forum member (and never have been), there are many of my friends who are ready and willing inform me when disparaging
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I’m going to be at the conference next week for all three days – and I have no speaking duties and no lectures to attend – whoopee! Conferences and trade shows are an excellent opportunity to catch up with strategic alliance partners, old friends and new – and I intend to invest the full three
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A client asks: “I have a lot of patients at the moment who are deferring treatment because they are telling me that they cannot afford it at the moment should I reduce my prices?” I cannot afford an iPad on 28th May – even though I want one. (Yes – I know – I don’t
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Here’s 9 minutes of me explaining the concept of “values based selling”.

As we arrived at The Hilton Time Square last Wednesday, our exit from the lift at check-in on the 15th floor was intercepted by Justin, who welcomed us to the hotel – and asked if we had received our “welcome gift”. Further conversation revealed that this was a chance to visit the new “fractional ownership”
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Here is fellow coach Jane Lelean, promoting a REALLY USEFUL teleseminar on Thursday 8th April. I’m not in business with Jane and she is not paying me commission for this mention. In fact, she doesn’t even know I’m mentioning her. Its just a darn good idea – and I live in an abundance mentality and
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How do you achieve overnight success? get discovered on a national TV show? rob a train and run to Brazil? work your niche for 15 years? I unfortunately, like many others, didn’t have the benefit of the first two and have had to rely on the latter. Chatting to Alison King at The Dentistry Show,
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I offer my sincere thanks to Kelly Michele Haggett and the team from Dental Angels, who hosted a networking meeting at The Soho Theatre last night. There were three aspects of the evening that made it a “blast” for me. arriving to find a bar stool at the front of the room and no need
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What’s the biggest fish you could imagine landing? A £100,000 consultancy contract? A £25,000 treatment plan? A dream job? The house you have always wanted? A lifestyle you would love? More time off? A new qualification or skill? If you set your sights to catch small fish – you will catch small fish. If you
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