It’s difficult to remember a year-end by which I’ve been more prepared for the coming 12-months. Those who follow my personal blog at weekends will know that there has been some soul-searching in answering the question “so what next?”. The ultimate resolution to take a year to think has been a welcome, if unexpected, outcome.
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Draw Toast? How would you like your team to take part in a training exercise that is completely original – and not have to pay a penny for the workshop facilitation? Here’s my proposal. I’m looking for a volunteer practice/team/group to take part in an experimental workshop sometime in Q1 of 2016. The benefit to
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Wired Magazine UK – because it keeps me updated with everything that is next in the world of technology and innovation. Intelligent Life – because it keeps me updated with everything that is next in the arts. Elsie magazine – because it keeps me updated with everything that is going on inside the head of
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Last week I asked for your help in making a decision.. I was considering running a 3-month super-fast and dynamic personal and business coaching programme from 1st October to 24th December 2015. I wanted to know if there was any interest – and some of you replied “YES!” SO THE GYYIG 2016 WILL HAPPEN It
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I need your help today to make a decision. I’m considering running a 3-month super-fast and dynamic personal and business coaching programme from 1st October to 24th December 2015. 12 weeks 12 weeks to get ready to create a flying start to 2016. 12 exclusive one-hour recorded webinars from The Bunker on the subject of
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A thought-provoking conversation with my business partner Tim Caudrelier yesterday. Prompted by the question: “If we were starting this project again, knowing what we know now, would we do things differently?” The answer was “yes” – because that’s what the answer always will be. Getting things right first time is a myth. We adopt, measure
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Split your dental team(s) as follows: Dentists Hygienists and Therapists Nurses Receptionists Treatment Co-ordinators Management and administration Separate them, give them magic whiteboard and marker pens. Exercise 1 Ask them to rate the practice(s) at the moment. Marks out of 10 for each of the four quadrants above. Exercise 2 Ask them to write a
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Yesterday I spoke about The Clean Sweep. Today I share with you the single most profound coaching exercise you will ever undertake. We tolerate the following: THINGS – that don’t work properly SITUATIONS – with which we are uncomfortable RELATIONSHIPS – that make us unhappy So the exercise is to write down a list of
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A long time ago in a galaxy far away (well OK, the 90’s) I trained as a lifecoach with Coach University, founded by the personal drive and genius of the late, lamented Thomas Leonard. The inspiration for that training was me working as a client with a life coach and realising that she (Marlene Panet-Raymond)
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In conversation with a client on the subject of his Practice Manager (yes – it’s still a subject that is cropping up daily). “the thing I really like about her is that. although she doesn’t always get things done the way I want, she fights for the sake of the business all the time.” You
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