Recipe Take a group of less than 20 people (17 today) made up of Principals, spouses and senior managers. Invite them to a good quality hotel for Friday night dinner and Saturday. At 09:00 on Saturday morning, sit on your bar stool at the front of the room, with laptop and projector at the ready.
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Watch this video (7mins 50 seconds) Enjoy it. Then do it.  

7 weeks ago to the day, 6 people met in a Bristol hotel. At that meeting, I was able to confirm that we had secured a 7th team member – a financial backer who had agreed to support us on the back of a hastily adapted business plan, one good conversation and 10 years of
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The Board is your business and your life. The Dice are the choices you make – and how hard you try (high score/low score). The Squares are the progress you make by showing up every day – one day at a time, one square at a time. The Ladders are the moments of truth, the
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Reviewing web site content for a dental client at the moment – unusual because of the sheer volume of information that the Principal wants to include on every page. I’ve learned a lot about dentistry in the process. This client should run his own lecture series and write books. The questions he keeps asking me
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Costa Coffee this morning for a chat with Paul (we seem to manage that about twice a year). Always good to catch up, exchange observations on the state of dentistry, share a bit of gossip and compare current and future business plans. The simple fact is that I wouldn’t be where I am today were
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It has been passed by the GDC this morning and I agree with the many positive comments on Twitter.. @coachbarrow now is the time to support Therapists AND Hygienists we all have a role and deserve the opportunity to show what we can achieve — Donna Schembri (@flossybean) March 28, 2013 There is absolutely no
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Question: how can a practice have a record month for sales and no cash in the bank? Answer: GROW broke. I’m seeing evidence of this in UK and Irish private dentistry. Too many special offers just to get new patients in the door. Discounts that are too high. Finance deals that are too expensive. Payment
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I remember being asked to join  GDP-UK by Tony Jacobs back in the late 90’s – and politely declining because I felt that my position as supplier was untenable in his forum – that members would misinterpret posts as subliminal self-promotion. Any regular follower will know that members of the “I hate Chris Barrow” club
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I can’t get Michael Mosley out of my mind.  It started with the excellent Horizon programme which was broadcast but not totally lost during the Olympics last year. My girlfriends and I chatted about the programme and the lovely Dr. I didn’t take any action. I had a cholesterol check with my own Dr last Autumn. 
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