Yet another call this week from an old friend and former client, to thank me for the work I have done over the years and confirm that the practice is being sold (this one at 8 x EBITDA – the multiples are creeping up). This has become a regular event in my business life; it’s
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Returning from a weekend break with friends on Sunday, I was intrigued by a poster in a South Eastern station, advertising the senior railcard for over 60’s. I’m trying hard to understand the relevance of including the happy female Millennial as part of this advertising? Possible explnations: She is the daughter of the senior card
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You are only as good as: your skill at the thing you do; your managers; your income versus expenditure; your ability to convert prospects into patients and then into advocates; your curiosity to innovate; your balance of time between working IN and ON your business; your sleep, nutrition and exercise and time OUT of the
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My visual today is the famous job advert reputed to have been placed in The London Times by Sir Ernest Shackleton before his ill-fated 1915 Antarctic expedition. As an aside, the book “Shackleton’s Way: Leadership lessons from the great Antarctic explorer” has been on my business bookshelf for over 15 years and, as well as
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After an extremely busy day I was just finishing my Academy webinar recording last night when the awful news came through that our friend and colleague Dr. Anoop Maini had unexpectedly passed away on Monday morning. There are moments when you remember forever where you were when you “heard the news” – this will be
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Our podcast guest this month is an old friend Dr. Harry Singh, founder of The Dental Property Club and The Botulinum Toxin Club. We trace Harry’s career from working through his school holidays when all his mates were partying, to Dental School, where he realised during his education that he wasn’t really passionate about
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Sometimes, writing things down is part of the catharsis of dealing with them. I write a hand-written diary every morning, come rain or shine, whether I’m at work, at home or on holiday. That’s for my very own personal feelings and not intended for publication whilst I’m alive (and unlikely to make the best-seller list
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I’ll be travelling back to Australia in August 2019 to deliver two 2-day workshop programmes in Melbourne and Sydney. I’ve had (and continue to have) the pleasure of working with some of the leading practices in the UK, Ireland and around the world and I want to pass on the best ideas in the business
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Dental awards season will be upon us again in just a few months’ time. With closing dates for entries through the autumn for the majority of the different awards, aspiring practices will soon be turning their attention to putting submissions together. If you’re a fan of dental awards, you know how great they can be for
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I’ll be travelling back to Australia in August 2019 to deliver two 2-day workshop programmes in Melbourne and Sydney. I’ve had (and continue to have) the pleasure of working with some of the leading practices in the UK, Ireland and around the world and I want to pass on the best ideas in the business
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