My weekly Bunker Day was switched to Tuesday this week, to accommodate Monday’s London workshop. Here’s a record of just one day’s conversations: with a Millennial married dental couple who want to buy a parent’s long-established practice; with a Practice Manager who wants to set up her own freelance compliance and consultancy business; with a
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1 How did you first hear about CB? Chris first came onto our radar about three years ago at a Practice Plan event, we spent a number of years downloading his infographics! These are hugely beneficial especially the one involving associate pay. 2 Why did you contact him for the latest cycle of
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I’m sharing with you today a brand new document that will be added to the free Resources section of my web site this week. The Personal Progress Interview (PPI) is an alternative to the old-fashioned system of “appraisal” developed by HR experts to provide a structure for employee review. In my own experience, appraisals seem
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Thankfully, I’m not one of them (my kids at that point say “er Dad, that’s disgusting”) but I suggest that more people are likely to read at least the start of this post as a result of the headline than would have if it had read: British Dental Conference and Dentistry Show 2018 The moral
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Today is the last day at work for my trusted business manager Phillippa Goodwin. Don’t panic! She’s off to walk the Camino Trail in Northern Spain for the next 6 weeks – no doubt a life-changing sabbatical (I just hope that she she returns it’s not to tell me that life as my wing-man is
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Today I’m with the delegates at The Campbell Academy Business Course (talking numbers, marketing and the characteristics of independent practices who will prosper in the next 10 years). Then the train home. We all need a rest this weekend – some time to connect with our family, friends and ourselves. Saturday night heralds the end
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For some this will be the last few days before the “voting is closed” on the last year’s UDA targets, the last few patients are herded through the sheep dip and the financial reckoning takes place. Principals will no doubt enjoy a celebration drink over the weekend, as the annual delivery battle closes and the
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At yesterday’s Barcelona Marathon, my running partner, Marcus Spry and I worked a plan. Mindful of our levels of fitness and injury, we decided that to aim at a finishing time of 5hrs 30 minutes was realistic. I ran 04:35 in Florence in November but since then, a knee ligament injury has slowed me down
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The Idea Have an idea that makes a positive difference to people. Make what you do and the way that you do it both unique and desirable. Ask yourself the question “what could we do that would have people form a queue?” The Spreadsheet Know the numbers – inside out. Learn to dance with a
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How to Grow from a Single to Multi-site Dental Business – The True Story of West End Dental Group In the latest podcast, 29-year old Aaron Ferguson tells the story of how he was headhunted by his father Dr. Trevor Ferguson to head the expansion of his clinic from one to three sites and beyond.
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