Seth Godin’s latest book “Tribes” is a MUST READ for anyone who runs a business, provides a service or aspires to lead any team of people. I read this from cover to cover yesterday, virtually in one sitting – and was inspired by the content. It has certainly motivated me to “join the dots” as far as my thought
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Here is an advance announcement of the latest “gig” I will be presenting for Independent Seminars in February 2009. After the success of the marketing day with James Goolnik of Bow Lane Dental, I’ve assembled a group of some of my best friends in dentistry to explain “how they did it”: Uchenna Okoye of London
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I have already mentioned to you that I have hired a top-class virtual assistant to organise me.   She is Phillippa Goodwin and her web site is http://www.essentialpa.co.uk/   Phillippa arrived in Falmouth at 9.30am yesterday for our first day together — and left 6 hours later with about 80% of my “stuff” to deal
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I have to admit to being pleasantly surprised by this year’s Private Dentistry Awards at The Intercontinental on Friday afternoon. The venue and catering – quite excellent – and a trip down memory lane as I used to enjoy black-tie dinners in the same room as a budding consultant for Hambro Life in the early
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It’s THE basic economic rule. When OPEC meet they decide to release or restrict the supply of oil to a world hungry and dependent on fossil fuels. When the Bank of England meet they decide to release (as yesterday) or restrict the supply of cash to a world hooked on consumerism. Affluenza. And when you
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Its been 12 years now that the same phone call or email has arrived on a regular basis: I’ve created the protocols, we arranged the training, we all agreed that we were going to do it this way – and then I find that it hasn’t been done the way we agreed. Why can’t people
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My good friend Dr Uchenna Okoye (Channel 4’s “10 years younger” dentist), requires additional help in the rapid growth of her three London-based practices. You can read all about the business here. Business is booming, its an exciting and challenging place to work and Uchenna is looking to recruit a manager with the following job
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Bravo to The Coolhunter and Tor Myhren for this advert which has appeared all over New York. It demonstrates how a picture CAN paint a thousand words: Click here.

If you would like to see what’s current in dental web site design (in addition to “my favourites” on the right hand side bar of this blog), then you might want to take a look at the shortlist for this year’s Dentistry awards. Click here. The list was sent to me by Krishan Joshi as
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After my usual 5.00am start in the West End yesterday, I was feeling very pleased with myself as I checked out of my hotel at 7.45am with emails all answered and ready for a busy day of meetings. The main body of the day was invested in a team meeting that genuinely moved a business
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