In my last post I speculated on the inevitability of staff turnover and what to do about it. There are around 26 million British-born workers in the UK today, plus a further 5.4 million from overseas. It is estimated that around 5 million workers in the UK are now members of the “gig” economy –
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In 1970, when I began my full-time work as a 16-year old school leaver, I was mentally conditioned by my parents and teachers for the possibility that the company I joined (The Friends Provident & Century Group) could become my employer for life. That after 49 years of diligent endeavour, I would retire in September
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Certainly a great looking show, even if we have been relegated to Hall 3 as the members of The Motorhome and Caravan Show gather for the weekend. I suspect a higher level of attendance from the glampers than I do from the dental community. By the end of a relatively quiet day, some of the
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Yesterday the alarm was at 05:00 and after composing my blog I set off on a 10k run, blown along by the remnants of Ophelia past Newcastle Racecourse to Gosforth and back. Followed by a full day delivering the 3rd Practice Plan Workshop Tour with Sheila Scott. As an aside…….. 17 practices is attendance. Here
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I’m carrying a niggling groin strain at the moment, which means that I’m unable to predict when it will kick in or for how long it will last. The diagnosis is, of course, RICE – but with a “marathon a month” commitment made to myself, I’m reluctant to cut down the training by too much,
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Another hugely enjoyable Practice Plan workshop with Sheila Scott yesterday in Maidstone. It’s the second time we have delivered “Top Hats, Toast and Moments of Truth” and another steep learning curve on how best to grab and maintain the attention of our audience. I feel for the audience at a full day gig – imagine
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Countdown. Welcome to the final 100 days of 2017, starting today. Take a moment to reflect: Congratulate – what have I achieved so far this year? Contemplate – where am I today? Critique – what am I tolerating? Challenge – what do I still want to do before the year end? Are you coasting for
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Dear Coach: Interesting few posts from you recently about poaching of clinicians. I thought I would raise the point that this poaching is also a way being used to gain patients. I know of one local practice who has now lost 3 dentists to the same “usurper” micro corporate (and a dental nurse). I have
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Monday morning at Manchester Airport’s Terminal 3, along with a host of laptop, tablet and smartphone users, all re-connecting. Tomorrow, Apple’s new iPhone X will make us all out of date and out of fashion.. The race will be on to upgrade to the new device and show our tribe(s) that we are faithful. No
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Many years ago I stumbled across a superb 6-minute video on the Four Seasons Hotels web site, in which founder Isadore Sharp talks about their core values as an organisation, described as The Four Pillars on which the organisation is built: To operate medium-sized hotels of exceptional quality – to be the best; To make
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