So we are focusing on leadership this week and I want to start off with a recommendation to my top 3 books on this subject. 1.  The 8th Habit, Steven Covey  – as always Covey’s books are academic and detailed – they do require you to put your thinking cap on but in the 8th Habit, Covey
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The subject of ‘leadership’ has fascinated me for decades; what constitutes a good leader, are they born, chosen or just wired that way? And I want to start this article with the punch line – that we are ALL leaders in some aspect of our lives, professional and/or personal. So we may as well accept
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You will see from our Facebook page that the focus of my various comments and posts this week is going to be on the subject of management. I would like to start the debate off by considering one of my favourite questions. “What is the difference between leadership and management?” I think that the inability
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I’m enjoying Peter Block’s book “Community” on a recommendation from Michael Bungay-Stanier. A quotation that leapt out of the page at me yesterday morning: The role of leaders is not to be better role models or to drive change. Their role is to create the structures and experiences that bring citizens together to identify and
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“I don’t know how to find the right people.” Heard that before? We certainly do – on a regular basis, from clients who are struggling and overwhelmed. I spoke with a lady dental principal yesterday who provides 5 days a week of clinical dentistry and then runs her own business in the evenings and at
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Wednesday’s call-in day was the usual blast – many conversations with clients and the inspiration of seeing the changes that we are facilitating – making a difference. As always, there are truffles and pings in the day. My favourite quote was from a client who said: “I’m going to recruit a dental therapist to handle
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An excellent day on Monday with the team at Glendair Limited – a dental practice in Derbyshire. I am pictured here with Matt, Lindsay and Bev – the senior management team, although the founder and majority shareholder, Roger Jenkinson, is our photographer and wlll thus remain anon. Glendair are innovative in a number of respects:
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You may recall a Leadership Intensive that we held a few months ago, working with a group of dental practice owners and their practice managers. At the conclusion of our 2-day conversation (on exactly what leadership is – and what to do about it) we created a 100-question assessment form to accompany the many other
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I’d love to just be a writer. Write in the mornings, from 6.00am till noon, exercise then study in the afternoons, rest in the evenings – perfect life. An office with a nice view, a laptop and access to a pool or the ocean, long walks, beautiful scenery. Problem is – I’d have nothing to
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As expected, an audience of over 500 last night on the campus of Nottingham University – a new location for Talking Points and well supported by an enthusiastic crowd. I was delighted to meet with Chris Potts, former clinical director at Boots Dentalcare – and still working for Boots as they dismantle their healthcare services.
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