For all of those team and family members, friends and colleagues, who confide in me. Your mantra: Good morning This is me. I work for you, live many hours with you, provide skills and services for you, listen to you. I’m happy to swap my time and talents to support you in your business endeavours.
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For all those clients, friends and colleagues who, over the last few weeks, have told me about how they are tolerating other people’s performance and behaviour. Your mantra. Good morning This is Planet Me Here, we abide by my rules I’m happy to work 70 hours a week to pay for your: •           food, shelter
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I’m seeing a lot of implant guys and gals teaming up with CDTs to provide this service. •           print media advertising to the over 65s •           partial dentures and mini-implants And I have a duty to report some eye-wateringly successful production and profitability figures. It’s nothing new in one sense – but the frequency and
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Life does supply some great metaphors. I read this sign as I walked along the Tay last night, after arriving in Dunkeld, Perthshire. It got me thinking about those people in our lives who absolutely love to throw stones in the river, knowing full well it will upset the salmon. You’ve invested hours and hard
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I had a very interesting response to one of my online-marketing themed articles in Dentistry magazine recently. I’d love to hear your views on this reponse   Hi Chris, I just read your article in Dentistry. While I agree with almost all of it, there are some nuances that I wanted to present.   1)     
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I had an update this week from a dental supplier who recently had a visit from Trading Standards, which I thought I would share with you here: “The visit was a follow up from a phone call by Trading Standards that we had a few weeks ago. From the phone call we were advised to
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Seeking employment: Hygienist/Therapist Available Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, Locum or permanent, willing to travel/move to location for job Skills include: Specialising in dealing with anxious patients including hypnosis, tooth whitening inc Zoom, iTOP implant care. Anne Connor, 07939 098306, caring4smiles@aol.com   Dual Site Practice Manager: Havant and Eastleigh This position requires a candidate who has
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by Barbara Thankappan (nee Trotter) What on earth is Juice PLUS+® , I hear you ask? Juice PLUS+® +® is made using the highest quality, fruits, vegetables, berries and other naturally sourced ingredients available and put into capsules, which ‘bridges the gap’ between what we should eat and what we actually do eat.   What
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Quote of the week: “I don’t need to be at the customer service training session because I don’t work in sales.” Grow up. The obvious stuff is: •           answering the phone •           greeting and meeting •           treatment co-ordination •           establishing rapport •           understanding the customer’s needs and concerns •           negotiating a win/win solution The less
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