Staff bonuses – and a story from the past One of my treasured possessions is a typed letter from 1941, written by my grandfather Albert Mellor. It’s a letter written to the employer of his only son, William, (my uncle Bill) just after Christmas 1940. Albert worked for the railway company and I imagine that
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CUPERTINO, California—April 22, 2009—Apple® today announced financial results for its fiscal 2009 second quarter ended March 28, 2009. The Company posted revenue of $8.16 billion and a net quarterly profit of $1.21 billion, or $1.33 per diluted share. These results compare to revenue of $7.51 billion and net quarterly profit of $1.05 billion, or $1.16
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I met a man with an abundance mentality today. The first I have met for some time. He believes that: his young team will do a good job his new and inexperienced practice manager will rise to the occasion his associates will be productive his existing patients will keep coming and will refer others that
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My new cappuccino cup and saucer arrived in the mail on Saturday from Alex Jones at Pensitone Dental Care in South Yorkshire. Its part of a complete re-brand of both private and NHS practices that has involved Cathy Johnson in creating new patient Welcome Packs, referral business cards, a refurbishment of both premises and a
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When I arrived at the Preston Marriott last night, I was dog-tired after a crazy week (so far) and a long day. At least it wasn’t the Holiday Inn Express – counting my blessings – Marriott can be relied on for a good night’s sleep. Their beds are always good. Lovely hotel set in the
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Sometimes we just experience a run of mediocrity in our lives – and the last 12 hours in Glasgow have been that run (which I hope this catharsis will end). Cheers for David, Dawn and the team at Spring Grove Dental for an outstanding day at The Dakota yesterday – a full team meeting with
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Yes – looking forward to 2 full days of team training here in Glasgow PLUS an evening presentation to the BDA. Life is busy and I continue to be amazed at the opportunities that exist in dentistry. Changing the subject slightly – I have to share with you my quote of the day yesterday from
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I want to recommend and congratulate the team at The Anchor for making my stay here last night and today such a superb experience. Their web site is here. CLICK HERE My room was booked at very short notice following a change of travel plans and, on arrival last night at 7:00pm, they could not
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Driving from Falmouth to London yesterday morning was my chance to catch up on Radio 4, the “Today” programme and, thus, judge the mood of middle-England. The usual bad news prevails, of course: the poignant recollections of those who were present at Hillsborough 20 years ago the worrying trend of the police to get carried
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Its now 9:00 and I’ve been sat at my desk since 4:45 this morning – I actually woke at about 4:00 and just lay there in bed working out cash flows and fantasising about what could go wrong. Is it me? I have this ongoing issue/phobia around organising professional and personal finances – and if
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