Somewhat of a shock to the system this morning as my alarm call is 04:20 so that I can catch an early train down to London. Today I’m meeting with my business coach Rachel Turner (RT) and joined by Rachel Barrow for the full day and Phillippa Goodwin on video-link at various points in the
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My lunchtime bike ride yesterday had taken me no further than 3 miles from home when I suffered my first puncture of the year outside Barnshaw Smithy, a local farmhouse converted into a cafe. Setting to, I delighted myself by changing the inner tube in less than 10 minutes on a sunny Cheshire afternoon. I
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Today is the first Monday back at work for many people – the first full working week of the year. It’s still not too late to think about your goals for the year ahead and about the actions in the next 90-days that will begin your journey. Before Christmas I mentioned an exercise undertaken with
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Let me explain the aims and objectives of the retreat. I personally take time out every spring/summer to plan the following calendar year:Step 1 – strategic plan – deciding the direction for the year in the context of a 3-year plan Step 2 – time and priority management – establishing the 2019/20 calendar and allocating free days,
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It’s all too easy to get back from an extended break like Christmas and New Year and to conveniently forget some of the good habits that you were building at the latter end of 2018 but which require extra effort. So here’s a very quick sense check that I recommend you share with your teams,
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Whilst appreciating that there will be some who have worked during the Christmas and New Year period, many like me will be back to their routines this morning for the first time after an 11-day break. I’ve not been idle and, in fact, was seized by the desire to have a very early Spring Clean
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For many of us today will be the last working day of the year. Perhaps you are even looking forward to a lunchtime finish. Some will be back for a few days next week but psychologically today is “last day of term” and we are all about to wind down for the festive season –
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Chris Brindley MBE started his career in banking and eventually became the Managing Director of the North of England for Natwest Bank. After a long and illustrious career with the bank he went on to work with British Gas and subsequently became Managing Director of Metro Bank. He has won many customer service and leadership
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And if you would like a no-obligation conversation over the Christmas and New Year break or early in January – just email coachbarrow@me.com You can decide NOW to make 2019 a year of growth and development.
What’s actually going on in your practice when it comes to internal marketing and new patient conversion? Here’s what your internal marketing team should be targeting and counting at the end of every week, month, quarter, year: Social media engagement Web site unique visits, bounce rate and most popular pages Followers and friends (notably Facebook,
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