I first heard about Chris at the Dentistry Show back in 2011/12 and over the years attended his talks at The Dentistry Show as well as a “Growing the Business” day in Kensington in 2012. I contacted Chris for our latest (2nd) cycle of coaching because: I work at and treat Meadow Walk Dental/The Gallery
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This podcast was so good that we decided to make it a two-parter. Nigel Risner is a world renowned international speaker who conducts over 100 presentations a year, all over the world. He is the author of five business books. His most popular book The Impact Code is all about creating the life that you
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My three weeks at home are complete and I’ll be on the 18:23 to Euston this evening in preparation for the first Extreme Business workshop of the year in London tomorrow : The Marketing Day. Manchester and Dublin workshops follow on Wednesday and Friday, so by the end of the week I will have had
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One of my FAQs from clients goes something like this: The performance/behaviour of Person A is causing a problem – how should I deal with this?” In this context, Person A can be a team member, a patient, a supplier, the Boss(!) – in fact, anybody who is making your life more difficult because of
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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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