Category Archives: Business

What would John Ruskin have said about Groupon in Dentistry?

The news that a practice in Manchester has gone bust is sad for the patients, the associates and the staff. The fact that this practice had apparently been selling orthodontics via Groupon limits the sympathy that I feel for the owner(s). If anyone has heard me speak in recent months then they will have hadContinue reading “What would John Ruskin have said about Groupon in Dentistry?”

Zero-hour contracts – a good thing for some.

As I’m about to have breakfast with an employment lawyer I thought I’d share this report from the CIPD (Chartered Institute for Personnel and Development) about the contentious subject of zero-hours contracts. They conclude that: Zero-hours and short-hours contracts look set to become a permanent feature of the UK labour market. We estimate that theContinue reading “Zero-hour contracts – a good thing for some.”

In Case You Missed It #2 – 13.11.2015 – Adblocking, employees in public and fund managers.

Featuring Three of The Seven Pillars this week, Marketing, People and Finance. Adblockers. It’s something that I have been banging on about for a few months. There are two sorts of people who use the internet. 1) Those that have an ad-blocker installed and 2) Those that when they realise that such a thing existsContinue reading “In Case You Missed It #2 – 13.11.2015 – Adblocking, employees in public and fund managers.”

A Laboratory Personal Touch

We live in an age where some dental laboratory work is sent half way round the world to be processed. Even if a laboratory is a few miles from a practice it’s not unusual for technician and dentists to have a vague and distant relationship. I know that some laboratory owners say that they onlyContinue reading “A Laboratory Personal Touch”

The Monday Morning Quote #341 – November 2015 – Steve Jobs #1

“People think focus means saying yes to the thing you’ve got to focus on. But that’s not what it means at all. It means saying no to the hundred other good ideas that there are. You have to pick carefully. I’m actually as proud of the things we haven’t done as the things I haveContinue reading “The Monday Morning Quote #341 – November 2015 – Steve Jobs #1”

There are two sorts of computer users…

There are two sorts of computer users… Those who have ad-blockers fitted and those who haven’t realised that they can have ad-blockers fitted. I have written about this before mainly how you forget how irritating, disruptive and frequently inappropriate on-line advertising can be. My friends say that they get used to it but as someoneContinue reading “There are two sorts of computer users…”