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It happened – so here’s an Irish take on “Brexit”.

One of the pleasures of living outside the UK and, for the moment anyway, being able to visit freely the country where I pay income tax, is listening to and reading other opinions of the land where I spent my first 60 years. I am no longer a UK citizen, I gave up a dozenContinue reading “It happened – so here’s an Irish take on “Brexit”.”

The Monday Morning Quote #360

A couple of quotes from Andrew Grove who died last Monday. “Success breeds complacency. Complacency breeds failure. Only the paranoid survive.” “A corporation is a living organism; it has to continue to shed its skin. Methods have to change. Focus has to change. Values have to change. The sum total of those changes is transformation.”Continue reading “The Monday Morning Quote #360”

Modern? Yes. Better? I don’t think so.

I had a great day with the dentists from Edinburgh Dental Studio on Monday. This story was told to me by one of principal Graeme Smart’s associates. She and her partner are looking to buy a house at the moment and had been looking on a particular estate agent’s website at properties in their priceContinue reading “Modern? Yes. Better? I don’t think so.”

“The people who fail try just as hard” – David Hepworth on Henry Worsley

The sad story of the demise of Henry Worsley  passed me by – I was probably too wrapped up in something oh so important. Here’s David Hepworth’s take on things from his blog whatsheonaboutnow.blogspot.co.uk Henry Worsley’s last message is a rare episode in the narrative of human accomplishment. It’s not often we get to hearContinue reading ““The people who fail try just as hard” – David Hepworth on Henry Worsley”

Practice Plan NHS Confidence Monitor Survey

The most recent and up to date Practice Plan NHS Confidence Monitor Survey went live a couple of weeks ago. If you are a dental professional working in the NHS here’s your chance to rate your confidence levels in the future of NHS Dentistry. It’s anonymous and you can take the survey here. Previous resultsContinue reading “Practice Plan NHS Confidence Monitor Survey”

The Monday Morning Quote #345 – November 2015 – Steve Jobs #5

“Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma – which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition.”