An excerpt from Chapter 6: DIFFERENT CONSTRUCTION ROLES: PART ONE Click on the Cover to Learn More HANDS OR HEAD Say you’re drawn to a career in the construction industry. Good for you; we need people. There are so many opportunities there, and the variety of those opportunities is amazing.…
Articles and Book Excerpts – page 3
Why Won’t My Doctor Believe I Am Sick?
An excerpt from the eye-opening book by Marcus Sedgwick. Click on the cover to learn more * My usual, excellent GP, who I’ll call Dr Beattie because that was her name, was on sabbatical. In her place was a medical student from the University Hospital. She would not yet be…
Law Firm Culture Change
By Shaun Jardine Click on the cover to Learn More * * * * * In this excerpt from Ditch The Billable Hour, Shaun Jardine discusses how the move from billable hours (and even fixed prices) towards Value-Based Pricing requires significant cultural change in most law firms. * * *…
Fixed Prices in Law Firms versus Value-Based Pricing
By Shaun Jardine Click on the cover to Learn More * * * * * An excerpt from P#1 PARADIGM: THE FUNDAMENTAL CHANGE REQUIRED The reason you bought this book is to learn more about value-based pricing. You will immediately realise that the cost plus or 1/3, 1/3, 1/3 model,…
SOCIAL CARE AND CARE IN THE COMMUNITY [How to fix the NHS]
An excerpt from Patients First: How to Save the NHS by Lord Turnberg. Click on the cover to learn more The whole edifice of the NHS heavily depends on how we care for people in the community. Social care – provided in care homes and at home – overlaps with…
Train Your Brain to Beat Chronic Pain
An excerpt from the acclaimed book - Master Your Chronic Pain: A Practical Guide - by Dr Nicola Sherlock Click on the cover to learn more Train Your Brain to Beat Chronic Pain: Learn how to Work with your Thoughts and Manage the Stories in your Mind We have talked…
Building Information Modelling (BIM)
Taken from: Click on the cover to learn more Building Information Modelling, or BIM for short, has been heralded as the future of the building industry. One day, it is hoped all construction schemes will be run on its platform. It is the bright new dawn of our bricks-and-mortar industry.…
CHAPTER 1: THE ENVY OF THE WORLD?
An excerpt from: Click on the cover to learn more One of the reasons the population is proud to be British is possession of the NHS. The way in which it was set up to provide health care without any restrictions on the ability to pay remains a concept that…
A Value-Based Pricing Example
By Shaun Jardine Click on the Cover to Learn More Clients like choice and don’t always choose the cheapest option I worked with an employment lawyer for a large Midlands firm that had a commercial client who wanted some employment contracts. The options which the employment lawyer gave the client…
How do I know if a friend or family member has an alcohol problem?
* You may be reading this not for yourself, but because you have concerns about a member of the family, a friend, or another loved one. It may well be alcohol is not just one of the problems in any given life, it could well be that the problem in…