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Readers of my Articles, I need your help!

Readers of my Articles, I need your help!

By a strange coincidence, I was at the Aviva Stadium only a few days after publishing my latest article, “The man from Geneva – no, Aviva”. I was attending the Learnovation Summit as a guest of Microsoft. (Thanks, Jeff)  As I was about to enter the restroom, out came a person I had not met […]

It’s the Man from Geneva

It's the Man from Geneva

Why not avail of my FREE offer? Read on  I am sure you have noticed the advertisements on the television and radio about the “Man from Geneva”. No, it’s Aviva, the parent corrects the child.  I am never sure whether it’s the annoying advertisements, like the man from Aviva and the dozen more that are […]

Solving a Problem before it becomes a Problem!

Solving a Problem Before it Becomes a Problem

When I coach entrepreneurs to pitch, I always want them to start with the problem they solve for someone they can send an invoice to.  Recently, I spoke to Laura, an entrepreneur who has solved a problem for people unaware that they have a problem.  Very curious!  Who are these people who do not know […]

How to solve YOUR problems – BE OPEN TO NEW VOICES

How to solve YOUR problems – BE OPEN TO NEW VOICES

The summer is over, and what a summer it has been. I am still like my younger self and only remember the good days, and this year, I had lots of them.   Golf in Portugal, holiday in Seville and by the sea in a small town in Portugal called Tavira.  I do not remember […]

Do what you LOVE. It’s a well-hackneyed phrase, but TRUE!

Do what you LOVE. It's a well-hackneyed phrase, but TRUE!

Recently I went to listen to some live music in an intimate creative space above the Cherry Tree Pub in Walkinstown, Dublin. It’s a cosy room conducive to creating a good atmosphere, with the added bonus of having an upstairs bar and waiter service, which saves the audience from missing any of the music. The […]

Blink and the World has Changed – Have you Trouble Keeping Up?

Blink and the World has Changed – Have you Trouble Keeping Up?

Change is inevitable. The scary bit is that the changes are now so quick and dramatic, whether it’s forest fires, flooding, or layoffs in the Tech industry, once thought to be invincible.  The same applies to your business.  If you are doing business the same way you were ten or five years ago, you better […]

Replace Criticism With Encouragement

Replace Criticism With Encouragement

Replace Criticism With Encouragement (Grow Yourself and Your Team) Over the span of my career, I have worked for Irish, British, American and South African companies. I have takeaways from these different nationalities and value the experience gained.  I have attended and partaken in meetings in all these organisations. Let me tell you what I […]

Why People Hate Meetings

Why People Hate Meetings

When engaging with my clients in larger businesses, they have either just come out of a meeting or are under pressure to attend the next meeting.  With an exasperated voice, they tell me they spend all their days in meetings with little time for what they would regard as their actual work.  The real work […]

Three tips to improve your communication skills

Three tips to improve your communication skills

I have an acquaintance who could talk/bore for Ireland. They never draw breath and allow anyone the opportunity to respond. It’s infuriating.   Nowadays, we’re inclined to say that a person like this is on some spectrum or other.  In the past, they were simply bad-mannered or full of their own importance, or both, perhaps?  Someone […]

What are the ingredients necessary to be successful?

What are the ingredients necessary to be successful?

It was only recently that it occurred to me the similarity between the following two words:   CREATIVITY                ACTIVITY  To be successful, it’s not enough to just be creative. We must also have the ambition AND the ability to turn creativity into activity.  Definitions from the Collins dictionary:     Creativity     Having the ability to create […]