The Gift of the Gab – it can be taught like any other topic!
My article this week is about the Trinity Business School’s 100-year celebration and the TEDx event they hosted, entitled “Change 101”. What were my observations about the TEDx event? Trinity Business School spared no expense in supporting the TEDx event. The TBS team appointed to lead the project did so with gusto. Their task was to ensure that the event went off without a hitch, and it did. My […]
How to PITCH, be it for Golf or INVESTMENT!
A Senior PGA golfer wanted to be kept abreast of all the new discoveries being made in sports psychology. So, he asked Dr Bob Rotella, a world-renowned sports psychologist, to bring him up to speed with the latest developments. Dr Rotella guided Rory McIlroy towards his recent Grand Slam Masters victory. Here is Bob’s response: […]
Practice Does Not Make Perfect
I recently listened to Matthew McConaughey’s audiobook, “Green Lights”, a most enjoyable and entertaining book with some good sound advice. The basic premise for the book, as I heard it, was that each day, you need to review and remember wherever you enjoyed green lights in your day instead of red lights. Green lights: A […]
Sunflowers and Startups – the Similarities!
Pitching Skill Workshop: This morning I sat in my creative chair, hoping that a topic for my next article would emerge. While writing my morning pages, I looked around my office, realizing the subject matter was right under my nose. I have a renewed interest in my garden as a result of the pandemic. I […]
My Best Advice for Leaders – Listen More!
My definition of a leader: “A leader is someone who others will follow”. To become a leader it’s important to acquire good communications skills. If people do not know where you want to take them and why, there will be a real reluctance to follow. Good communications is not sending an email or some other […]
NEVER answer this question: “What Do You Do”?
The other day I was in a hardware shop, looking to choose which rawlplug would be most suited for use with my newly insulated walls when my phone rang! The caller was a prospective customer who had been given my contact details by one of my clients. This was a surprise, as nowadays the vast […]