The #1 Rule for a Successful Life and Business – Build Strong Relationships
Strong relationships are what make life enjoyable This sage piece of advice appeared on my screen thanks to INC.com – A Study of Adult Development at Harvard Medical School, which tracked 724 men – 268 Harvard graduates and 456 less-privileged men who grew up in Boston at the same time – for roughly eight decades. […]
Your USP – 6 Steps to Success
‘Art of Pitching’ Last Friday I spoke to an audience of over 100 business women on International Women’s Day. The topic I was asked to address was the “Art of Pitching” and how to succeed when seeking to win new business. In my view, a pitch must be delivered in a conversational way, that puts […]
Tips on How to Engage an Audience
How to create an engaging and persuasive Presentation Please do not start with slides if you wish to create an engaging and persuasive conversation (presentation) that leads to success for you and your organisation. One of the world’s leading and most successful companies engaged me recently to coach a large number of their technical team […]
7 Steps to a More Focused and Intentional Life
7 Steps to a More Focused and Intentional Life (Create Pictures in your Head) What have … Barack Obama, Michelle Obama, Richard Branson, Sheryl Sandberg, Padraig Harrington, Gabriel Byrne, Joe Schmidt and little old me got in common? We all have the ability to dream, visualize and create pictures in our heads. Why is this […]
Stories Top Business Jargon Every Time
How Irish Start-Ups Improved Their Business Opportunities Here are some very brief, yet highly engaging, stories explaining how Irish start-ups I worked with recently got attention and improved their business opportunities. Elder Home Share – Founder Saoirse Sheridan “Elderhomeshare.ie is Dublin’s first home share service and provides peace of mind for elderly citizens to […]
4 Steps to a Successful Pitch Presentation
I recently received a slide deck from a prospective client who wishes to have more success when pitching for business and was seeking my help. On reviewing their deck, I made the following observations. Like the majority of decks I receive, it started by telling all about themselves and then preceded to tell all about […]