Learning to Crash Land
We were passing some time in New York (we were there for the christening of my brother’s daughter) on a bitterly cold January 15th, 2009 so we found ourselves in the cinema.
No breakfast before 9 on Achill Island !
Ten past eight and I’m still lying in the hotel bed in Achill Island contemplating the day ahead. My alarm went off over two hours ago – Yep, 6am is the first alarm setting and
Social Media – Teach or Preach?
Like most people I am very concerned about the whole topic of Cyberbullying and the effect it has been having on some of our young people. After the tragic suicides recently we dec
Lessons we learn from Lance and Oprah
The whole world was watching, as Lance Armstrong confessed all on Oprah about his doping allegations, which he stated helped him secure 7 Tour de France wins – he could not h
Beating the January Work Blues
So it is official ..the festive party is over and we are back to the daily grind and the back to work blues have set in. The January Blues is unfortunately something that we all su
Looking for Anna
My daughter Ellen is in great form …I am so thrilled for her that life is going so well. She is enjoying her job, she is doing really well in a beauty course that she is doin
Sometimes just saying no is best
I have a five-year old boy. I wish I’d had one at the start of my career – I’d have been so better equipped to deal with clients! ..Now, I’m not saying that
I had a Great 2013 because …
Well – how did you do? Did you achieve what you set out to achieve in 2012? Did you make ambitious plans and fall short of them or did you make any plans at all? – If you did,
Chasing “your” Dreams
A few months ago I found myself having a coffee in town on a Saturday morning chatting with an old school buddy who I hadn’t see in thirty years. We had connected on LinkedIn
Are you having meetings about meetings?
I remember sitting in a senior managers meeting getting all stressed out worrying about sales performance – the trend, annualised was worth a fortune to the company but I see
