by Mark Donovan | Oct 20, 2023 | Uncategorised
Almost certainly, there is a huge amount of talent under our noses. Why then, is there a perception that talent is so rare? Largely it is because many leaders have become too lazy. Too lazy to look for it themselves, to discover it, and to develop it. I advise the 50%...
by Mark Donovan | Oct 13, 2023 | Uncategorised
Today more than ever we need to take a step back and look at what we can and what we can’t do. This reminds me of a piece of wisdom, an old mentor shared with me a long time ago. Sometimes when we’re feeling important. Sometimes when our egos in bloom. Sometimes...
by Mark Donovan | Oct 6, 2023 | Uncategorised
When I am working on a one-to-one high-performance coaching project with a senior leader, the first question I ask them is, ‘when you sit down with your CEO or Board of Directors at the end of the year, how are they going to measure your success?’. A good client of...
by Mark Donovan | Sep 22, 2023 | Uncategorised
When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in a day is not enough, remember the mayonnaise jar… and the coffee… A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him. When the class began, wordlessly,...
by Mark Donovan | Sep 15, 2023 | Uncategorised
Accept that some days we’re the pigeon, and some days we’re the statue. Always keep our words soft and sweet, just in case we have to eat them. If we can’t be kind, we need to at least have the decency to be vague. If we lend someone €20 and never see that person...
by Mark Donovan | Sep 8, 2023 | Uncategorised
They say they’re going to take on a task, but for reasons — good or bad — they don’t complete the task. An example of a good reason for not completing a task might be a change in the company’s marketplace strategy or an unexpected customer issue that must be dealt...
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