by Mark Donovan | Nov 20, 2020 | Uncategorised
I started out many years ago as an apprentice baker, I quickly realized that the cakes I made would make a sword-swallower gag! I then moved into the field of accountancy, I then realized that there are three types of people in the world, those that can count and...
by Mark Donovan | Nov 13, 2020 | Uncategorised
On the slope of Long’s Peak in Colorado lies the ruins of a gigantic tree. Naturalists tell us that it stood for over four hundred years. It was a seedling when Christopher Columbus landed in America. During its long life, it was struck by lightning fourteen...
by Mark Donovan | Oct 23, 2020 | Uncategorised
We can change our appearance, our attitude and our skillsets. But only when we really want to. There are no secrets. There are no short cuts. There is only the hard work required to do it. 95% of people stroll down the path labelled it’s ok, so why change? While...
by Mark Donovan | Oct 16, 2020 | Uncategorised
In my work as a Leadership consultant, I come across three types of leaders. The 1st type are the ‘WELL POISONERS’, leaders that are always looking to blame someone else. The type of leader, that when they walk out of a room, the room lights up. Their staff or...
by Mark Donovan | Sep 25, 2020 | Uncategorised
In these challenging times, the road to what we want out of life has definitely got harder! It reminds me of an experience I had in August 1991, I had just finished my bakery apprenticeship and had been studying accountancy through night school. I had no experience of...
by Mark Donovan | Sep 11, 2020 | Uncategorised
A Sacred Cow – an outdated belief system, practice, policy or strategy. They are generally invisible, they inhibit change and prevent responsiveness to new opportunities. They’re out there, grazing on your profits and stifling your productivity. They trample on...
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