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Stop winking in the dark!
If we don’t blow our own horn, there is no music! Forget your job title or your job description. Ask yourself: what do I do that adds measurable distinctive value and I am proud of? Value created but not delivered is of no value. Value delivered but not perceived is...
read moreAre you in the driver’s seat of your life or the passenger seat?
We wouldn’t think of getting into a car and not know whether we are going to Dublin or Cork. But many of us become passengers in our own lives. Years go by and we never get out of the car and see where it is going or if it is moving at all. We simply sit in the back...
read moreDon’t try to teach a pig to sing – it wastes your time and annoys the pig!
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...
read moreGet rid of 90% of your worries today – don’t let the beetles get you down!
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...
read morePeople don’t change!
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...
read moreAre you a well poisoner, a well wisher or a well digger?
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...
read moreThe road to what we want out of life is not smooth!
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...
read moreWhat sacred cows do you need to slaughter?
A Sacred Cow – an outdated belief system, practice, policy or strategy.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 your...
read moreDon’t just talk the talk, walk the walk!
I had just joined a new start-up division of an international organisation. I was really excited about what I could learn and achieve in my new role. Week 1 was induction week, fifteen of us had started together. All of us a bit nervous but excited and highly engaged....
read moreAre you just getting through the day?
To what end is tomorrow just another day to get through? After you get through all the days, then what happens? What if we saw opportunities instead of tasks? Chances instead of risks? What can you do today, that will make you more successful tomorrow? And a new...
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