3 important questions you need to consider
What will you do differently this year to get you closer to your dream? Are you prepared to invest anything to help you drive your business forward? Are you prepared to try a proven plan? If you have seen the film Groundhog Day you will know...
How much did you invest in yourself in 2022?
The day you stop learning about life and business is the day you take your last breath. As someone who has spent more than 40 years across four sectors I am continuously learning and I do not see that changing anytime soon (well hopefully 🙂 I have set aside...
Make 2023 your best year ever for business!
If you have seen the film Groundhog Day you will know that the main character played by Bill Murray finds himself in a place where every day is the same as yesterday. He wakes up each morning to the same tune on the radio and every event that happened yesterday is...
Are you wasting money on customer service?
My wife purchased Hula Hoops BBQ Beef flavour for me from our local Tesco which was a surprise as they were out of stock for some time. It was a pack that contained seven bags and a favourite of mine. The first mouth full tasted stale and so I tried a second...
5 more tips for better public speaking
I was invited by the organisers of the London Climate Technology Conference to emcee this important conference that included many distinguished speakers and panelists. It was a packed agenda over a two day period and I would like to share with you five more...
How ‘present’ are you and your employees?
It was about 3.00 in the afternoon one Tuesday recently and I was walking along a pathway that runs adjacent to a narrow slip road that leads to our local shopping centre. As I looked over towards the entrance I saw a schoolgirl in uniform probably in her mid-teens...
5 tips for better public speaking
I was invited by the organisers of Tech Connect Live to emcee the main stage at their 2022 event. In tandem I was also going to moderate a panel discussion on the 'Evolution of Digital Transformation' and deliver my own keynote 'The Unintended Consequences...
Recession, what recession?
There is a recession coming, how do I know, because every day we get further away from the last one, we get a day closer to the next one, fact. It is very easy to forget past experiences as we enjoy the benefits of the good times, however, we must be...
‘No’ is sometimes the best answer
One of the strange quirks of doing business in Ireland is the inability of the Irish to say 'No'. Now you do not have to be that blunt but you can convey the same sentiment in a nicer way but the message is the same. For example I was introduced to the owners of a...
Has your business journey a clear destination?
I'd like to take you back to a time in your life when you were probably much younger, where the world was your oyster and your curiosity was to take you too many far-flung places on the planet. As a young person it was great to be able to take off and be free and...