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...

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...

  I wrote an article about hidden charges with a downloadable spreadsheet see here which was prompted by my experience of being caught out by a couple of experiences where I had taken advantage of a special offer but suddenly found I was paying full...

I am annoyed with myself. I am usually careful about subscribing to websites but got caught out recently and that cost me €200.00. I needed a once off QR code so saw a website QRTY and bought one for what I thought was .99cents. However, this was a free trial,...

  On average we have more than 6,000 thoughts per day running around in our head which could explain why so many of us find it difficult to get to sleep at night or wake up early. Many of these thoughts are about minor things that could be removed if we just...

How much is email costing your organisation every year, well according to a report from the International Journal of Internet and Enterprise Management it is between €5k and €10k per employee per annum. Based on a survey of company email use revealed typically that...

Time poor is an expression that we seem to hear on a regular basis, and I suppose the question that must be asked is, are we time poor are we using the time available in the most productive way. I have looked at my own usage and how easy it is to slip into bad...

We are all looking for new business and we spend so much time focussed on the new opportunities it is easy to overlook what may be under our nose. I don't need to remind you how much easier it is to get business from those who know you already as opposed to...

One of the most common things I come across is SME business owners at the coalface, under continuous pressure resulting in stress, poor health and less time for family and loved ones. What makes it so sad is that there is another way, a better way but it takes a...

I thought that you meant..... is a familiar comment to hear in business and is the starting point for a potential row, usually an expensive one. You were clear at the meeting, you presumed that everyone was on the same page but something has been lost in...