Apologies for the radio silence
June 13, 2006
I’ve had a bit of a hardware disaster which will take me a few days to rectify so apologies for the lack of posting. Normal business will resume as soon as I can get access to a new machine!
I don’t “get” football
June 12, 2006
I know nothing about football and the world cup will float by me. I won’t be impacted by who is playing whom and I’m comfortable in my (very) small bubble of 1 or 2 who simply don’t “get” football. When ever I say I’m not interested in the world cup…
I’ve been invited to facilitate a short session as part of the final day of the Matrix programme at Common Purpose here in Dublin. I am a past graduate (2003/2004) of the programme which seeks to bring leaders from all sectors together over the course of a year to explore…
Authentic empathy
June 6, 2006
I left a comment over at Johnnie’s blog about empathy. It’s a fairly essential element of a psychotherapist’s toolkit and there is much writing to substantiate the position that regardless of orientation, a therapist’s ability to empathise with a client is a key factor in the success of the working…
What do experts look like?
June 6, 2006
I spent much of the last few days working on a number of interview transcripts for my research. One of the challenges when trying to put together a paper is how you carve up the space between those who are “experts” i.e. published authors, and those who are “applied experts”…
Breakfast on Skype
June 5, 2006
I had a lunchtime chat yesterday with Johnnie and Earl via Skype. I think after about 20 minutes we had sorted out global confusion, low cost air travel and the future of social networks online. Seriously though, it was a pleasure to chat off line to Johnnie who has been…
Asking for feedback
June 1, 2006
I generally work on my own with groups and while it’s always great to get feedback at the end of a session or in subsequent days it can be difficult to get critical feedback that can help next time out. This week, for the first time, I invited a colleague…
Men, Women, Money & Boundaries
May 31, 2006
I spent a great day yesterday delivering a training seminar for a group of crafts people from north and south of the border. One of the interesting issues that emerged at one point in the proceedings was the difference in how men and women deal with money. Most of the…
Crafts Council of Ireland Seminar in Kilkenny
May 29, 2006
I spent today in Kilkenny where I was a speaker at the Craft Council of Ireland’s one day seminar on Best Practice in Commissioning and the Corporate Gift Market. The speakers included Cornelia McCarthy (Crafts Council of Ireland), Rachel Joynt (Sculptor), Tim O’Neill (Calligrapher), Lorraine O’Rahilly (Researcher), Angela Rolfe (Assistant…
On business blogging
May 28, 2006
I’m quoted in this month’s Business Plus magazine in an article by Dick O’Brien about business blogging. I’ve made the transition from writing a personal blog to writing a business one and while there are definitely differences in content and motivation, I still view this space as one where I…