January 17, 2011
DO ANY OF THESE SOUND FAMILIAR? You’ve a business idea that’s been cooking away in your head for years..you have an opportunity to make it happen but can’t seem to take the leap…it just doesn’t seem to be the “right time”. You’ve decided to go it alone as a self-employed…
January 27, 2009
And a view from neuroscience on the Current Economic Climate Everyone I know is scared. Workers’ fear has generalized to their workplace and everything associated with work and money. We are caught in a spiral in which we are so scared of losing our jobs, or our savings, that fear…
November 7, 2008
Some people who are ambitious and want your job will never say they are ambitious and want your job. They will say your hair looks nice today. And then when she has become your boss and you ask for a raise, she says your hair looks nice today but she…
September 14, 2008
I was saddened to read of the death of Wexford teacher Eileen Flynn. In 1982 Flynn was sacked from her job as an English and History teacher at the Holy Faith Convent in New Ross, Co Wexford because at the time she was living ‘out of wedlock’ with a separated…
October 9, 2007
Part two of my conversation on the shadow side of organisations with Johnnie Moore and Matt Moore has now been posted by Johnnie – you can download it or listen to it here. Johnnie has also complied some great show notes which I am re-publishing I’m curious to know how…
August 10, 2007
Every problem is a solution to a set of circumstances – so you could say that the problem is both the problem and the solution. One of the things I try to do with clients is help them “appreciate” the problem they are having. No, that’s not some new age…
May 20, 2007
The following is the short paper I prepared for the Irish Business Women’s Conference in Mayo last week called “Anyone for Pizza?”. As it turned out the paper wasn’t presented because I offered the time slot for an extended Q & A with delegates It is available as a PDF…
January 4, 2007
New Year is an interesting time if you are a researcher with an interest in disappointment. All around me, I see people creating New Year’s resolution lists – many of those people know in their hearts that it is an academic exercise. Others are determined to stick to their guns…
