5 Ways of the Heart
There are many phases or symbols that will capture the “Heart” instantly recognised and communicated. They can summarise an individual meaning for you or for groups of people. The following for me are among the most important phases and values we should try and demonstrate in our lives regardless of [...]
People at Work
How many times have organisations changed the functional name of the department or section that considers itself with the responsibilities for their employees? What is this department called in your business? Here are some of the names I have come across over the years:-
Personnel Department
Human [...]
Making a Difference
I got the opportunity the other night to attend a charity event in Oram Co Monaghan the home town of Big Tom McBride. The entertainment was provided by friends of Big Tom and of course Big Tom himself. During the event Big Tom called a couple from County Clare onto the stage. [...]
Japanese Flowers
While reading a book by Yoritomo Tashi called “Common Sense How To Exercise It” Publish in 1915 I came across this piece which I thought I would share with you.
“ A Japanese prince, on awakening, one day, demanded lazily of his servants what kind of weather it was, but be forbade them to [...]
Fire Yourself
If something is going to pull you towards a new employer then something can push you out of your current job or the organisation that you work for. Lots of people go to work day in day out and never seem to question what and why are they working in a particular job [...]
Come Work for Us
During the high-level of employment, companies were going out of their way to tell potential employees how good they were to work for. What they had to offer and selling their organisation as a great place to work. One could almost pick and choose where they wanted to work. Now that [...]
? Is this your Problem
On the 29th April last I wrote about Mike (not his real Name) in a post entitled “What would you do?” While I was sitting at the sea front reading my newspaper who should come along again but Mike. Looking the worse for wear after a few days on the [...]
Seek out the Opportunity
Are you one of the hundreds of individuals who have recently lost their job or as a business owner who has had to close their business due to the current economic environment? The only way to look on this period is as a new opportunity in your life. Time to try [...]
Innocent Until Proven Guilty
Blind or What?
If you had a team of people working for you who were guilty of the following actions and who ran your business into the ground and left generations to come with an enormous debt because of their inabilities and self greed, what would you do?
Charge Sheet
Totally incompetent
Total lack of any accountability [...]