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The tale of Doc Higgins and his time travel invention. How does the famous Doc plan to bring Alistair back from 1965 to his Nora?

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Selection of Poetry composed by Mel Clifford. Additional poems kindly provided with the permission of the authors.

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Never Lose the Child Within - Your World of Business.

What you create in your life will either support you or hinder you in what you want to achieve. Like the culture you create and support within your organisation, it can make the Company great or destroy it – everyone has a part to play including you. Why do we lose the child within us when we enter the world of Business?

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Leadership in Conflict

Leaders need to be able to effectively communicate in the height of business or country conflict. Seeking to find the position of the other person first, gaining an understanding of the culture and the willingness to listen. Leaders come to the table with open minds, respect and the commitment to stay with dialogue [...]

Building an in-house MBA Programme – Part 5

Let me address the fourth question from my Part 1 post on the topic of your organisation creating and implementing an in-house MBA Programme for employees.

Question

Does your organisation have the appropriate commitment and skills to manage and deliver such a programme?

In life we receive our learning through experiences. This learning can [...]

Building an in house MBA Programme – Part 3

In-house MBA

Let me address the second question from my Part 1 post on the topic of your organisation creating and implementing an in-house MBA Programme for employees.

Question

What about the added value of the inputs of academic institutes?

Linking with an academic institute would provide added expertise and access to materials [...]

Could your Company provide an in-house MBA Programme? – Part 1

In- House MBA

Organisations have the capabilities to create and develop their own in-house Master of Business Administration (MBA) Programme.  Core elements of any MBA are to provide students with a broad range of business experiences.  Organisations with some or all of the functions like Marketing, Financial, Communications, Operations, Procurement, Human Resources etc. [...]

What a Challenge – Ironman

If you think you can you can

In August 2010 Gerry Duffy and Ken Whitelaw completed 32 Marathons in 32 Counties in 32 Days. What a great challenge and commitment both these guys had achieved together.  Gerry Duffy has done it again Gerry has won the first ever Deca Ironman event in Hampshire, [...]

If We don’t look after Our Customers Someone else will

Well Done Phil

Well Done Taren

 

 

 

 

 

 

This slogan is written on the wall of Integra Tire Sicamous, BC, Canada.  Just yesterday on my way to Calgary I had the misfortune to get a puncture, 8am just outside Sicamous.  After making an enquiry with a local petrol [...]

Keep Trying

Recently for the first time I tried to make fudge, it turned out not so good.  The second time I tried, it turned out a little better.  Now that I have seen some small improvements in look and taste I will try again to do better.

I know making fudge is not comparable to [...]

Happy New Year

YOU CAN DO IT

As they say in Ireland the fitness centres are full in January and the Pubs are empty, in February the fitness centres are empty and the pubs are full.

This year make the differences in your life and have the commitment and determination to see them through.

No time like the present

Its Your Time

We all want to change something in our lives but yet never seem to make or take the time to do so – What do you need to change and why not now?

There is always support out there for you – and most times we are surprised when and [...]