The inner critic: are you managing yours? We all have an inner voice, an inner critic which regularly distributes self-talk that is extremely far removed from being helpful or constructive. In a way it is a trained voice, which can take the shape of a previous boss, family members or relationships past or present. Whether…
Giving by nature Over the last few weeks a few people have been asking me why I am involved in Rotary and in the past I have had the same questions about the Cork Choral Festival and the Cork City Sports and any other organisation I have been part of. I find it a difficult…
The political games of business Whether you are a solopreneur or a large corporation political games will appear no matter what you do, the mere fact of interacting with other people inside or outside of your organisation is the starting point of political seed capital. I naievely thought leaving the world of management consulting firms…
Spaghetti and Focus: What on earth do they have to do with each other? A lot of entrepreneurs in the professional service world are looking for their unique mission and purpose for their business and we deal with them when they face cross roads or changes of directions. In this economy it even is a…
Recession brings new management styles, what’s yours? The recession or downturn is showing up a few new and interesting management styles. As I travel to various companies for my business coaching and training work, I observe middle and senior managers as well as business owners with varying degrees of each of the following management styles….