A useful angle to take in a relationship, business, community etc. is the ‘Greater Good’. We tend to get caught up in our own little world which we often feel is the only world that exists. When working with businesses I encourage everyone to keep the interests of the business at heart all the time. If it’s good for the …

When developing strategic plans for clients we discuss the purpose of their business. It’s interesting to find out who they believe is most important. Reading this story recently in ‘Revolutionise Your Customer Experience’ by Colin Shaw, I could see clearly who Hamleys toy store in London (1760) believe is most important. Provided by Steven Hamilton, Theatre Director at Hamleys (My …

Have you ever noticed how important the beginning of your day is? According to Henry Ward Beecher “The first hour of the morning is the rudder of the day”. I came accross this quote when doing some research for my daughter (Lia) for her school project on ‘Time’. It stuck with me all week. I’ve noticed whist analysing my own …

“My father used to say to me, Whenever you get into a jam, whenever you get into a crisis or an emergency, and everybody around you is getting very excited, you become the calmest person in the room and you’ll be able to figure your way out of it”. Rudolph W. Giuliani I was in a situation last night that …

‘Inspiring yourself to do what you truly want to do’ is how I define leading self (I call this Personal Leadership). Why not join me for a relaxing weekend in the Burren, Co. Clare in November to work on your own Personal Leadership Plan? This is something I have been living for a number of years. It has helped me …

Having attended the All-Ireland Hurling final yesterday and watched my adopted county (Galway) be defeated I wondered on the lengthy journey home; what can I learn? This question generated a lot of thought in my mind. The answer in not relevant here. What is relevant is this useful question. If we can develop a habit of regularly asking ourselves this …

I’m in the people development business. What this actually involves is ‘Mind’ development. “Knowing your own mind is beyond religion or philosophy.What you find when you study the mind is your own text book”. I took this note down when attending a lecture at NUIG last May by a Tibetan monk Rinpoche Khenpo Tsultrim. He went on to say later …

I specialise in leadership development. So what’s love got to do with leadership? The best general definition of love that I’ve read comes from philosopher Milton Mayeroff’s brilliant book On Caring. Love, he writes, “is the selfless promotion of the growth of the other.” When you help others grow to become the best people that they can be, you are …

Stop and think to answer this question;When was the last time you had a really good laugh? While I negotiated the hills of the Beara Peninsula in West Cork last weekend on bicycle I experienced some serious laughter with a good old friend. I have no doubt that it’s great therapy. I highly recommend it. Enjoy the laugh.

Every year myself and my family go a spiritual holiday to the Lake District in England. This year was once again a wonderful and meaningful experience. The key message this year was to ‘Believe’. If you skillfully analyse how everything exists for us you will discover that our reality is our perception. Our perceptions come from our beliefs. So on …

Have you ever thought about why we develop habits? Although this can potentially be a complex subject it can also be simple. My simplistic view leads me to the word ‘familiarity’. If we are to create new beneficial habits we need to employ the same means. We need to familiarise ourselves with the new habit. One way to familiarise is …

Every day is a gift, that is why we call it the Present. Someone told me this one time. If only I could realise it!