Monthly Archives: January 2010

Run your Football Club Like a Sales Team

I am a big fan of performance related pay and while it is most widely used for managers in private sector organisations, I believe that it should be applied to Premier League Footballers. Premier League Footballers get paid a fortune, whether they play or not, and whether they or play well or not. We’ve all…

Project Timelines- And The Lies We Tell!

Most projects fail because of over-ambitious time-lines. It’s time we all started speaking the truth at project commencement and stopped trying to push unrealistic time-lines as a customer or agreeing to them as a business owner.

The Octopus Effect – You Don't Have 6 Arms!

Understand that you cannot be all things to all people and still make a success of your business. Know what you know and get help with the rest!

Applying Karate Learning To Business

The lessons learnt in Karate can equally be applied to business. The need to constantly watch your competition, get yourself some mentoring and learning all the time are part of both.

Working from Home is Snow Problem!

The recent blast of snow and wintry conditions has highlighted how unprepared the country was for the weather front. With over 100 schools throughout Ireland and over 10,000 schools throughout the UK closed, many working parents were forced to stay at home and tend to their kids. However, despite there being up to a 40%…

Project Management – A To-Do List With Dates!

Project management is simply a list of things to do to get an end result. Overcomplicated processes are just unnecessary noise that exclude “ordinary business people” from using it’s more effective practices. Why are we over-complicating it?

The Cloud Computing Revolution is 2010!!

The Revolution has begun. Cloud Computing is set to take the SME market by storm in 2010. With 4 firms a day going out of business, businesses are realizing that in order to stay afloat and remain competitive they need to adapt and cut costs. By correctly utilizing the power of Cloud Computing, a business…