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My early educators put us at the top of the class for others to laugh when we got answers wrong or to stand in the corner alone to ponder why or to be sent to head masters for brutal beatings with a cane. Because of these experiences at an early age as a boy I learned that men had to be the main providers for the family, you as a man of the house in the future had to get a good job, you had to know the answers and failure in anything you did was not an option. In school I was

People are talking about the Career Progression Masterclass I am delivering with Joseph McGuire of Clearsight Communications in the Talbot Hotel Stillorgan Dublin 24th September. This Masterclass is designed for high impact at every level that can transform your career. -Manage emotions and take action for positive results. -Overcome stress and adversity with resilience. -Build trust by understanding how your behaviours influence others. -Overcome feelings of Imposter syndrom

What change can you make at the start of  another week. In 2016 the chartered management institute found the majority of UK managers spent an extra 29 days annually working outside office hours. Hardly surprising when the average manager is interrupted 56 times a day trying to do their job. It's not new ,for years my work phone was the same as my personal phone ,as a result I was always on. My phone always rang on holidays and there was always an expectation for it to be answ

Is your boss a corporate psychopath? Why would you even consider such a question? The issue is if this has crossed your mind then you have most likely worked with and are reporting to such an individual. Psychopaths account for 1% of the general population and depending on what you read the percentage of psychopaths in the corporate world as CEO’s can be as high as 12% more if you include senior managers reporting to CEO. The general population of prison would have approx 15%

Stress in the workplace looks like progress is slow. In 2018 a survey in Ireland showed stress levels in workplace doubled in 5 years. In 2020 a mater private health care study healthy working reported 70% of workers were stressed 9 in 10 reported working while sick 3 in 10 worked against doctors advice. Irish workers spent less than €2 euro a day on personal health and wellbeing. 2020 was a record year for people feeling stressed in work. In 2021 reports still showed large w

Do you think you are an optimist or a pessimist or maybe even you identify as a realist. The truth is realism is somewhere as a midpoint between optimism and pessimism. We know we have about 60000 thoughts a day and many or most of them are negative thoughts. We are too hard on ourselves we judge ourselves we speak to ourselves in our head with negative self talk that we would never dream of saying to anyone we know. So what can you do to be optimistic yet be realistic? One t