It's funny how most Irish youngsters leave for the same 3 destinations - Australia, New Zealand, and Canada.The lack of a language barrier and the volume of Irish already over there makes it seem like a conservative adventure.Like they're just looking for a version of Ireland that's warmer and further from their parents.Compare them to … Continue reading Canada New Zealand Australia →

Dear Kim Kenny, micromanager extraordinaire, I have two direct reports and they complain that I'm on top of them too much. Do you have any advice for getting round this?Sincerely yours,Lenny LinHi Lenny,Great question! What I do is, when one of my employees are getting close to being fed up with me. I avoid the … Continue reading Talking to A through B →

'Ok I guess I'll go out into the freezing cold so. In my old age and everything, with my susceptibility to get colds. I hope I don't slip and break my hip.'When it's hammed up and intended as a joke it can be very funny but when it's employed seriously by adults it's an obvious … Continue reading Obvious manipulation →

What does a culture of fear look like?When the mid-level individuals agree with the confusion of the lowest level and can't explain the decision from up top satisfactorily.

When I heard stats like ‘ALS affects one in four people’ I was indifferent.But when I saw a once strong healthy individual crippled by ALS trying to eat by themselves in front of me, not only did it make the disease real but horrifying. There’s a level of abstraction when it’s strangers. The vagueness hinders … Continue reading It hit home →

Jamie has been passed over for promotion, again.Alex is leaving and the company are bending over backwards to try and keep them.Objectively Alex has much better social skills than Jamie. Is there a correlation there?

What did the two-year-old say to the newborn?…‘Hey, that’s my daddy!’Looks like jealousy is something we’re born with and a burden for us all to manage.

We're out in the Baltic sea and the captain quite naively asks: 'Can someone please clean up the kitchen?' Someone The captain walks away delighted that he didn't have to twist anyone's arm to get the job done and now someone who wants to clean will do the cleaning. The problem with the captain's fantasy … Continue reading Someone do it →

Most ads are companies trying to persuade consumers to buy their stuff.But now there is a new kind of ad. The internal ad.This is from employer to employee. These ads hang in front of the urinals and appear on the TV screens around the office. The company is trying to sell their employees on their … Continue reading The internal ad →

"Regina George type is actually grand when on her own"Take away the need to abide by toxic tribal norms and watch their humanity come out.