The petty remark stung. Not because it was aimed at me. Because it was so out of character for Gimli.One would have been forgivable but 3 in quick succession aimed at three different people appeared like a giant red flag to me.Instinct said something has disturbed this typically secure person's stability and it is showing … Continue reading Gimli pettiness →

The key to learning is persevering despite feelings of stupidity.

In the US Office when Pam was handling Michael's calls she would wait til after his first greeting to patch through the call.Her logic being - he was better second time round.And sure enough, Michael's second attempts were always more professional and appropriate than his first.The show did it well and I see some merit … Continue reading Second time round →

One of the problems I see with social media is that it makes perfectly content ordinary folk feel like they have to post their highlights in order to play the 'Look at how great my life is' game.

Y2K has come and gone. If you had a party theme that would be perfect in the lead up to Y2K, you are 23 years too late. That was a hard deadline that has passed.But that idea you have for a Great Gatsby themed dinner party, that can be done any night. That deadline is … Continue reading Y2K deadline →

Would you rather launch tomorrow or launch when all the changes are fixed? This is a crucial question. Because the answer could relieve a mountain of stress. A mountain of stress that was brought about by trying to achieve both options at once.

"Well why don't you just ask him yourself?" And right there and then Jodie came to the crux of the problem. Mathaniel didn't want to tarnish his relationship with Tobert but was happy to sully Jodie's.

Regretta was incredibly soft with some people. She was forgiving of their blatant flaws and compassionate with their catastrophic mistakes. But then with others she came down hard as a pile of bricks. It was black and white thinking. 'They should have done better' I think the difference was whether you were in her imaginary … Continue reading Regretta’s inner circle →

Killers of the flower moon got 5 stars from Rolling stones magazine and from the Irish Independent and from The Guardian. And upon seeing this I thought to myself the media always give rave reviews about the latest movie. I wonder if that would change if the review was not attributed to 'Rolling Stones' but … Continue reading 5 star reviews →

I think in the workplace it's easy to confuse leadership with unsolicited advice.