Conor writes about Intentional Leadership and Building Self Belief in those around you
This is a short excerpt of the full interview that I came across over at the NY Times corner office page. I loved the spirit of Jay Walker’s answers… Jay Walker on Why Leaders Don’t Always Make Good Managers Let’s say I came to work for you. What should I know about what you’re like… Continue reading Leaders Don’t Make Good Managers
I’d love you to leave a comment and tell me the answer to this question: Who is the most enthusiastic person that you know? Thanks, Conor Last night, I asked a retired inspector of schools: “What makes a great school?” His answer… “Music.” He said that infallibly he would find a thriving musical scene in every… Continue reading What makes a Great School? 100% Enthusiasm, 0% Cynicism… or lots of Music
Last week’s blog post (Do you have inspiring goals?) triggered a wonderful response in emails and comments. I had many questions. A common question was about how to begin to find a purpose and define a vision for your life. This video shares a tool I found 8 years ago that had a major impact… Continue reading Finding Purpose and Defining a Vision for your Life
Write stuff down. I say it over and over again. I repeat myself. My blog is an extension of my habit of writing down ideas. A short pencil is longer than the longest memory. “Writing is among the greatest inventions in human history, perhaps the greatest invention, since it made history possible. Yet it is… Continue reading Use your Brain for Thinking, not for Remembering
Here’s a simple idea: Plan a life you would like to have. If you love your life now, stick to what is working. If you don’t love your life right now, change something. Use your Imagination first Are you aiming at the right thing (or at any thing)? Start by describing in detail the life… Continue reading Do you have Inspiring Goals?
This video is about 3 sales lessons that I have learnt running 5 businesses over the last 15 years as an entrepreneur and chief salesman. I thought I was good at sales when I first set up my own company. I was not. I had a lot to learn. Sales is about getting in front… Continue reading Entrepreneurial Sales: 3 Keys to Successful Selling
A great short video on sales by entrepreneur and speaker Rich Mulholland. If you want to be successful in sales, don’t sell to NINAs, don’t sell to LILAs… focus on the DEMAs… If you are reading this via email, check out the video: Don’t Sell to those who can’t Buy A handy Glossary of Rich’s… Continue reading Don’t Sell to those who can’t Buy (NINAs, LILAs and DEMAs) from Rich Mulholland
This weeks video is inspired by a book: The Road Less Travelled, by M. Scott Peck. The book begins with the statement “Life is difficult”. It is my failure to understand this, believing that my life should be easy and problem-free that is the root of suffering. Life is not meant to be easy, and… Continue reading Life is Difficult. How to Handle it… The Road Less Travelled by M Scott Peck
I was in Belfast this week to celebrate my father’s birthday and spend some time with our relations in the north of Ireland. My great uncle Jim is 94 years old. He has always been a great teller of stories. This is a story I remember hearing from Jim years ago. It is about why… Continue reading Success in Business (A Story from my 94 year old Uncle Jim)
This video is about Cialdini’s 6 Moments of Power from his book “Influence”. Here is Dr. Robert Cialdini’s book “Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion” About the Book Influence, the classic book on persuasion, explains the psychology of why people say “yes”—and how to apply these understandings. Dr. Robert Cialdini is the seminal expert in the… Continue reading Influence: The 6 Moments of Power, How to Frame your Requests for More “Yes”
