Calling it like it is. A short piece of honesty from a top manager.

Last Saturday my team, Leeds United, beat the Champions-elect, Manchester City. Leeds had three chances and scored twice. It was put to the Leeds manager, Marcelo Bielsa, that Leeds could

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April 8, 2021

The significance of a single day

Way back in the 1970s there was a song called "One Day at a Time". It was covered by countless singers. In Ireland, the most notable was a singer known

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March 29, 2021

Covid doesn’t care about your business – and how that can help you

Covid doesn't care. How weary you are. Or what date it is, e.g., that here in Ireland we're looking to re-open somewhat on April 5th. Or that our kids, from

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March 8, 2021

Where to spend your time – it takes vigilance!

Last night before bed I checked CNN for the headlines; front and centre was a story on the upcoming Harry & Meghan interview with Oprah. This morning I turned on

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January 29, 2021

The stuff we don’t want to do (to get to where we want to go)

Over the past two nights I've watched two TV shows. On Wednesday it was "Operation Transformation". A man called Paul was getting some tough words from a dietician, Aoife.

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January 22, 2021

2 quick tips on how to make better decisions

Every day you make decisions. You typically can't, with any certainty, know in advance what the result will be. You just make the best decision you can with the information

by bcullen

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January 8, 2021

A quick tip to reduce (corrosive) indecision

When I sat down to being writing this morning, I didn't know what it would be about. It wasn't that I had no idea what to write about. My challenge

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be flexible so you can grab opportunities

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December 11, 2020

Aside from your principles, in everything else be flexible

It's late on a Friday - at least in Ireland. And I'm much later than normal posting what has sort of become a weekly blog. Or most weeks to

by bcullen

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November 20, 2020

The phone: do you ever “need to take this”?

You're working solo on something that needs your concentration. Or you're in a meeting. Or you're with someone. Your mobile phone rings. Do you know it rings? If you can

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Brendan Cullen

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November 13, 2020

Your solution may be right – but is it the only right idea?

Picture the scene. There's some issue in your work that you've identified. And it needs a solution to be identified. And then action is needed to implement that solution.

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