If nobody reads this blog I still win. Don’t get me wrong: I would love to have hundreds, nay, thousands of readers showing up everyday to read what I write. But if they don’t, if nobody shows, I am not bothered or embarrassed. Because what I am looking to do by writing here every day… Continue reading If Nobody Reads This Blog
Author: Terry Gorry
The Remarkable Power of Video in Bestowing Authority
A lady from Utah or Idaho or Ohio or someplace in the United States emailed me last week. She wanted me to advise her in relation to some difficulty she was encountering with a government or State department in the United States. She had seen me on YouTube and was impressed and decided I was… Continue reading The Remarkable Power of Video in Bestowing Authority
The Information Problem
When I was a young man and had ambitions to learn more about and start a business I was obliged to go to the Business Library in the Dublin City Public Library in the Ilac Centre in Henry Street.This was in the early 1980s when I was studying Commerce in UCD. Back then, if you… Continue reading The Information Problem
Reading the Signals at an Employment Law Hearing
If you are representing yourself at an employment law hearing-for example at the WRC or Labour Court-you need to be aware of the value of reading some signals. For example, if the WRC adjudicator or Chairman of the Labour Court division give you the impression that things are not going great for you, and if… Continue reading Reading the Signals at an Employment Law Hearing
Drip by Drip (the Army of Cost Effective Workers)
I uploaded a video to YouTube yesterday which is almost certainly of interest to only a small group of people. The video is called “The Powers, Duties and Role of Executors in Irish law”. To the person who finds themselves burdened with the job of executor for the estate of a loved one who has… Continue reading Drip by Drip (the Army of Cost Effective Workers)
Legal Costs and Access to the “Majesty of the Law”
Every week I receive an updated record of Court judgments from the Courts Service. Many of the decisions are uneventful and unremarkable. But two decisions caught my attention this week and both were concerned with legal costs. The first case involved Dana Rosemary Scallon and the defamation against her and TV3 by a mother and… Continue reading Legal Costs and Access to the “Majesty of the Law”
Motivation and Commitment-the Gulf
It’s easy at the beginning of the year to have all sorts of new resolutions and good intentions. But there is a world of difference between motivation and commitment. Motivation is easy. I want to lose weight; I want to run a marathon; I want to become a better husband/father; I want to become a… Continue reading Motivation and Commitment-the Gulf
Success-Is It Luck, Genius, Hard Work, Serendipity?
It was 1987 or 1988 when I met him. He went on to become one of the most successful and high-profile figures in Irish business for the next quarter of a century, or thereabouts. And his success has always puzzled and annoyed me. Because my gut feeling, from my observation and conversation on a Saturday… Continue reading Success-Is It Luck, Genius, Hard Work, Serendipity?
The Rule of Law-The Rats Fly From It
The Rule of Law. I don’t suppose you think about it too much, do you? Maybe you do, but it’s probably not at the top of your priorities. Me too; in the normal day to day struggle I am not much occupied with it. Sometimes, though, events intrude and jar my mind, and force me… Continue reading The Rule of Law-The Rats Fly From It
My Business (and Personal) Growth Strategy for 2019
For 2019 and beyond I want to focus all my attention on the things that matter; I mean the things that really matter. For my business, and for myself personally. And these things are closely related. Let me explain. There is a small number of things that really matter to continue to grow my business,… Continue reading My Business (and Personal) Growth Strategy for 2019