Author: Terry Gorry

The spectacle of the Burke court cases

Twitter has been much occupied in the last couple of days with coverage of the Ammi Burke High Court judicial review case. She was seeking an order to have her unfair dismissal case sent back to the Workplace Relations Commission for a fresh hearing. It was previously dismissed by the WRC adjudication officer, Kevin Baneham,… Continue reading The spectacle of the Burke court cases

Managing people-one of the most valuable lessons I have learned after 37 years

I have been managing people since 1986 or thereabouts. I admit that managing employees has not been something at which I excelled. In fact, I may not even have achieved competence. But as the years have elapsed and I have managed different individuals in widely different roles I have become a little better. After 37… Continue reading Managing people-one of the most valuable lessons I have learned after 37 years

Breaking rocks and digging ditches

Buying one’s first house is usually an exciting, thrilling time. Dealing with first time buyers can be time consuming and demanding but is generally a pleasant, enriching experience. Rarely, however, you come across an individual who, for whatever reason, is determined to spoil the whole thing. Who, no matter what you do, is not happy.… Continue reading Breaking rocks and digging ditches

Nobody pays cash anymore

I was in a pub in Galway yesterday afternoon-An Pucan near Eyre Square-watching the hurling matches on one of the many screens in the pub. I could not help noticing, however, that virtually nobody getting drink at any of the many bars in the place actually pay cash. They are tapping their card or waving… Continue reading Nobody pays cash anymore

What did the spreaders of hate do before the mobile phone and social media?

It is difficult to spend any time on Twitter without coming across spreaders of hate. These hate filled, racist, charlatans are almost always using the power of video on their mobile phone to make talking head videos spreading their toxic view of the state of our society. Or they are poncing about and posturing with… Continue reading What did the spreaders of hate do before the mobile phone and social media?

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Missing the social media opportunity

The vast majority of small businesses fail, in my view, to properly exploit the power of social media to promote their business and brand. The simplest, most effective way is to use video. Video can be shared on most social media sites in one way or another. And you can bang out a new video,… Continue reading Missing the social media opportunity