I have been self-employed since 1986. And I have been running businesses in a wide range of industries such as retailing, building/construction, investment and development, and the law business. One thing I have noticed looking at others operating in the same industry is the importance and value of good, basic, management. I am not talking… Continue reading The most valuable lesson I have learned about management over 37 years
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The most important skill in any small business or start up
One of the most important skills that any entrepreneur or small business owner can acquire is the ability to organise and manage. I have created and run many different businesses and undertakings since my first one in 1986. The one common thread running through all of them, like a seam of gold running through bedrock,… Continue reading The most important skill in any small business or start up
Leading from the back
I heard a fascinating interview with Jim Gavin, the former Dublin football manager, on the Business Programme on RTE radio one Saturday morning recently. He was speaking about a concept that I had never heard of before: the idea of leading from behind, not the front. And it made an immense amount of good sense… Continue reading Leading from the back