The recession has been good for ethical businesses, said Alexis Bouckaert. We’re all a bunch of self-centered monkeys, said Rowan Manahan. The comments came at this month’s Refresh Dublin in the Science Gallery where the speakers tackled goodvertising and presentation skills. Bouckaert (@alexisbouckaert), a digital creative director and designer at Rothco, spoke of how companies [...]
09.22.10 | Fun stuff, Innovation, Personal Effectiveness | John P. Muldoon
On the same day I blogged about Storyful, I caught up later with an old friend. We are both employed full time in tech but are also interested in media — he makes films — and I like journalism and new media. We met for a few drinks, and in between solving the country’s problems, [...]
08.12.10 | Education, Innovation, Media, Personal Effectiveness, Technology | John P. Muldoon
A quick plug for the Career Boot Camp being organized by the National College of Ireland. It is free of charge, and there is no pre-registration. A number of workshops and talks have been planned for the week. These include mock interviews, CV (resumé) appraisal, how to use recruitment agencies effectively, what HR managers are [...]
08.5.10 | Education, Personal Effectiveness | John P. Muldoon
What do you need to do to separate the venture capitalist from a few hundred grand? They’re no fools, so it won’t be easy. Shay Garvey, a partner at Dublin-based Delta Partners, urged preparation. Speaking at the recent Dublin Web Summit, he said the first three minutes of a pitch are crucial. Garvey — whose [...]
07.14.10 | Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Personal Effectiveness, Technology | John P. Muldoon
There are many strains felt during a recession. People lose jobs, companies buckle and maybe fold. And charities notice a drop off in donations. Despite these pressures, people soldier on and still find ways to help the less fortunate. During Ireland’s recent, idiotic “boom,” it was common to hear the complaint that people had no [...]
07.13.10 | Entrepreneurship, Management, Personal Effectiveness | John P. Muldoon
There was lots of interesting stuff at the Dublin Web Summit last night, and amongst it all was one great piece of advice from Ray Nolan, CEO of worky.com, who said: Don’t tweet your career away. Nolan said he has reviewed job applicants online and has seen some with very active Twitter feeds. If people [...]
06.25.10 | Fun stuff, Management, Personal Effectiveness | John P. Muldoon
Following on from a previous post outlining Lloyd Hardy’s plans for open source education (the Free Software University), I have since come across something I would describe as open source training. This idea comes from Darragh Doyle, Communications Manager for Boards.ie by day. By night, he apparently still does internet stuff but has started wondering [...]
06.22.10 | Education, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Personal Effectiveness, Technology | John P. Muldoon
Well, that was the last of Prof. Joe Peppard’s three-lecture CIO Masterclass at the Irish Computer Society (ICS). The final seminar was on “Managing Change In Large IT Implementations.” Like his first two talks, this one was less technical and more about how to manage change and the people around it. My account of the [...]
05.19.10 | Innovation, Organisation, Personal Effectiveness, Politics, Technology | John P. Muldoon
More excitement — politics and stereotypes — at the Irish Computer Society (ICS) this week. This time, it came in the form of Prof. Joe Peppard of Cranfield University School of Management. His seminar was Leading and implementing change in IT projects: Politics and the IT Stereotype. Engaging and informative, Peppard tackled the problem of [...]
05.12.10 | Organisation, Personal Effectiveness, Politics, Strategy, Technology | John P. Muldoon
I stumbled upon this blog entry today at www.hbr.org about the value of persistence in achieving your goals. It’s a common theme amongst people who chatter about entrepreneurship and innovation. The blog author, Peter Bregman, CEO of Bregman Partners, Inc., told of how he began to view rejection when he first started his firm. He [...]
04.28.10 | Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Personal Effectiveness | John P. Muldoon
