09/07/16
Hiring People (Not Robots)
Confession time – I’ve a terrible track record in job interviews. I...
Read more06/04/15
The Best Developer On Wall Street
There are hundreds of blogs on interview technique, but very few on which...
Read more05/21/15
Graduates: Four Practical Tips To Land Your Dream Job
For more on Options’ 2015 graduate scheme click here. Three out of every four...
Read more08/05/14
Taking Bets on Talent Over Experience: A Q&A with the Belfast Telegraph
I recently did a Q&A with the Belfast Telegraph that covered a wide range...
Read more06/26/14
The Best Advertisement For Any Business
Happy, satisfied customers are the best advertisement for any business,...
Read more04/23/14
Why Broken Fences Are Not Firing Offences
It’s been a busy few months for Lough Shore and Options; so much so that a...
Read more03/28/14
The NISPO II tender and warm summer days
Many business people have a series of metaphors that shape how they think about...
Read more04/15/13
Every manager about to embark on a “Boil the Ocean” IT project should read...
The work we’re doing over at Options touches on something very close to my...
Read more02/06/13
When it comes to bonus pools, don’t break the golden rule
This week’s news that the Chancellor wants the RBS bonus pool to carry the...
Read more01/17/13
Startups, your marketing is only as good as your email marketing
Blue State Digital, the agency behind the...
Read more01/10/13
When it comes to SEO, a keen nose for BS is a must
Sports equipment might seem like a strange place to start a blog on SEO but in...
Read more11/23/12
Make Change
We were delighted to attend Generation Innovation’s annual event at Titanic...
Read more11/15/12
When margins are getting squeezed it’s time for Mr. Nasty!
Somewhere along the line I picked up a keen appreciation of cost...
Read more09/10/12
Enter the Dragon – SendmyBag
It’s been a busy year for the portfolio in places...
Read more04/26/12
Has Facebook broken the $5 billion dollar rule?
We were lucky enough to be invited to last week’s Angel Meetup in Dublin....
Read more03/08/12
It’s all about love
We had a big day yesterday. First, I delivered the keynote address at the 11th...
Read more02/21/12
Delivering the WorldDesk Dream – The Power of Abstraction
It’s been a week since WorldDesk launched a beta version of their cloud-based...
Read more01/23/12
A Journey of a Thousand Miles
For a couple of years in my twenties I turned into “Mr Quotation” and could...
Read more01/03/12
January – A time for planning and reflection
Wishing you all a happy, healthy and prosperous 2012!! Personally, January is...
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