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Emails have a use-by date

Listen to audio version Open your fridge and you’re almost sure to find a jar of something out of date at the back. You bought it with good intentio...

A deep focus hack from my Uncle

Listen to audio version I lost my uncle Patrick McCarville last month. He was a great man and had a great life – a life most would not believe. He w...

Meetings: The protein of the business world

Listen to audio version As a child growing up in Dublin in the 1970s, I knew nothing other than ‘meat and two veg’ for dinner. My mother was a cap...

Identify your value

Listen to audio version What makes you valuable at work? It sounds like a simple question, but most people struggle to answer it clearly. They can list thei...

The value of space

Listen to audio version I listened to a recent podcast where the British actor Bill Nighy said something about his apartment that has stuck with me. He love...

The best channel for team communications

Listen to audio version I had a recent conversation with a leader in a large bank about the sheer volume of communication noise she and her team were drowni...