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Why you can’t step in the same river twice
You probably know the quote “No man steps in the same river twice”, attributed to Heraclitus, a Greek philosopher who lived around 500BC....

Billy Birne
Feb 20, 20202 min read


Marathon lessons on leadership
Six leadership lessons I learned from running marathons At the end of October, many thousands of runners will wind their way around...

Billy Birne
Feb 20, 20204 min read


Money the great demotivator
“Money, it's a crime. Share it fairly but don't take a slice of my pie” – Pink Floyd, Money: Dark Side of the Moon Dan Ariely in his book...

Billy Birne
Feb 20, 20204 min read


Authentic Leadership - Billy Byrne
Moving beyond Shakespeare Why being an authentic leader means more than just being true to oneself Authenticity is often characterised by...

Billy Birne
Feb 20, 20203 min read


Five Pitfalls that all Decision-makers need to watch
“Do not look where you fell, but where you slipped” - Proverb The leader who can successfully navigate through complexity is a valuable...

Billy Birne
Feb 20, 20205 min read


Emotional Intelligence in the age of Social Media
“We are being sold unhappiness, because unhappiness is where the money is” – Matt Haig, Notes on a Nervous Planet In the age of Social...

Billy Birne
Feb 20, 20203 min read


Cynefin, making smart decisions
“For every complex problem, there is an answer that is clear, simple and wrong” – H.L. Mencken We live in an age when, despite the...

Billy Birne
Feb 20, 20204 min read


Career Quandaries
A career quandary is a decision point when we are faced with a fork in the road that is our career path. There may be clear choices...

Billy Birne
Feb 18, 20203 min read
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