Twitter Goes to Church

Posted by on Feb 24, 2010 in customer service, networking, social media | 0 comments

I’ve been approached by a Northern Ireland church to give some advice on whether and how they should start using social media as part of their efforts to reach out to the local communities and update members and attendees on new online resources.  Following a little poking around, asking those already using Twitter, Facebook and the like for their advice, this is what I have concluded as...

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The Politics of Depression

Posted by on Feb 22, 2010 in education, news and events, positive psychology | 0 comments

Politicians are taking notice of the impact on depression in the workplace and society.  And for once, their thinking seems smart to me.  Which is?  To start to tackle mental health issues at school age so there is a better chance of preventing depression from striking in the first place. Teach people self-esteem and resilience while young and the chances of them suffering from depression in...

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Legal Island – Business for Breakfast

Posted by on Feb 17, 2010 in business, learning, news and events, social media | 0 comments

Legal Island is running a series of Business for Breakfast seminars at Island House, Legal Island, Antrim.  Click here for full details.  We will be taking part as follows: Twitter: Understanding Its Networking Value (16/03/10) Whatchamacallit at Work – Memory Seminar (20/04/10) Dates and descriptions will appear on our Current Events page...

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Class, Race and Sex In Education

Posted by on Feb 15, 2010 in education, gender | 0 comments

There, that’s got you reading!  You’ll search long and hard to find a more explosive mix than the three things mentioned in the title of this blog.  There’s been a big discussion about them in the British media recently since it’s been discovered (again) that poor white boys struggle in GCSEs and indeed all other academic tests.  But which of the three is the deciding...

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