Business Events in Northern Ireland

Posted by on May 24, 2010 in business, learning, networking, news and events | 4 comments

“How do you keep up to date with things?”, someone asked on Facebook this week. Here is how I keep up to date with business events at least… SYNC NI Technology, Science and Innovation events in Northern Ireland.  Email them and they will supply a login so you can add your own. NI Business Info This is the main page, with all events displayed (174 at time of writing)....

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Emotional Intelligence at Work

Posted by on May 12, 2010 in communication, emotional intelligence, Leadership, news and events | 0 comments

Emotional Intelligence (EI) is more than a sign of the times or the latest management movement – although it is both.  Next week, I will be delivering a workshop at QUB on EI.  This is an outline of what we will be considering. Work has changed to become more personal and pressurised than ever before. There is a recognition that raw brain-power is not enough… and never has...

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BizCamp Craigavon

Posted by on May 10, 2010 in business, entrepreneurship, networking, news and events | 12 comments

I attended BizCamp Craigavon last Saturday, after negotiating a few dozen roundabouts, between Lurgan and Craigavon, with Jacqueline McGonigle (from WhatsOnNI) frantically scouring GoogleMaps for inspiration.  BizCamp Craigavon is an unConference, a phenomenon I’ve blogged about before, in The Rise of the Unconference. The previous post both defines and raves in equal measure....

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A Special Election Blog!

Posted by on May 6, 2010 in news and events | 0 comments

We don’t usually publish a blog on a Thursday, but this is a special Thursday so I made an exception.  Yes, it’s the day that we in the UK elect our members of Parliament for another term of office. And just so I couldn’t be accused of trying to influence how anyone votes, I’ve waited until one minute after the final closing time to publish.  Because, otherwise, I...

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