You will be surprised to hear that I was playing golf at the weekend. As always over the duration of a round, we discussed all manner of things. On Sunday, one of my playing partners brought up cyber security and
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Lessons I learned from my first job!
I love this time of the year and one of the things that I really like about it is coming across so many young people who are clearly working in their very first summer jobs. I love their youth, their
7th March – Life before and after
On my way home from work I drive by our local cancer hospital. From the outside, it is just a normal building and there doesn’t seem to be much going on inside. That is, until March 7th. This time I
Your Personal Brand and your Coat of Arms
There is a lot of talk these days about the importance of your ‘personal brand‘; how you always need to be aware of it, how you should project it and how you should protect it. It is talked about in
My son may never learn to drive
I was in a meeting recently and as we were chatting before the meeting formally started, one of my colleagues made the comment that her son will probably never learn to drive. He is five. As much as I am
It’ll be life, Jim, but not as we know it!
A big thank you to Jane Dickinson, another one of my valued colleagues at CompTIA for being my guest blogger this week. John McGlinchey I just lost my scarf in Harrods, the London department store. Well, actually it was a
Teamwork, the Great Wall and the love of a dog!
This was my fourth Christmas living in the US and more remarkably, it was the first time in thirty years I haven’t returned to Ireland for Christmas. Having traveled a lot over 2016, I decided that I would spend it
My Christmas Wish for Jobseekers
A big thank you to Teresa Varela-Lauper, another one of my valued colleagues at CompTIA for being my guest blogger this week. John McGlinchey My 19 year old son Nicholas dropped out of college last year. He tried it, didn’t
Girls in Jamaica leading the way in IT!
A big thank you to Kirk Smallwood, one of my valued colleagues at CompTIA for being my guest blogger this week. John McGlinchey Like Mark Plunkett (our previous guest blog poster), I also am afforded the opportunity to travel as
Uber Effective Communication
A big thank you to Mark Plunkett, one of my valued colleagues at CompTIA for being my guest blogger this week. John McGlinchey I count myself very lucky in my role at CompTIA to be able to travel and see