No sweet home, Chicago

Tomorrow, there will be an empty chair in our office. A stray tumbleweed will gently play across a desk. Sands will slowly envelop the three-tier trays. For Eamonn, my Producer, is stranded in Chicago. Like several hundred thousand other people, the Icelandic volcaninc eruption and subsequent flight embargo means he’s going nowhere; most likely until [...]

When does nudging become hassling?

It’s not often I’m stumped, but I’m wrestling with an issue which I am sure is faced by just about everyone in business. I have pitched for a piece of work. I know that we’re up against other providers, and I’ve made sure we went the extra mile to deliver a quality pitch to the [...]

Listmania- Ten great online business services

Everyone loves lists, and every now and then I’m going to compile one. It’s what slightly obsessive men do on a Sunday afternoon instead of putting their CD collections in alphabetical order. Here’s a list of ten wonderful online business services. Get networking. I mean business networking, not laying computer cables. LinkedIn has stormed ahead [...]