by Pete O'Keeffe | May 2, 2023 | Blog, Persuasion
For effective communication: (1) Make use of the ‘eye-gate’. Eye contact stimulates the brain’s social-network circuits, decreasing the stress hormone and increasing the sympathy hormone. Intentionally looking at the other person enables you to... 
by Pete O'Keeffe | Apr 25, 2023 | Building and leading a team, Leadership
As a leader it’s important that people; including your employees, your peers and your leaders in positions above you, know exactly what you stand for. Here are 8 rules, that if you live by them will ensure you won’t go too far wrong in the business world... 
by Pete O'Keeffe | Apr 18, 2023 | Blog, Tips & Ideas
Buy a packet of chocolate biscuits of Course!!!!! Tuesday was hot and Pete was worried about the packet of chocolate biscuits he’d bought from Tesco’s. Were they going to melt? He looked at them as they sat there on the plate, looking back at him, daring him to... 
by Pete O'Keeffe | Apr 11, 2023 | Blog, Tips & Ideas
Janelle and I were recently in Uganda running 4 business mentoring workshops for the Mbale business community. Now, the thing is with Ugandans, ‘time’ doesn’t seem to be an issue for them. If they have a meeting due to start at say, 10 o’clock in the... 
by Pete O'Keeffe | Apr 3, 2023 | Blog, Gaining freedom, Persuasion
WHY SOME PEOPLE THINK BANKS ARE MAKING TOO MUCH MONEY. Having seen the devastation caused recently by SVB bank going to the wall and taking another with it, and then seeing Credit Suisse being baled out, it made me wonder what the banks are doing to ensure the safety... 