This was first published in Fresh Business Thinking on 25th July 2014. It’s amazing how many people have a view on greatness and so few have ever achieved it. Amazon will sell you 3,500 books with ‘greatness’ in the title. As a business we spend our days helping people raise their performance for the benefit of the […]
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Congratulations to Epiphanies partner Nigel Harrison, who successfully scaled Europe’s highest peak Mont Blanc this weekend. It was Nigel’s third attempt at reaching the 4,810m summit, having been thwarted by bad weather on two previous occasions. His efforts are a reminder of the determination required to work towards ambitious goals and the satisfaction that comes
In an article entitled ‘From Changing Room to Board Room’, Claire Elsley interviews Dominic Irvine on the relationship between sport and business.
This was first published in the Huffington Post on 15th July 2014. I was invited to speak to 60 15-year-old children about my career and how I had got to where I was today (cue stifling yawn). The more I thought about it, the more I realised that quite frankly, whilst it might be vaguely interesting, it
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This was first published in the Huffington Post on 14th July 2014. I looked at my beer glass, relishing the ‘Ice cold in Alex’ moment having just cycled 565km from Paris to Geneva in 2.5 days. I listened to the banter and laughter of my fellow cyclists – mostly a group of senior business executives from some
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This was first published in ILM Insight on 10th July 2014. What is it about Yorkshire that inspired 2.5million people to turn out and watch two days of the Tour de France? And, can this same spirit be bottled so that organisations can inspire and motivate their employees? Tour de France officials were astonished at the high
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This was first published in HR Bullets on 4th July 2014. The security team faced a choice, overtake the hapless cyclist at the back to get behind their man or watch as the gap between the two riders grew. Having an armed security team is not a requirement for many of us when out riding our bikes,
Discretionary Effort – Insights from the business of cycling Read More »
Keen to share his insights and wisdom with the next generation of business leaders, Dominic had the pleasure of visiting The Malling School in Kent earlier this week. As part of the school’s ‘Careers Week’ Dominic talked to students, detailing his experiences working with blue chip companies around the world and examining how ordinary people
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