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Lisbon contains a great many fantastic buildings, going back as far as the 15th century.

The next in this series of ISO9001:2015 Quick Wins, explores the simple to implement, yet long-lasting benefits from Clause 3 of ISO9001:2015, Planning.

In this short series entitled ISO9001:2015 Quick Wins, I explore with you some the long-lasting benefits that allow you to maximize your ISO9001 Certification, using some ideas from my experience of helping over one hundred organizations prepare for transition to ISO9001:2015. 

Many of you will have already gone through the transition process to ISO9001:2015, however how many of you will fully understand what benefits the new version of the standard could bring to your organization?

My role, helping others with ISO9001, takes me to all 4 corners of the UK and Ireland.  I spend a lot of time driving on motorways, staying in hotels, and eating unhealthy breakfasts, some of which are admittedly tastier than others. 

It’s a puzzle. 

The Waterfall in Crawfordsburn Country Park.  On the doorstep for many of us, however I suspect that not many of us go and see how breathtaking it is. 

I saw a headline recently about learning leadership lessons from the All Blacks.  A great headline, because everybody knows who the #AllBlacks are and, let’s face it, who wouldn’t want to be a leader like those guys?

How nice is this?  Yesterday was a cracking winter’s day, blue skies, a bit of warmth, a chilled-out trail run and this to aim for and be greeted with at the end of the climb.  Helen’s Tower looking it’s best in the low mid-morning sunlight.

On Friday Night I ran the Mourne Way 10k Night Edition with a group of friends and about 500 others, many of whom I know through the small and friendly running community.

I took this photograph when I was out for a run one day last week on my way to Helen’s Tower.  It shows the Dufferin and Ava coat of arms on the railway bridge in Helen’s Bay, and was taken from Clandeboye Way (the Ulster Way), part of the route to the Tower.  From this point, it is 5 miles of a general up-hill trail run, with some steep sections, three roads to cross and some fantastic scenery. 

Practice, Practice, Practice.

Competing in the Tollymore Trail Marathon races (from 10k to Ultra) last weekend was an absolute joy.  The run was along leafy trails, up hills that seemed to go on forever, had cake (and water) stops, more hills, and incredible support from others who were competing and from the 20-strong team who were staying down for the weekend.  I can’t get enough of trail running at the moment, and realize that it is the competing that motivates me more so that the finish time, in comparison to road races where finish times are all important.