Points of view

The craic, the banter, the scéal. Ireland is known for its céad míle fáilte, a hundred thousand welcomes, and hospitality is ingrained in our folklore, tradition and culture. Tourists marvel at our conversational prowess when they hear us in the pub, on the road and...

The death of jobs, or the jobpocalypse, due to AI has been greatly exaggerated, but their redesign has not. The job-based model of work is increasingly obsolete as companies move from fixed, long-term jobs to skills-based roles. “Corporate practices such as renting...

Entrepreneurship is different for women, says Prof Maura McAdam of DCU Business School. “Women entrepreneurs’ journeys are very different, not because they’re less capable or ambitious, but more to do with the structural design of the ecosystem and social norms.” As...

Can measuring and valuing the wrong things lead to catastrophic outcomes for business and the world? Robert Sternberg, one of the most influential psychologists of the 20th century, thinks our limited understanding and measurement of human intelligence has led to...

Can I hire you for ... just a bit? You might initially scoff at this offer if you’re a top executive with decades of experience, but fractional employment is a new way of working that gives you flexibility, decent pay and the ability to work across multiple...

Are you as busy as a bee? Do you wear the word ‘busy’ like a badge of honour? Did you grow up hearing “the devil makes work for idle hands”? Is it difficult for you to sit down and do nothing both at work and at home? You’re not alone. Many top professionals are...

Although artificial intelligence (AI) is a handy workplace productivity tool, most people don’t consider it a trusted colleague or a strategic senior adviser. Nobody is inviting new hire GenAI out for work drinks or to sing at the staff Christmas party; at least not...

Profile and exposure don’t pay the bills, but that doesn’t stop people from chancing their arm and asking you to work for free. Common “exciting opportunities” include internships, award nominations, speaking at conferences, publishing your first book, having your...

When I started my working life, it was at an investment bank in New York. The firm was housed in a beautiful building in downtown Manhattan overlooking the Hudson River with the Statue of Liberty in the distance. On the executive floors, the mahogany-panelled hallways...

American women have had enough. More than 40 per cent of those aged 15 to 44 want to leave the United States permanently if possible, according to a recent Gallup poll. The figure is four times higher than the 10 per cent who felt this way in 2014. Who can blame them?...