Points of view

When the most famous investor in the world – who is also the third richest – says something about business behaviours, most of us are inclined to listen. Billionaire Warren Buffet is beating one major business drum these days – good corporate governance. In recent...

Two questions: Are you a CEO? Is your primary goal to maximise your shareholders’ profits? If you are a CEO and you answered yes to that last question, you are most definitely not alone. Serving your investors' needs first and foremost, and above all other competing...

Nearly every adult on this planet has a mobile phone. Out of 7.5 billion of us, five billion have phones, over half of which are smartphones. This has happened since 2007, when the first iPhone came on the market. The digital revolution has been rapid and unrelenting...

It’s the height of the summer and staff members are taking holidays. It may be September, or even October, before your entire team or workforce is back under the one roof. Summer is often the time when staff members’ level of distraction is at its most obvious – but...

The only constant we can be certain of is change. As we prepare to move into a new decade, the companies that will win in the 2020s are the ones that are proactively designed to adapt to the world's constantly shifting realities. These realities will include the wider...

Childcare is the real glass ceiling. There are two key things that make this so. Firstly, men earn more than women in Ireland. The gender pay gap currently stands at 14% and, in some professions, that goes up to 30%. Secondly, the cost of childcare is often described...

He revolutionised Irish retail, held five honorary doctorates, was father to five children and grandfather to 19 and, when he ‘retired’, he became a Senator and a broadcaster, but Feargal Quinn had one regret. It was a regret he hoped would provide inspiration for...

When getting dressed for the office, we’re beginning to take style tips from Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg, rather than Mad Men’s Don Draper. While sharp suits, fancy dresses and high heels may still be seen in some workplaces, employees are increasingly opting for a...

How to deal with under performance The very thought of an annual performance review is enough to strike fear in some managers and employees. This is a time-consuming process filled with awkward conversations, often pointless metrics and contrived goals, but is it also...

The quest for flexibility What would you do if you won the lottery? Maybe you’d choose to build your dream home, travel more, retrain and change career or support causes you believe in. Whatever your answer, it’s a good way to see what choices you’d make if money was...