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Is poorly designed work reducing your workers’ productivity?
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...
Helping employees through change
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...
Leading the way to more family-friendly workplaces
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...
Feargal Quinn’s big regret revealed in one of his final interviews
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...
Dressing for success is hard work
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 underperformance
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
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...
Getting the most from your team
Getting the most from your team Take a bunch of rag-tag underdogs, some wise cracks, a dollop of Hollywood pizzazz and hey presto, a cult classic is born. An early 1990s movie about ice hockey might seem an unlikely place to draw inspiration for leaders and managers,...
Don’t mention the strategy
Don’t mention the strategy A new approach can result in a meaningful strategy plan, rather than a worthless document that just collects dust Moments before he was about to go into a meeting with the chief executive of a major retailer, an executive took Martin Reeves...
Simple steps to improving your leadership in 2019
Simple steps to improving your leadership Can you remember your worst boss? Did their micromanagement make your life a misery? Or was it their lack of respect that pushed you over the edge? In a recent blog post, recruitment firm Cpl considers what makes a bad boss....