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Partners – The best career choice of all
Partners - the best career choice of all Your clients may be important but your choice of life partner is key to business success. Facebook’s chief operating officer, Sheryl Sandberg, in her book Lean In, identifies the single biggest career decision for a woman is...
Diversity Dividend
Diversity Dividend The $12 trillion gender gap Bridging the gender gap in the workplace is not just a question of equality, but also a matter of economics. In 2015 a private sector think-tank, the McKinsey Global Institute, estimated that a massive $12 trillion could...
Women walk a tightrope to be heard
Women walk a tightrope to be heard Imagine you are in a meeting, mid-way through making an important point, and suddenly a colleague cuts across you, disregarding your contribution. Understandably, you get flustered, lose your train of thought and feel your chance to...
Workplace diversity – a box-ticking exercise?
Workplace diversity – a box-ticking exercise? Irish business leaders agree that workplace diversity is a key to performance, but they are reluctant to invest in initiatives. One in three spends less than €1,000 a year on such ventures. A lot of companies make a lot of...
Leadership, Nature vs. Nurture
Nature vs nurture: What makes a good leader? Are leaders born or made? It’s a perennial question and one that is often debated. In reality, the answer lies somewhere between the two extremes. According to Dr Colm Foster, director of executive education at the Irish...
Networking – make it work to your advantage
Networking – make it work to your advantage. If you groan when you hear the phrase networking, you’re not alone. Many women can’t stand it and actively avoid going to industry events and conferences. “That’s a big mistake” says Margaret E. Ward, founder of...
Man up to secure the best venture capital
Women who start companies attract considerably less investment than men. A major gender gap - in excess of 20pc - was highlighted in a Bloomberg analysis of US venture capital funding between 2009 and 2015. According to Bloomberg’s figures, investment for companies...
Silence not golden for women
There’s a magic to radio that draws in the listener. Invisible voices spin a tale, debate an issue or captivate their audiences with a personal story.
But why are some voices so notably absent?
A 2015 report into gender balance on Irish radio found that male voices accounted for 72 per cent of Irish news and current affairs radio broadcasting.
Almost two years on, new research conducted by DCU’s Institute for Future Media and Journalism (FuJo) on the gender balance of business radio programmes points to little change.
Use plain English to avoid costly court cases
Use plain English if you want to stay out of court. Writing in clear plain English can save companies time and money by avoiding unnecessary legal costs. A new booklet has been launched by the Plain English Awards in Dublin to show how costly unclear communication...
Ho-ho-how to avoid conflict this Christmas
It’s nearly Christmas and people everywhere are preparing to spend the holidays with their families – including, in some cases, family members they profoundly disagree with.
This has been the year of Trump and Brexit and, all of a sudden, we are faced with the reality that we may see things very differently to even our closest loved ones.
What do you say to a gran who is thrilled Britain is finally saying feck off to the Europeans or a brother-in-law who can’t wait for Trump to put the feminists in their place?