A second Friday blog round-up – this time on Leadership. It’s been one of our most popular topics – with contributions from some very different viewpoints…. We have seen the often-overlooked emotional side of leadership… EQ Does Matter? How Read More…
Have you noticed that so many of the great managers – and leaders – are really odd? This can be seen not only in business with enigmatic leaders like Apple’s Steve Jobs (described by Bill Gates as “fundamentally odd”, but Read More…
Gary Keegan is the Director of the Irish Institute of Sport which delivers support to high performance athletes, coaches and leaders. IMI recently contributed to the enhancement of their Pursuit of Excellence Programme – a development programme for elite Irish sports coaches in Read More…
On Sunday the Philadelphia Eagles were trailing 14-6 to the Detroit Lions when in the middle of the 3rd quarter something changed: the Eagles in the same conditions as the first half, changed their play and began scoring. In a Read More…
In every organisation the top team is that critical component that is tasked with setting the wheels in motion. The way in which the top team operates sets an example for the rest of the organisation and can and should Read More…
Business books and summer reading are not usually an advisable combination. But two strategy books that I did enjoy over the summer are Rita McGrath’s “The End of Competitive Advantage” and Julia Sloan’s “Learning to Think Strategically”. McGrath’s book, already Read More…
Love him or hate him, few football fans underestimate the return of Jose Mourinho, “the Special One”, to the Barclays Premier League this autumn. In the eyes of many pundits and bookies, Mourinho’s return has instantly installed Chelsea as favourites Read More…
If you were lucky enough to buy Wimbledon tickets or if you are one of the tens of millions of people who watched the final game live you probably wondered whether Andy Murray would collapse with the strain in the Read More…
It is through a combination of excellence in strategic thinking and leadership impact that senior managers in Irish operations have continued to win new mandates from their global headquarters. The skills and abilities that generate these management successes are not Read More…
Recent research has proven that there is a quantifiable link between the level of management practice in a firm and its productivity. McKinsey and LSE have shown that a one-point increase in an organisations management practice effectiveness score, on a Read More…