Our latest research shows that firms are still sidestepping established management practices in favour of quick-fix solutions. Why? Often in times of increased pressure, good management practices are sacrificed at the operational level as managers struggle to meet short-term operational targets – many’s an employee review system for example fell by the wayside over the Read more...
The IMI / NIB Survey of Multinational Corporations (MNCs) in Ireland for 2011, launched on November 8th, shows that almost half (48%) of multinationals in Ireland are expecting to grow employment numbers in the next 12 months, while only 13% of firms surveyed expect to decrease employment numbers. This is a significant improvement on last Read more...
The 47 companies that will compete for the Deloitte Best Managed Companies Awards 2012 were recently announced. These companies will now be coached as part of Phase 2 of the competition before the judging panel, chaired by Myles Lee will decide on the 20 Best Managed. Seventeen companies who have received the award each year Read more...
Professor Gareth Jones, author with Professor Rob Goffee of “Clever“, and “Why Should Anyone Be Led by You“ was in Dublin recently to direct a two day leadership module as part of the IMI Senior Executive Programme (SEP). Gareth is always one of the most stimulating and relevant contributors to the SEP and his latest contribution Read more...
Our ongoing conversations with organisations have revealed that, despite the decline in employment and diminished job opportunities in most segments of the Irish labour market, many companies are finding it difficult to find managers with the requisite skills. Over half of the senior managers we interviewed as part of a recent investigation into management in Ireland Read more...
Ciaran Black, Group Innovation Director at Coillte gave a guest lecture to the students of the IMI Diploma in Strategy and Innovation at the IMI campus on June 24th 2011. Coillte is a highly diversified business which owns 7% of Ireland’s total land-mass which makes them the country’s biggest landowner and landlord. Apart from the Read more...
Scaling is a critical challenge for many Irish businesses. Models that work very effectively in the Irish market face very different challenges in a European or global context. The story of Taxback and how founder and CEO Terry Clune has taken a business idea stimulated by the challenge of recouping taxes while working as a Read more...
Who Needs a PA? Free Online Tools for Managers
As a manager you need the right information delivered in a succinct and timely manner. It’s easy to feel bombarded by the different data sources competing for our attention in the modern working environment. And while the Internet is undoubtedly a rich source of information, comparatively little has been done to connect the vast number Read On
Empathy, the ‘hardest’ management skill at work…
Just over a week ago I was sitting in the panel of the IMI Diploma in Leadership audit presentations, as I heard each manger and executive reporting back on their leadership audit journey I found very interesting how many of them recognised empathy as a critical area for development. In my job as facilitator, empathy is the Read On
Unlocking Organisational Power & Performance – Why emotional intelligence is such a critical competence
Hemingway defined courage as ‘grace under pressure’. The ability to remain calm under pressure is a core competency for leaders and front-line staff. I have worked extensively with hospital registrars for over a decade and, for medical professionals, emotional intelligence is absolutely critical. For example, if there is a medical emergency, the Registrar must remain Read On
Stop managing failure, give performance enhancing feedback…
Working with managers across a wide section of industries and sizes, one of the most common question I hear is: “What is the best way to deal with poor performers?” I now recognise this somewhat negative question as a human impulse that surfaces every time we feel threatened, uncertain or frustrated; our brains are just Read On
The leadership blueprint: what all senior executives can learn from Ireland’s FDI successes
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 however relevant only to leaders in multinationals. In an increasingly globalised economy, every senior executive, Read On