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 more...
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 more...
In recent years, working with our clients, we have noticed a common trend focusing on employees engagement. I believe It all started when a book by Marcus Buckingham and Curt Coffman reported on the stunning discovery that the greatest managers have a habit of “first break all the rules” as the book was titled. In Read more...
Find out at our upcoming IMI Business Finance Briefing with Cormac Lucey on Wednesday, 13th February. Understanding your business’ critical numbers is not about doing your accountants job, rather it’s about knowing your businesses financial health at all times and knowing how the decisions you make affect the company accounts. Cormac Lucey, Programme Director of Read more...
The IMI Diploma in Data Business leading to an MSc in Data Business The companies of tomorrow are already thriving today on the fact that harnessing data not only delivers an exceptional user experience to all stakeholders, but also drives incremental organisational change, while reducing time and costs spent on IT and encouraging company-wide innovation. Read more...
Gain an exclusive insight into the High Performance system that saw the Irish Boxing Team return from London 2012 with four Olympic medals. Fergus Barry, IMI Programme Director for the Diploma in Strategic HRM will host a conversation with Billy Walsh, Head Coach of the Irish Olympic Boxing Team and explore the practices underpinning this phenomenal Read more...
As managers and leaders, how can we keep ourselves and our teams consistently motivated over time and how can we achieve this against a challenging economic backdrop? This will be the topic of our next IMI Evening Briefing – SMILE! The briefing will be led by Brendan Foley and will take place on Wednesday September 19th Read more...
Applications are now being invited from indigenous Irish companies from all industries for the 2013 Deloitte Best Managed Companies Awards Programme, which IMI has been involved with since the programme was launched in Ireland five years ago. Twenty companies which demonstrate superior business performance will be recognised at the end of the Best Managed Companies Read more...
One of the things about leadership is that you’re probably constantly negotiating without even knowing it. Leadership is no longer, if it ever was, something possessed by a person by virtue of position. It is a set of skills, chief among them, the ability to negotiate change rather than dictate it. IMI will host an Read more...
The Irish Management Institute today announced a partnership with the de Bono Foundation which will see IMI offer courses and training based on the thinking techniques pioneered by Dr Edward de Bono. “Edward de Bono is a pioneer, a unique figure who has had a major impact on innovation and creativity – two commodities that Read more...
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
Top 5 management consultancy habits to improve your performance
Staying analytical, impartial and open to new ideas can be challenging when you are invested in a role and a business. It’s a shame, but we often find that managers develop a certain valuable clarity on their organisation only when about to leave a role! Don’t leave it until you’re changing roles to get the Read On