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...
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 scale from 1 to 5, is associated with a 25% increase in labour productivity. But Read more...
Cavanaghs of Charleville was singled out from among the Deloitte Best Managed Companies 2012 announced on March 2nd to receive a special accolade for ‘rising to the challenge’ which was the theme of this year’s programme. The company received a place on the IMI’s Senior Executive Programme which will equip one of its senior team Read more...
Siobhan Olofsson of the Hanly Centre, our IMI Diploma in Marketing Strategy with Digital Marketing Scholar for 2011-12, describes her experience thus far on the programme: I have been participating on the Diploma in Strategic Marketing and Strategic Online Marketing at the IMI since November 2011, on behalf of my organisation, a charity working in Read more...
Does streamlining of resources threaten quality in an environment where the customer is king? Critics of the application of lean management techniques to the delivery of services often say that focussing on efficient processes goes against the concept of delivering the most value to the customer. But the lean concept of reducing waste is as Read more...
It’s that time of year when ambitious lists of resolutions get made – and while these usually include the standard roll-over of not quite achieved health and lifestyle commitments from last year – January can be a good time to refresh your approach to management too. See below 3 resolutions that you can take in Read more...
On Wednesday, 26th October IMI will launch our suite of management development programmes to be delivered in Cork this autumn. The event will take place in the Hayfield Manor Hotel from 6.30pm. This will be an excellent opportunity to gain an insight into the benefits of the IMI – UCC Alliance, and to learn more 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...
Six word wisdom: Build the organisation of your dreams – Professor Gareth Jones
We’re launching a series where we call on thought leaders in business to summarise their message – in just six words. In honour of Bloomsday on Sunday we’ll kick off by quoting Molly Bloom and asking: “Oh Rocks – Tell us in plain words what you really mean!”. First up is Professor Gareth Jones expert in Read On
MOOCs won’t change learning – they will change teaching.
Massive Online Open Courses (MOOCs) and their B-movie monster-like threat to traditional education are all over the blog world again this week. I’m personally very excited by the tsunami of free online content. I just finished the excellent Model Thinking from the University of Michigan on Coursera on models for better decision-making. The platform felt flexible but was deceptively fast-paced so Read On
Are You Interested? – Guest Post: Nancy Kline
To coincide with her visit to IMI this week Nancy Kline – the originator and pioneer of The Thinking Environment® process shares her thoughts on attention and interest in a coaching exchange: Are You Interested? By Nancy Kline ‘You are so patient.’ I hear this after almost every Thinking Session demonstration. Other people tell me Read On
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