“Time once lost, can never be recovered.” Geoffrey Chaucer en-route to Canterbury Time is a resource. According to Peter Drucker “Time is the scarcest resource. Unless it is managed, nothing can be managed.” An effective manager make decisions everyday on Read More…
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A recent study of 75 datasets across 30 Irish organisations (of varying types, sizes and sectors) reveals that the average data quality score is 53%. So half of our critical business data is either incomplete and/or inaccurate (aka “bad data”). Read More…
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In today’s online world, most companies are primarily concerned with their websites design and their organisation’s social media strategy, which for most is about engaging with customers on platforms such as Facebook and Instagram. Yet, the nature of customer engagement Read More…
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Economics is often dismissed as the dismal science. So here’s a bit of good news for us to ponder. Guess which euro zone country enjoys the highest real median income levels? Ireland does, according to think tank Publicpolicy.ie. The Eurostat Read More…
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Platform businesses exploit connectedness to create value for customers by integrating resources and assets that are not owned, but rented or shared. A curation fee is charged for managing the customer relationship and providing the transactional platform. Whether it is Read More…
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Fixed or growth mindset? Employee engagement is a critical factor to maintaining a productive workforce. Given its importance, organisations continuously try to identify ways to understand and increase engagement. One such mechanism that has gained coverage in recent times is Read More…
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‘Network’ is a word which has become a staple of our daily vocabulary. Whether we’re talking about the evolution of online social networks or the importance of effective networking to our careers and improving business practices, the word itself Read More…
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In the course of this extensive IMI Masterclass series in Cork and Dublin, Manfred considered leadership from several perspectives. At its heart, he believes leadership to be about human behaviour – what we do, how we do it and why Read More…
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The world has gone mobile, and if your Marketing strategy hasn’t fully embraced this, it’s time to stop playing catch up and get your digital ducks in a row. There are now more mobiles phone than people in the Read More…
Posted in: Marketing, Trends & Technology
Professor Frank Barry recently presented an interesting paper looking back at the debate in the 1990s on Ireland joining the euro single currency project. He presented his paper at a recent meeting of the Statistical and Social Inquiry Society Read More…
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