Category: General
How to Lead the Team You Inherit
By the time you’re handed the keys to your new office — whether you’re the incoming CEO, a freshly-minted manager, or the latest external hire parachuted in to “fix things” — one truth tends to reveal itself quickly: the team you’ve inherited may not be the one you would have chosen. But it’s yours now, […]
Why Every Business Needs an Eldercare Policy
For decades, businesses have rightfully focused on supporting working parents. Childcare subsidies, parental leave, flexible working — these benefits have become fundamental to any serious talent strategy. But a new caregiving frontier is emerging, and too few organisations are prepared: eldercare. With ageing populations, fragmented care systems, and rising long-term care costs in countries like […]
How Working While Sick Became the Norm – and Why That Should Change
Across boardrooms, hospital wards, classrooms, and home offices, a quiet epidemic is spreading — not of illness itself, but of working through it. Presenteeism, the practice of working while sick, has become so widespread that it now affects nearly 90% of the American workforce, despite many employers offering formal sick leave [1]. In Ireland, where […]
Is Team Building Worthwhile?
Team building has become a staple of corporate life. From rope courses in the woods to virtual happy hours, organisations across the globe spend billions annually trying to forge closer bonds among employees. But is it truly effective, or just an elaborate distraction from deeper organisational problems? The answer, it turns out, depends on how […]
How CEO’s Can Build a Better Relationship with the Board
Few professional relationships are more influential — or more fraught — than that between a CEO and their board of directors. The stakes are enormous: a supportive, aligned board can be a CEO’s greatest strategic ally. But a strained or mistrustful board can just as easily become a drag on performance, vision, and morale. Despite […]
How people are really using generative AI in 2025?
In 2025, generative AI has evolved from a nascent technology into an indispensable tool woven into the fabric of daily life and business. In Harvard Business Review, Marc Zao-Sanders, co-founder of filtered.com and the author of Timeboxing: The Power of Doing One Thing at a Time, recently conducted research into generative AI use trends over […]
What is the “Fresh Start Effect” and how can we use it to our Advantage?
“We compartmentalise time according to personal experiences, and each new personal experience in turn opens up a new mental accounting period. Studies show that it is at the start of these newly formed mental accounting periods that we are most likely to pursue our aspirations – and most likely to have success doing so.”
Atoms & Attitudes: The Two Faces of Science
“While the differences between the natural and social sciences are clear, it’s essential to understand that they are two sides of the same coin. The natural sciences provide us with a broad understanding of our world, explaining the ‘how’ behind phenomena. In contrast, the social sciences provide context, delving into the ‘why’ behind human actions and interactions.”
Are Humanities Subjects – And Humanities Students – Doomed?
“In direct contrast to the many arguments that humanities are a one-way ticket to poverty, studies have shown that, due to their superior soft-skills, including diplomacy and people-management, humanities graduates often go on to find themselves in positions of leadership. 15% of all humanities graduates in the US go on to management positions (more than go into any other role)”
The Importance of Ethics
“Ethisphere, an organisation that tracks the ethical conduct of the world’s largest companies, found that the businesses that qualified for its 2022 list of most ethical companies outperformed an index of similar large cap companies by 24.6 percent overall. The Institute of Business Ethics similarly found that companies with high ethical standards are 10.7% more profitable than those without. ”
Why You Should Delegate – And How To Do It Effectively
“Delegation is something every business practices but not all do well. Just handing an employee some of the work does not count as delegation in any meaningful sense. Successful delegation involves genuinely trusting the employee and granting them autonomy. That can be a scary prospect for a leader used to having a controlling stake in all output. But there are ways to ensure that even without constant supervision, your team is working in a manner you approve.”
Charlie Munger’s Mind Games: How Psychology Drives Business Success
“In the world of investing, Charlie Munger is a legendary figure, celebrated for his sage-like wisdom and insightful aphorisms. As Warren Buffet’s right-hand man, his approach is a testament to the power of effective decision-making and wisdom, which he famously accredits to his ‘multi-disciplinary’ approach—a rich mosaic of insights from various academic disciplines, including applied, organisational, and social psychology.”