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AI – for better or worse?
The Association kicked off a quarterly series of international speaker events in 2023 with a webinar with Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, the renowned psychologist, author and entrepreneur, who uses science and tech to help organizations predict human performance. Against the backdrop of his latest book I, Human, Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic took us on an enthralling and eye-opening journey […]
Entrepreneurs’ Evening in the GEC
With the Guinness Enterprise Centre in Dublin 8 as our venue, our popular 'Meet the Entrepreneurs' evening took place in January, when we heard first-hand the stories of a number of start-ups from the Centre and elsewhere. Among the entrepreneurs on the night was...
AGM documents Jan 2023
Please find below links to documents relating to this year's Annual General Meeting: AGM_2023_Proxy form Secretary_Report AGM 2023 Minutes of the MBAAI 2022 Standing Orders 2023 Presidents Report 25thJan2023 Final CH Treasurer report The MBAAI Accounts September...
Driving Ireland’s Digital Transformation
The Association's Southern Chapter hosted an event at Johnson & Perrott Jaguar Land Rover, Cork in November with John Cormican, General Manager of Vehicle Engineering JLR Shannon & Portland USA, who addressed guests on the topic of Driving the Digital...
Business Books of the Year
On the occasion of the Association's Christmas event in the RDS, Irish Times business book reviewer Frank Dillon gave us his best reads of the year ... Net positive, how courageous companies thrive by giving more than they take by Paul Polman and Andrew Winston. The...
Ade McCormack: Leadership Reset
The Association was delighted to welcome globally renowned speaker, thinker and advisor on disruption Ade McCormack to Dublin for an in-person event in September in the Shelbourne Hotel Dublin. The theme of Ade’s talk was “Leadership reset: How to lead in an increasingly unpredictable world”. Accelerating market uncertainty is making it increasingly difficult to achieve lasting […]
Estelle Feldman R.I.P.
We bade farewell to our first female President last month with the passing of distinguished academic Estelle Feldman. On the occasion of the Association's 50th anniversary in 2017, she gave an insightful and wide-ranging interview on the MBA experience to Frank...
Stop remote becoming silo
Transformation specialist Allan Boyle on how to avoid one of the key perils of remote working. If you want to store wheat, creating a silo is a great idea. On the other hand, if you wish to run your business effectively and efficiently, and offer a great customer experience, you want to treat silos as […]
Towards true diversity
Ade McCormack argues that we need cognitive diversity in the workplace rather than just tokenism if organisations are to thrive. Are you sitting comfortably? Imagine a world where giraffes are known for their ability to create start-ups. They love the buzz, and their height allows them to spot trends before others. Deep down they fantasise […]
Podcast: Mining the Imagination
Organisations need to move beyond exploiting what is currently successful says Martin Reeves, author of ‘The imagination Machine’, in this interview with Frank Dillon. Reeves is chairman of the BCG Henderson Institute, BCG’s think tank dedicated to exploring and developing valuable new insights from business, technology, economics, and science by embracing the powerful technology of ideas. […]