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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. […]
SETU wins National Strategy Prize Competition
A team of MBA students from The South East Technological University (SETU) has won the prestigious National Strategy Competition for 2022, organised for the second consecutive year by Michelle Gallagher, Academic Liaison at the MBA Association of Ireland. The...
How Successful People Collaborate
The Association was delighted to host a webinar on collaboration with acclaimed HBR author Rob Cross. Rob is author of Beyond Collaboration Overload, which reveals how successful people collaborate in ways that enable them to be 18-24% more efficient than their peers. Based on over a decade of research, the book shows how to invest […]
Bryan Murphy wins MBAAI Golf
Congratulations to MBAAI board member Bryan Murphy, who recently won the MBAAI Perpetual Golf Trophy at Powerscourt Golf Club in Co. Wicklow. Bryan squeezed out Ken Greene by the tightest of margins, finishing on the same stableford score of 37 points, but with a...
Good governance standards
The South East chapter of the Association recently hosted a lunchtime webinar with Carolynn Chalmers, CEO of the Good Governance Academy. Designed as an introduction to ISO 37000, the first-international standard for organisational governance, the key topics covered were: The purpose of the standard The governance conditions, principles and key aspects of practice recommended by […]
Better, Simpler Strategy
The Association recently welcomed Harvard Business School professor Felix Oberholzer-Gee, author of the HBR title Better, Simpler Strategy, to speak at a virtual event. In nearly every business segment and corner of the world economy, the most successful companies dramatically outperform their rivals. What is their secret? In Better, Simpler Strategy, Felix Oberholzer-Gee shows how these companies […]
New Ways of Working: Employer Guide
The Association was delighted to welcome Kevin Callan of HR and Employment Law specialists Peninsula to speak on the evening of our online AGM in January. Kevin, Consultancy Manager at GraphiteHRM, discussed what employers need to do as they adapt to a new way of working, covering both HR and health & safety aspects, including […]
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