Archive for January, 2010
Welcome to the Vistage Ireland blog
As a Vistage Group Chair operating in Dublin, I am very conscious of the challenges and opportunities facing CEOs today.
The dictionary of disaster words has been exhausted to describe the current economic and financial position of the country in which businesses have to operate.Â
And yet, every CEO has to get up and lead his or [...]
Life is often lonely at the top
Ask anyone running a business and they will certainly agree. During the current downturn, people in charge of organisations, commercial and non commercial, public and private, are being forced to make painful decisions affecting often long serving employees and their families.
It is not easy to ask people to challenge and perhaps abandon established ways of working, traditional [...]
Insolvency crisis paves way for legal reforms and business innovations.
1. The Crisis.
It has been the cruellest of years for people in business.
The number of insolvencies in this country is expected to break through the 1,400 mark. In the motor trade and construction sectors, ‘carnage’ is the word most people have on the tips of their tongues.
The impact of the aftershock from the financial crisis has [...]
Hunting for green shoots..
It is among the favourite pastimes people fall back on during a recession : the hunt for signs of a recovery in the economy. On all too many occasions, the treasure hunt turns out to be a fruitless exercise. Nevertheless, the very act of engaging in such activities can be good for morale.
The best place [...]
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