A brief History of meetings. Formal structured meetings have been around from the start of civilisation. There is evidence going back over 3,000 years to the Grecian agora (markets) where ‘conversations’ between groups of buyers, sellers and co-workers took place in...
Written by Tony Devine The length of time we spend working for the same company, known as job tenure, has reduced over the years. What are the implications, negative and positive? I am fortunate to have had long careers with two large and growing global companies. As...
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Blog # 5 @Tony Devine Achieving greater diversity is not just the right thing to do either, it is also the smart thing. Achieving greater diversity is not just the right thing to do either, it is also the smart thing. Homogeny breeds mediocrity. This recent McKinsey...
Tony Devine, Managing Partner, The Grey Matters Network Diverse organisations perform better. Decades of research have shown that there is an inherent link between diversity and innovation, strong company values and psychologically secure environments. Within these...
Blog # 3 By Tony Devine Addressing Ageism when looking for work. In my work both voluntary and through The Grey Matters Network I come across this fear of being viewed negatively due to your Age when looking for work. It must be said that this fear is not shared by...
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Lorraine Quinn talks to Brendan Fitzpatrick & Frank Kelly about the ‘R’ word (redundancy) about how the right coaching allows you to rediscover you, reinvent yourself, the power of networking, an innovative approach for a new role/new business and maximising the opportunities.
– an individual approach
– doing something different
– clarity
– entrepreneurial eco-system
– providing solutions
– ideation /lean canvas model
– mentoring
– self-confidence
– define your area
– the power of networking
BRENDAN FITZPATRICK
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Brendan is a Certified Management Consultant (CMC), a member of the Institute of Management Consultants and Advisers (IMCA) and a UCD Postgraduate in Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Enterprise. He specialises in Outplacement, Career Transition and Self-employment coaching.
Brendan holds Advanced Diploma in Personal Leadership & Executive Coaching (Kingstown College).
FRANK KELLY
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Frank is a recently retired bank manager with over 35 years Operations, Risk, People Management, Programme Management and Planning experience in financial services, the last 25 years of it in Credit & Debit Card onboarding, debt collection, debt outsourcing, and Card and Retail Bank fraud management.
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