When Ireland tells its returned emigres to stay because they’re needed here, does the nation really mean it? For Sinead O'Sullivan, the initial relationship quickly turned sour and the spark turned into resentment.
With a little thought and ingenuity, you can build a self-sustaining coaching model for your own team/business. Whether you are a small business owner or a leader in a corporation, there are abundant resources you can leverage off.
Many ideas of professional dress and appearance are not only completely arbitrary but perpetuate sexism, racism and transphobia – not to mention their cost.
Thin women are more likely to earn more and be perceived as more competent and professional than their peers. And weight loss injections are about to further exacerbate this divide.
Upskilling does not have to be daunting. You can do it on your terms, at your own pace, and it can build your confidence. You may decide to explore subjects on a deeper level; you may look to learn a little about a few things; the choice is yours.
A lot goes into the make-up of our business pioneers. It’s often about being in the right place at the right time, but old-fashioned luck is also in the mix. And as I discovered with LEON, when luck runs out, you have a problem.
When a “day in the life of” my job turned into an episode of Succession-meets-House of Cards, I decided it was time to move on. Since then, my general happiness and my health have increased tenfold.
Diamonds are from the deep Earth. So how do they get to the surface? It is a question that niggled at Irish scientist Dr Tom Gernon for two decades before he arrived at an answer that could be invaluable to the mining industry.
In many cases, businesses are closing not for lack of custom but for lack of dependable staff. The lost tradition of teenagers taking up part-time jobs is doing our children no favours.
A guy I met at a house party a decade ago called me out of the blue asking how he could get ahead without having to do the donkey work to get ahead. The answer: you can’t.
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