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.
The key question that a vast majority of people who have viewed the video footage of the event, disturbing wave after disturbing wave, are asking is quite simple: Why did no one definitively call a halt to the event?
When I was asked to deliver the oration at Béal na Bláth, I thought it was a case of mistaken identity. But the process of writing the speech got me thinking about the opportunities and challenges that face us on the island – and much more besides.
In the last decade, the churn of High Court judges has nearly doubled. The judges are typically younger and have shorter tenures creating new scheduling and resourcing problems.
Despite headwinds from slowing growth, the Eurozone has arguably never been in better condition from a structural perspective. This is an unconventional view, but it is one that deserves more attention than it gets.
It feels like the state is placing the bulk of its bets way too early. Rebalancing towards later-stage supports could also encourage more angel investors to step in to support start-ups.
People keep moving to the city. Unless we relax the plans and start building sprawling car-dependent suburbs, making bold up-front investments in commuter rail is the only game in town.
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.
In a time of talent shortages, fresh approaches can help. New candidate pools can increase your recruitment pipeline and cut down on your time-to-fill metrics.
The tax authority took a softly-softly approach during the pandemic. That approach has now ended. Businesses will have to deal with the consequences.
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