Author: Carolanne Devaney

Would you say managers are always leaders?

Would you say managers are always leaders?

Posted by | Nov 29, 2016 | , ,

This was a question asked of Upworthy co-founder Peter Koechley in a recent interview as part of Virgin Disruptors modern leadership series.  Upworthy in case you haven’t already heard of them is a new type of media company focused on bringing the world’s attention to stories that really matter – think Huffington Post meets Oprah’s OWN Network.   Founded in 2012, it’s already reported to be one of the fastest growing media companies in history.   Upworthy attributes much of its success to its leaders and so makes the above question a pretty fair one to ask. Two Working Worlds Koechley’s...

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Work – key to our happiness? Yeah right!

Work – key to our happiness? Yeah right!

Posted by | Nov 15, 2016 | ,

When I share with friends my belief that work can be one of the biggest keys to our happiness, in the majority of cases I’m generally met with the above response “yeah right”.  Or something along the lines of “what planet do you live on?”  They very often then go on to tell me how they’re not buying into this PR spin that devious marketers or consultants like me come up with as a clever ploy to just get more out of the them for the benefit of the company.  Which is a fair enough point. There have been...

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Want to win at the promotion game? Shift your thinking.

Want to win at the promotion game? Shift your thinking.

Posted by | Oct 13, 2016 | , , |

Going for a promotion these days is not for the faint hearted. It can involve a whole series of hoops and hurdles to navigate from shortlisting, to psychometric testing, to presentations and position papers for second, third and possibly even fourth round interviews, just to be in with a shot for the job in question.  Yes, it’s by no means an easy task and rightly so.  It’s not designed to be easy, it’s designed to draw out the very best of your potential and handled well that’s exactly what it does. Potential In my work as a coach, I’ve...

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The Manager Trumps The Brand

The Manager Trumps The Brand

Posted by | Oct 6, 2016 | , , , |

On Thursday last I had the pleasure of spending the afternoon in Facebook’s EMEA  HQ in Dublin as part of the Best Place to Work series of events.  This wasn’t my first time in Facebook’s HQ or my first time to hear Jeff Turner who to the best of my knowledge is the originator of the mantra “the manager trumps the brand” speak.   Jeff is Facebook’s EMEA L&D Lead and what I love about listening to him is his consistency in message that unless managers are helped to understand and live the culture you value in your organisation…they will...

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