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Leading New Ventures with Andrew Parish from Dublin, Ireland

Andrew is the Chief Commercial Officer, IDLF Investment Fund with experience as an entrepreneur, founder, CEO, investor, board member and business mentor. Audio version: Leading New Venture with Andrew Parish...
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Innovation

It was a privilege to part of an outstanding panel discussion on Leading by Innovating today at the PorterShed as part of InterTradeIreland’s All-Island Innovation Programme. Thanks to John Breslin for...
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Stamina

The class (now a team) traveled to the Cliffs of Moher today. We didn't discuss business, but they learned a lot about Dry Stone Walls... I think the lesson of...
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Kindness

This is the 7th class I have brought to Ireland, and a stand-out attribute that I've observed is how kind and inclusive there are to one another.  At the beginning,...
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Clever

"...quick to understand, learn, and devise or apply ideas; intelligent." Clever is a word you hear used often in Ireland. Clever versus Smart seems like a growth mindset versus fixed...
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Listening

First - a poignant (and must read) post from my friend, Michael Simpson at Pairin: Listening: A genuinely human quality. And listening is what the day was all about as the...
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Resiliency

...able to withstand or recover quickly from difficult conditions or change. The MBA students here in Belfast are doing a terrific job working with their start-up companies on various projects....
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