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“Freedom to Be Happy” – the business case for Happiness is a new book by Matthew Phelan has landed.

Industry-Led Action for the Future of Work

Pre Covid, he would spend 3 hours commuting in his car daily! He used to get up at 5:45am, he and his wife both worked outside the house, they have 3 kids under 10. When he got home each evening it was after 7pm, he was drained and it was soon bed time for the kids. Weekends were catch up times while he tried to refresh for another week’s slog.

I am struck by the now typical greeting when I meet someone I know in the supermarket.

How many of you feel you are sinking deeper each week and wonder when will this be over?

Communication is, of course, essential in any working relationship, when you work from home, communicating—and over-communicating—becomes essential. Everyone needs social interaction. Zoom/Skype, email and mobile. Meetings on ZOOM should be recorded – this is particularly important when team members/workshop participants cannot make meeting/workshop but can view recording post event.

This week was all about Zoom calls as we changed how we communicated across our local office, our national coaching team and our global business partners.

Family Life and work has collided inside all of our homes in the past week. I want to share 6 things we are seeing and some real life stories which may resonate from across our team at Harmonics

I had a discussion with a friend this week, they said they wanted to break up with their partner, they have been together just over a year now. Why I asked?

Future of Work Top Challenges Revealed A global survey of HR Directors and Talent Managers conducted by Irish firm Harmonics and OI Global Partners (one of the world’s largest career consulting partnerships)

Last week my Dad passed away. We were lucky as a family to be by his bedside when he passed, and it was a peaceful ending for him. We cared for him in his later years and we have no regrets. I am back to work this week and reflecting on his legacy, three things spring to mind immediately.

Harmonics recently hosted a Mid-West Region Global Summit on Future Proofing Organisations at the Strand Hotel, Limerick.

Growth is cyclical; we have seen this in the economy with boom times and recessions. The mistake many people make is to become over confident in the boom times and believe they are invincible. What they need to do is disrupt themselves and reinvest in their skills to stay in growth.

New Online Tool to Prepare Global Workforce for Future of Work Harmonics Group, an indigenous Irish firm and lead member of OI Global Partners (one of the world’s largest career consulting partnerships),

The retention of talent is the number one challenge for so many HR professionals right now. Here, I share four strategies to help you address your talent retention challenges.

Diarmuid called me all excited, he had just been offered a new role. I had coached him in the past through a messy time in his career when he was being forced out of a company.

Career ceilings happen; there are only so many seats at the top table. But, if you feel you have hit a career ceiling where you work, it’s important to firstly ask yourself, could I have done any more here? I would caution before you assume and blame others or the organisation. Start with holding the mirror up and go from there, but change starts from within.

The Number 1 Most Common Mistake HR Makes Have you ever looked on in wonder at a young child totally immersed on their mobile device playing their computers games.

It’s the Environment Stupid James Carville, Bill Clinton’s campaign manager for the 1992 Presidential election once claimed “it’s the economy stupid” which proved a highly successful strategy.

What’s your next Transfer Move? It’s January and it’s a busy month of the year for Transfers in the Premiership Football season.

Building a strong performing leadership team can take time. However, for a private equity-backed business, they often don’t have the luxury of time.

Time for a Career Stocktake? “It’s the first time you’ve driven me to school Dad!”

Do Organisations Truly Understand the Talent Question? At Harmonics we are increasingly being asked to talk to Senior Leaders about Talent Management and why they need to prepare a Talent strategy.

Managing and Retaining Millennials With the recession behind us and the economy growing, the competition for top talent is intensifying.

Trends in Organisation & People Change In October, I attended our OI Global Partners meeting in Turin, Italy where over 20 European, Australian and US Partners

Time to Revise our Thinking about Education & Careers It’s September and back to school season. Every household with school going kids are now firmly back into the routine

Interview with Justine Negri on 4 Aces Masterclass Last February, John Fitzgerald wrote a blog called “4 Aces Hold the Key for the Future of Work” which looked at the new rules to succeed in the New World of Work.

Employee Engagement During Organisational Change Veteran CNN Reporter Gina London and John Fitzgerald, MD Harmonics Group, were the guest speakers at a recent CIPD Mid West

Watch this Space! Career Transitions take time.

Holding Out for a Package to Arrive? There are so many among us who have given years of service to one employer and would love a change