News & Insights
November 17, 2020
OIGP 5th Annual Future of Work Is Now Study
This year, more than ever, change and the ability to embrace and adapt with it stand out as important leadership
November 17, 2020
Lunchtime Friday and I’m Happy! Why?
“Freedom to Be Happy” – the business case for Happiness is a new book by Matthew Phelan has landed.
November 12, 2020
Report – Towards a Reskilling Revolution
Industry-Led Action for the Future of Work
November 12, 2020
Report – OIGP Future of Work Report 2019
Talent managers from over 1,000 organizations in 25 countries where OI Global Partners does business participated in our fourth annual
November 9, 2020
Podcast – Career Happiness with John Fitzgerald
Matthew Phelan recently interviewed me for his Happiness and Humans podcast. We got around to lots including the impact of his
October 10, 2020
Everybody Wins
Pre Covid, he would spend 3 hours commuting in his car daily! He used to get up at 5:45am, he
May 27, 2020
The Toolkit to Build Resilience – HR at the Heart
John Fitzgerald’s recent webinar talks to what we are all feeling during these unprecedented times. He speaks about “words makes
May 27, 2020
Words make Worlds
I am struck by the now typical greeting when I meet someone I know in the supermarket.
May 1, 2020
#MayDay Alert
How many of you feel you are sinking deeper each week and wonder when will this be over?
April 24, 2020
A Radically Disrupted Future by John Fitzgerald
Click below to read John’s Article “A Radically Disrupted Future”
March 27, 2020
Harmonics Donation to Help 1,000 People Get Back to Work
The Covid-19 pandemic has resulted in thousands of job temporary and permanent losses in every region of the country. Harmonics,
March 26, 2020
Working from Home – keep safe, keep healthy, keep well
Communication is, of course, essential in any working relationship, when you work from home, communicating—and over-communicating—becomes essential. Everyone needs social
March 25, 2020
Future Proof Your Emotions
This week was all about Zoom calls as we changed how we communicated across our local office, our national coaching
March 25, 2020
6 Disruptive Changes we are Seeing Now
Family Life and work has collided inside all of our homes in the past week. I want to share 6
February 21, 2020
It’s Not You It’s Me!
I had a discussion with a friend this week, they said they wanted to break up with their partner, they
October 11, 2019
Thanks Dad
Last week my Dad passed away. We were lucky as a family to be by his bedside when he passed,
July 24, 2019
Harmonics to Shine a Light on Homelessness
Harmonics is delighted to back Focus Ireland’s Shine A Light event in the Mid-West and be an ambassador for the
June 18, 2019
Fuel 50 Webinar: Future-Proofing Careers
Watch a recording of this webinar where John Fitzgerald shares highlights from the Harmonics’ Future Workforce Readiness: Research Study 2019.
May 24, 2019
Summit Helps Businesses Prepare for Change
Harmonics recently hosted a Mid-West Region Global Summit on Future Proofing Organisations at the Strand Hotel, Limerick.
May 22, 2019
New Study Finds 64% is average score for Future Career Readiness
Busyness is leading to False Confidence in being Prepared for Future of Work
April 2, 2019
Disrupt Yourself
Growth is cyclical; we have seen this in the economy with boom times and recessions. The mistake many people make
June 21, 2018
4 Realistic Retention Strategies for HR
The retention of talent is the number one challenge for so many HR professionals right now. Here, I share four
May 28, 2018
4 Critical Questions to Ask Before Accepting a Job Offer
Diarmuid called me all excited, he had just been offered a new role. I had coached him in the past
April 29, 2018
All Star Accreditation for John Fitzgerald
John Fitzgerald, managing director at Harmonics Group, received an All Star Accreditation for Thought Leadership in Career Management at the
April 12, 2018
5 Great Questions to Ask Yourself If You Hit a Career Ceiling
Career ceilings happen; there are only so many seats at the top table. But, if you feel you have hit
December 23, 2017
Building a Strong Leadership Team
Building a strong performing leadership team can take time. However, for a private equity-backed business, they often don’t have the
March 31, 2017
Leadership Role Modeling of Resilience
In a previous post I spoke about how the barriers between work and life have been essentially eliminated, with many
December 23, 2016
WHY 60% OF NEW MANAGERS FAIL WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR
Commonly cited stats estimate that about 60% of newly promoted managers fail within the first year (Ashkenas, 2015), pointing to
