March 23, 2024
As we creep closer to the end of our second year of our pioneering BA in Creative & Cultural Industries, I am really pleased to reflect on the incredible journey we’ve embarked on. One of the highlights has been the integration of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) principles into my…
December 3, 2022
John O’Brien and I recently published a review of the Basic Income for the Arts Pilot scheme in the Irish Journal of Arts Management and Cultural Policy. The paper is free to read at this link. John and I would be delighted to hear your thoughts on our paper. Image…
February 9, 2022
We are only beginning to come to terms with the impact of Covid on our ways of working and on our relationships with each other in the workplace. I was really pleased to have had this piece published in the brilliant journal Gender, Work & Organization. It captures some of…
October 27, 2020
6 Job Skills to succeed in a post Corona Virus workplace Coronavirus has changed how we work and how we live. The rapid change to online and distance working has challenged many of us; juggling home, work and caring responsibilities. This period has also helped to surface and refine new…
October 19, 2020
How to manage a remote team With remote working here to stay, people leaders will need to understand the nuances of managing virtual teams and remote workers. Covid-19 propelled remote working to the top of the agenda for every business. Overnight, virtual meetings replaced face-to-face interaction and have become the…
June 8, 2020
Supporting Mental Health in the Workplace 20-30% of us will at some point experience mental health issues during our lifetime. Could the quantity and quality of work have something to do with this? A recent study conducted in the UK shows that a third of us are not happy about…
April 6, 2020
Dr Annette Clancy lays out the ground rules for a successful spell of remote working
March 23, 2020
How to recognise and eliminate groupthink Have you ever wanted to speak up in a group, but decided that it was better not to? Or have you ever been sure that your co-workers were making a huge mistake, but felt that you couldn’t intervene to voice a dissenting view? If…
March 2, 2020
Burnout is a very real problem, but organisations can ease the burden with some simple adjustments. Stress, pressure and deadlines are part of the everyday workload of managers. But when the common feeling of stress tips over into burnout it can be a serious problem, affecting not just your own…
December 5, 2019
Office design: why customisation is key Why the granting or withholding of control over employees’ working conditions has a knock-on effect on their physical and mental well being. Do you go to work in an office? Or, perhaps you sit behind a desk in a large space divided up into…
