Irish woman, Fiona Dawson, Global President of Mars Foods, Drinks and Multisales, has been named as Ireland’s Ultimate Marketer, at an event celebrating 25 years of the Marketer of the Year™ award, which is organised by Marketing.ie and sponsored since 2006 by Alternatives. Described as a strong, enigmatic and pragmatic leader, Fiona Dawson is also a member of […]
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By Adrian Marples, Client Partner, Alternatives Elect Everyone knows Brexit will be bad, but few know what to do about it. Attending a recent London Brexit think tank, a quick show of hands showed that the majority of the participants (a) knew that Brexit would hit them hard, and they would need to take steps […]
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by Sandra Lawler, Founder Director of The Alternatives Group. The results of the 2016 Marketing and Digital Salary and Sentiments Survey are now out. And interesting reading they make. One element picked up by the press is the higher differential in salaries paid to men in marketing than women, the higher up the scale […]
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I was delighted to go to the U.S recently on this year’s EY Entrepreneur of the Year CEO Retreat. About 100 people (this year’s 24 EOY finalists, previous finalists of which I was one, the EY crew and media) all went to Boston for a week of learning and connecting. It was jam-packed with fantastic […]
Read More ›After twenty years in business and now running a leading international executive search business based in Dublin, I’ve learned that opportunities arise, doors open and a path always emerges but the journey is more fulfilling and enjoyable if you are doing what you love. This is why I admire artists of all kind & entrepreneurs so […]
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EY Report Highlights Financial Benefits of Gender Diversity in Business on International Women’s Day Organisations with 30% female leaders could add up to 6 percentage points to their net margin Ireland ranks 28th out the top 56 countries surveyed for number of women on boards Building “Pipeline” of female talent necessary to get more women […]
Read More ›Emma Jane Finnegan, Head of Client Services and FDI for Alternatives Elect writes about talent solutions for the FDI sector. For over 50 years, Ireland has an impeccable track record for attracting Foreign Direct Investment. The IDA (Irish Development Authority) announced in January 2015 that over 1,195 multinational companies have already chosen Ireland as their […]
Read More ›Charley Stoney, group managing director at Alternatives speaks to Tamara Whitney, sales director of Nestlé about her career progression, which includes commercial roles in some of the UK and Ireland’s leading food and drinks businesses such as Coca Cola and Premier Foods. She shares her views on a variety of subjects from the advantages of […]
Read More ›8 powerful leadership tips from Maggie Timoney, CEO, Heineken Ireland. Maggie spoke at the MII conference recently. She was not only a great presenter, but above all, an authentic presenter. Here were some of her top tips for leaders and aspiring leaders: Know who your “first team” is. Think about the level up and the […]
Read More ›Gender Balanced Leadership I attended the recent conference on “Promoting gender balanced leadership” at Dublin Castle. It was a great day, with about 20 top class speakers. I was interested in the diversity and gender balance issue at the leadership level for business in particular and thought I would share some of the learnings from […]
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