Olive Keogh

Olive Keogh

Contributor

Olive Keogh is a contributor to The Irish Times specialising in business.

‘The hotel is one of two buildings of note in Warsaw not destroyed during the war’

Wild Geese: Aidan Dempsey, Warsaw

Managers struggle to help staff with mental health legacy of pandemic

Companies that looked after their people during Covid are reaping benefits because trust still exists

Flexible working: ‘In the US it’s all about bums on seats. In Europe it tends to be about encouraging people out of urban locations’

BaseWorx was born just before Covid, which turned out to be a blessing in disguise for the workspace software service

Pressure building to get employees back to the office more of the time

Employers and workers are wrestling to put shape on a form of hybrid working that is acceptable to both

UCD spin-out leading the charge in 3D printing technology

Breakthrough overcomes durability issue, allowing companies to manufacture lightweight, customised, high-strength parts efficiently and in a cost-effective way

A career trajectory into the business of low Earth orbit satellites

Wild Geese: Strategic moves have landed Dubliner Eileen Treanor a top job in space tech company LeoLabs

Making the workplace more accessible for adults with intellectual disabilities

Assistiv uses technology to help workers complete tasks and promote inclusivity in the workplace

Working from home can make you a better sleeper - and a healthier, more productive worker

The brain is ‘cleaned’ by sleep, offloading the amyloid data implicated in Alzheimer’s

‘We’re genuinely interested in our guests and want to learn how to delight them’

Wild Geese: Chris O’Sullivan, general manager, Fitzpatrick’s Hotel, New York

The banker and the butcher who have given ginger beer a taste makeover

Father and daughter, Kevin and Rachel Byrne, are the co-founders of Zingibeer

Company culture is more important than money to many job seekers

A company’s true values - ‘what happens when nobody is watching’ - is a deciding factor for many potential employees

‘I went over with two suitcases and the rest is history’

Wild Geese: Elaine Martin, Billericay, Essex

Using memories to comfort and communicate with family members who have dementia

App makes reminiscence therapy more accessible for those with dementia and is customisable for each family’s needs

The dwindling shelf life of labour skills is concerning - but never underestimate the power of informal learning

To avoid being sidelined by ageing skills, workers and leaders need to become ‘infinite learners’

Digital toolkit takes the pain out of project management for smaller builders

New Innovator: Trave