Irish Times Innovation Awards: Playing to their strengthsLowden Guitars, Cyc-Lok, RetroKit, Beauty Buddy and VorTech among the finalistsThu Jan 21 2021 - 04:29
Is game-based assessment in hiring a winner?Gaming has become a trendy part of recruitment but it’s not a proven predictor of job performanceFri Jan 15 2021 - 05:30
Irish Times Innovation Awards: company profilesSix entries across the IT and Fintech, and Life Sciences and Healthcare categoriesThu Jan 14 2021 - 05:01
Should employee performance reviews be scrapped?Learning skill of immediate feedback will pay off in world of remote workingFri Jan 08 2021 - 05:30
The sperm race: How an Irish firm is finding the strongest swimmersResearch at the University of Limerick is producing potential ground-breaking resultsThu Dec 24 2020 - 05:00
Pandemic-induced ‘brain fog’ is result of cognitive overloadNew working environment may be mentally tiring as we can do fewer things on autopilotFri Dec 18 2020 - 05:30
Providing parents with a natural remedy to treat children’s coughs and coldsSoothing Solutions’ product is targeted at millennial parents who are well educated about healthThu Dec 17 2020 - 05:10
Covid-19: Companies turn to experts for help with staff engagementRemote working makes it tougher for employees to feel a sense of communityFri Dec 11 2020 - 05:30
The vegan menu for Christmas keeps getting biggerThe latest generation of Irish food innovators are serving up new vegan productsThu Dec 10 2020 - 05:18
Mayo-designed comfort blanket eases anxiety for adults and childrenKocoono was set up by Emer Flannery with Kickstarter crowdfunding last OctoberThu Dec 10 2020 - 05:10
Covid taking a toll on companies’ reservoir of workplace knowledgeInnovation suffering under remote working but not productivity, according to new studyFri Dec 04 2020 - 05:30
Career opportunities? The ones that just may knockA new position or fresh career start in 2021 may be considerably closer than you thinkFri Nov 27 2020 - 05:30
AI helps ease the administration burden for architectsAutoPlan’s time- and money-saving platform streamlines the planning permission processThu Nov 26 2020 - 05:10
Balancing life and work: there is a lot to learn from hunter-gatherersAncestors lived happy, healthy lives with a 15-hour working week, says anthropologistFri Nov 20 2020 - 05:30
Businesses must prioritise cybersecurity as remote working continuesCompanies at higher risk of data breaches as employees work from personal devicesFri Nov 13 2020 - 05:30
Energy boosting drink packs a guilt-free chocolatey punchNew Innovator: Juspy was developed as a postnatal recovery drink for new mumsThu Nov 12 2020 - 05:10
Medtech start-up addressing the slow healing and costly treatment of leg ulcersEstimated addressable market for Tight Alright’s point of care technology is around €1.35 billion in Europe and the US aloneThu Nov 12 2020 - 04:59
Bosses act as their favourite fictional leaders, whether they realise or notA new book looks at how television and film bosses inform real-life management styleFri Nov 06 2020 - 05:30
Will remote working become the norm?Clarity needed on employment rights as working from home takes rootFri Oct 30 2020 - 05:30
Providing smart solutions for ‘often misunderstood’ palliative careCompany from NUI Galway seeks to make catheters less cumbersome for cancer patientsThu Oct 29 2020 - 05:35
Updating an outdated concept in body armourEngineer designs lightweight body armour suit that will defy even shrapnelThu Oct 29 2020 - 05:10
Unresolved grief and sadness at work block progressGrief costs companies billions in lost productivity and performanceFri Oct 23 2020 - 05:30
Working from home? Make sure you take time to disconnectDropbox is driving healthier work/life balance among its global workforceFri Oct 16 2020 - 05:30
Making it easier to get to and from work without a carSharo Mobility is a green tech start-up aiming to provide sustainable commutesThu Oct 15 2020 - 05:10
Innovative Longford project brews beer from waste breadSt Mel’s Brewing Company and Panelto Foods team up in sustainable productionThu Oct 15 2020 - 05:06
Succession: Daughters have work cut out in family businessesWomen tell of their experiences of taking charge of the family businessFri Oct 09 2020 - 05:30
Tech advances and improved furniture to make working from home easierEfforts are under way to make video conferencing a more ‘immersive’ experienceFri Oct 02 2020 - 05:30
Not just another brick in the wallNew Innovator: Terratonics is an eco-friendly alternative to concrete foundationsThu Oct 01 2020 - 05:10
AI-powered Irish platform could change the clinical trials landscapeDigital health start-up founder says those registering with Akkure own their own genomic dataThu Oct 01 2020 - 04:56
‘Working remotely requires more individual contact, not less’Management’s big flaw is holding too many group video calls while ignoring individualsFri Sept 25 2020 - 05:30
New booking system Tempii takes the pain out of managing tempsFounder plans to launch platform in March and targets international marketsThu Sept 24 2020 - 05:10
Career path blocked by Covid? Time to take a new directionThe pandemic has stalled promotion, but given a chance to think about a job changeFri Sept 18 2020 - 05:30
Social research platform gives speedy insights into group thinkNew Innovator: OpinionX is flipping traditional market research on its head by putting more control in the hands of participantsThu Sept 17 2020 - 05:10
Think big: How AI is helping Irish businesses innovate and growThe AI start-up sector is thriving, with solutions ranging from healthcare to fintechThu Sept 17 2020 - 05:00
Productivity profiling sheds light on how people get the job doneProfiling can also be useful in starting wider conversations around how teams tickFri Sept 11 2020 - 05:30
Digital content gateway helping online retailers boost salesContent Llama ‘bridges the product content gap between suppliers and retailers’Thu Sept 10 2020 - 05:10
Sleep is central to avoiding Covid burnoutExpert says sleep patterns are linked to less stress, reduced health problems and fewer errorsFri Sept 04 2020 - 05:30
Want to succeed? Be prepared to pivot and persevereDon’t be afraid to change tactics to keep a new business goingThu Sept 03 2020 - 05:13
New Innovator: Champion’s MindDave Kearney and Jim Afremow’s app helps sportspeople build mental strengthThu Sept 03 2020 - 05:10
How a company reacts in a crisis is a good barometer of its core valuesCovid-19 has created logistical headaches for hiring, but in the foreign direct investment sector the show must go onFri Aug 28 2020 - 05:30
Volymi smart catheter bag alert helps users go with confidenceNew Innovator: Device measures urine level and removes that constant anxietyThu Aug 27 2020 - 05:10
Nearly one in five CEOs is not suited to their jobStudy looked at how 1,100 executives in the manufacturing industry functionedFri Aug 21 2020 - 05:30
Limerick-based start-up Onexu targets young streetwear marketClothing start-up aims to make limited editions accessible and affordableThu Aug 20 2020 - 05:10
Non-executive directors face new paradigm in the boardroomIncreased focus on good governance has meant ever more stringent selectionFri Aug 14 2020 - 05:30
Urban micro-farm growing vegetables in heart of communityThree market gardeners have turned a disused garden into a highly productive plotWed Aug 12 2020 - 17:25
How to build your staff’s resilience while working remotelyMultiple challenges posed by Covid-19 can undermine employee confidenceFri Aug 07 2020 - 05:30
Innovation: From camping to child play and stroke rehabilitationAltCamp getting to grips with camping; WePLAY and healthy children; limb rehabThu Aug 06 2020 - 05:29
New Innovator: FiltraCycleRecycling start-up turns discarded cigarette butts into hard plasticsWed Aug 05 2020 - 15:30
Enlightened working: ‘You Days’ and unlimited paid leaveJob search site Indeed has devised smart ways to help its employees in time of stressFri Jul 31 2020 - 05:30
Irish clothing entrepreneurs: sustainable, affordable and ethicalNew breed of indigenous fashion makers Due South, Minti and Grown have new prioritiesThu Jul 30 2020 - 05:00
