Angela Cooney

Ambition.  OED states that this is a strong desire and determination to achieve something, a word that first appeared in the 12th century, partly borrowed from French, partly borrowed from Latin.  An interesting word for our times given this century’s focus on power and external validation. Over the years, mostly during my two decades working in global […]

In my work with teams, I have noted that there are two key inputs that are fundamental to enabling better decision-making and problem-solving and these are diversity and dissent.  Diversity of thought and perspective is essential when trying to solve complex problems but even at the very highest levels of team authority, we also need […]

So proud and delighted to have attended the DCU Emerging Leaders Closing Ceremony last week.  This year marks the 5th year of the Emerging Leaders Programme, an achievement in itself which is made even more impactful with the programme recently winning the prestigious L&DI national training award for this Emerging Leaders Programme. It was a […]