6 days agoGiving Effective Feedback — What more should I know?Have you ever tried to share some constructive ideas with a colleague, only to have it backfire and leave them defensive and even angry? Or have you been on the receiving end of what feels like unsolicited input or unfair judgement? Providing effective feedback is a skill that will help…Leadership5 min readLeadership5 min read
Dec 27, 2022Padraig Inc. 10 Years of Leadership DevelopmentWe’re excited to celebrate 10 years of helping organizations develop leaders who are talented, confident, adaptable and successful. The first decade offering leadership development has seen the Padraig team grow and innovate as the client list has expanded across Canada as well as into the US and overseas. “If you…Leadership8 min readLeadership8 min read
Dec 13, 2022Encourage employees to learn new skills, particularly leadership skillsHow well does your organization support ongoing professional development, encouraging employees to learn new skills, particularly “soft” skills and maybe even earning certification for leadership development? What we do know is that if a company is serious about recruiting and retaining the best, creative and bright people want their talent…Leadership3 min readLeadership3 min read
Nov 29, 2022Beyond coaching– where do you go from here?Hiring an executive coach is an investment in your professional life. So how do you maximize the ROI of one-to-one coaching? Find closure for you and your coach When your coaching sessions end, make the most of the time you’ve spent with your coach by reviewing and reflecting on what…Leadership3 min readLeadership3 min read
Nov 15, 2022Is your organization ready for coaching?Is your organization ready to use a coaching style of leadership? Are your leaders ready to add skills to their toolbox of leadership styles? How do you know? When is a good time to start? Often leaders are interested in using coaching throughout the organization — but — they hesitate. …Leadership4 min readLeadership4 min read
Nov 1, 20225 Ways coaching can help your organizationThere are several ways that coaching can help your organization. Whether it’s one-to-one coaching or a group or team coaching program for leaders, managers or up-and-coming leaders, investing in coaching reaps dividends. Coaching empowers team members to come up with solutions and implement their ideas (rather than leaders directing or…Leadership3 min readLeadership3 min read
Oct 18, 2022Recruit & Retain the Best: What it takes to get people to take the job and stayWith more job vacancies than there are qualified applicants, companies are having to put more effort into recruitment and really bolster retention strategies to keep existing staff. Here’s what it takes to get good candidates to take a job — and stay: Build a strong business culture. It’s important to…Recruitment3 min readRecruitment3 min read
Oct 4, 2022What it takes to be a company of the futureThe COVID-19 pandemic started to show us which companies boast future ready leadership. Those of us who got our organizations through it might be feeling smug, but it’s becoming apparent the real test of an organization surviving a global pandemic may be just starting. …Change3 min readChange3 min read
Sep 20, 2022Preparing staff for management rolesRecruiting new managers can be an arduous, lengthy and expensive process. So why aren’t more companies preparing staff for management roles? If you or one of your managers resigns, takes early retirement or falls sick, who from inside the organization could step up? …Coaching6 min readCoaching6 min read
Sep 13, 2022Leadership Programs for New HiresWe work with amazing organizations throughout North America who bring us in to run leadership development programs for current and future leaders (or, more recently, bring us in virtually via Zoom to do the same thing!). The challenge for these organizations has always been when new people are hired or…Leadership3 min readLeadership3 min read
