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The Power of Coaching: Transforming Your Professional Journey

With many years of experience in leadership across diverse industries—from large multinationals to nimble startups—I’ve witnessed the transformative impact that coaching can have on an individual’s professional journey. Now, as a consultant at my own firm, PlanPotential, I’m passionate about helping professionals unlock their potential through the power of coaching. Here’s how coaching can transform…
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Lean Operations: Reducing Waste and Increasing Productivity

You hear a lot about “Lean”.  But what does that mean.  A quick google will show lean operations covers a huge range of things.  There is a reason for this.  Lean isn’t a tool. It is more of a philosophy that you should adopt in your business.  In today’s competitive business environment, efficiency and productivity…
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Your PC has built in Ransomwear protection

As you may be aware there is an ongoing ransomware attack on the health service in Ireland. But this is just the latest in an increasing number of such attacks. An attack on the Colonial oil pipeline in the US showed how our supply chains and businesses are vunerable to such attacks. In light of…
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Covid 19 Vaccine Supply Chain Agreement

EU vs UK approach to Vaccine Supply

You are all no doubt aware of the current row between the EU and AstraZeneca. AstraZeneca have not delivered on the number of doses they promised in the original deal with the EU. Meanwhile the supply to the UK appears to not suffer from the same constraints. And in the US, they are stockpiling AstraZeneca…
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Brexit Ferry

UK delay checks on imports from EU

The UK government has been forced to delay the introduction of import checks by six months because the required network of 30 border posts still being built to will not have be ready on time. British customs were due to begin controlling imports of animal products, live animals and plants and products from 1 April.…
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Supply Chain

Secure your Supply Chain

Today, 1st March 2021 marks 1 year since Covid 19 arrived in Ireland. What a year it has been for the whole world.  Certainly, the last year has shown the fragility of supply chains. Initially there was a run-on supermarkets as people stocked up on toilet paper, pasta and pretty much anything they could get. …
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Supplier Dispute

Dispute Mediation is better than losing a key customer or supplier

Disputes are a sad reality of doing business these days. Complex contracts. Cultural differences. Conflicting objectives. There are so many pitfalls that business relationships can fall into and with the financial pressures caused by events like Covid-19 and Brexit then there is less tolerance and understanding. Litigation often seems to be the only way out.…
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Moving Trucks

Brexit is here. How is it for you?

It is great to see another direct route opened up between France and Ireland to help bypass the UK land bridge. However the land bridge still remains a significant element in the supply chain to and from Ireland. After some long delays in Kent just before Christmas when France closed the border with the UK…
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Supply Chain Management Functions and flows

SCM Awareness: Functions and Flows in a Supply Chain.

Some of our clients have asked for information on the basics of Supply Chain Management for their staff with the aim of making their entire organisation familiar with the fundamentals of the Supply Chain. This is important because there is hardly a department in a company that is not in some way part of or…
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