Expert Corner - Antrim Enterprise Agency

How is your emotional intelligence?

Over the last decade science has discovered a remarkable amount about the role that emotions play in our lives. Researchers have found that more than Intelligent Quotient (IQ), your emotional awareness and abilities to think, feel and act determine your success and happiness in all walks of life, including relationships. Being aware of your emotions […]

Shirley Palmer

10th January 2022

Expert Corner

Menopause & Mental Health at Work – A challenge or opportunity for your business

Do you feel uncomfortable when thinking about having a conversation about the menopause in your workplace? Don’t worry – you are not alone. However, there is a growing awareness of the menopause and the impact it has on women at work, and it is time for us to lift the lid on this highly taboo […]

Siobhan Kearney

1st November 2021

Expert Corner

The Traits Of A Winning Mindset

The best way to develop a winning mindset is to understand and emulate the traits that a person with a winning mindset possesses. Successful people all have similar traits that enable them to achieve their goals and never give up even when the going gets tough. Here are the 6 most common traits of people […]

Turan Mirza

2nd October 2021

Expert Corner

Computerised Accounting Systems – Desirable or Essential?

HMRC are currently pushing forward on the need to have digital accounting systems. Is this a further drain on businesses already constrained time? There are several benefits for a business: Up to date Management information to inform you on how your business is performing Time saving as automated processes will enable ease of invoicing, statements, […]

Celine Corrigan

9th September 2021

Expert Corner

Beat stress – perform better!

Stress is a common feature in all our lives and affects different people in many ways. Everyone has a different method of dealing with it which determines whether it becomes a negative or positive force in your life. Often seen as a negative emotion, stress can play an important role in our survival. It helps […]

Shirley Palmer

21st July 2021

Expert Corner

What is Change Management: how to Manage Change

“Change sometimes has negative connotations attached to it but there are so many positives that can come out of Change Management!” Louise McGeady, Founder & Principal Consultant of Opal People Solutions, provides some examples of change management initiatives e.g. organisational restructure, redundancy, TUPE, cultural change. HR support and guidance in most change management initiatives is […]

Louise McGeady

21st June 2021

Expert Corner

Mistakes To Avoid on LinkedIn

When I grew up in Antrim in the 1980s, there was no mobile phone and no internet. There were 4 TV channels and that was it. When I moved to London and worked in sales teams at Centaur and The Guardian Newspaper Group for 15 years, we used email. Many people didn’t have mobiles and […]

Niraj Kapur

14th June 2021

Expert Corner

How to develop a HR Strategy to support Business Growth

As your business grows and evolves, so does the need to develop a HR Strategy aligned to your business growth. In this week’s video, Louise from Opal People Solutions will explore a number of strategy options e.g. recruitment & retention, engagement & culture, reward & recognition, talent management & succession planning, employee well-being and Corporate […]

Louise McGeady

5th June 2021

Category: Expert Corner

How is your emotional intelligence?

Menopause & Mental Health at Work – A challenge or opportunity for your business

The Traits Of A Winning Mindset

Computerised Accounting Systems – Desirable or Essential?

Beat stress – perform better!

What is Change Management: how to Manage Change

Mistakes To Avoid on LinkedIn

How to develop a HR Strategy to support Business Growth

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