Posts Tagged ‘IoD NI’
Institute of Directors welcomes new ambassadors
The Institute of Directors Northern Ireland has announced the appointment of three new ambassadors as part of its aim to promote diversity and inclusion in business and support the professional development of young directors. Frances Hill, Agent for Northern Ireland at Bank of England, and Paul Gillen, Partner and Employment Lawyer at Pinsent Masons will…
Read onBehind every business success story is an incredible leader
By Kirsty McManus, National Director, Institute of Directors (IoD) Northern Ireland More often than not in Northern Ireland, our tendency is to downplay our achievements, not wanting to appear boastful or to flaunt success. Modesty is of course a good thing but in this part of the world, we have so much to celebrate. When…
Read onIoD launches 2021 search for Northern Ireland’s top directors
The Institute of Directors Northern Ireland in partnership with AIB has launched its annual search for Northern Ireland’s highest achieving business leaders. The Director of the Year Awards 2021 will include a brand new Agility and Resilience category designed to recognise the achievements of business leaders as they responded to a year of adversity in…
Read onLet’s learn from others to shape infrastructure commission
By Kirsty McManus, National Director, Institute of Directors (IoD) Northern Ireland The recent commitment by the Northern Ireland Executive to establish an independent infrastructure commission was a crucial first step in delivering a new project planning regime that will catapult this region into the 21st century. The commission that will help drive Northern Ireland’s recovery…
Read onNI Business Alliance welcomes establishment of independent Infrastructure Commission
The Northern Ireland Business Alliance has welcomed a commitment by the Northern Ireland Executive to set up an independent Infrastructure Commission that will drive forward the region’s post-COVID recovery. The commitment was revealed in the Executive’s action strategy to stimulate the economy through green growth included in its consolidated COVID-19 recovery plan ‘Building Forward’. It…
Read onInstitute of Directors welcomes 22 new Fellows
The Institute of Directors Northern Ireland (IoD NI) has awarded 22 new Fellowships to leading figures drawn from across business and wider society. Among the new Fellows are some of Northern Ireland’s most well recognised leaders, including Sir Michael Ryan CBE, Kevin Kingston, Janet McCollum CBE and William Barnett CBE and John Hansen. It brings…
Read onLet’s act on longer term vision for infrastructure
By Kirsty McManus, National Director, Institute of Directors (IoD) Northern Ireland Ask any business leader about what they consider to be their greatest barrier to growth, and you will receive a myriad of responses, but many will be repeated time and time again – among them, infrastructure, or should I say a lack of it?…
Read onSelling the Northern Ireland success story
By Kirsty McManus, National Director, Institute of Directors (IoD) Northern Ireland It’s often said that in Northern Ireland, our tendency is to hide our light under a bushel, we don’t like to shout about what we are doing well. There are of course a myriad of challenges faced by local businesses, not least of course…
Read onIoD Academy NI to resume face-to-face tuition
The prestigious IoD Academy Northern Ireland is to resume face-to-face tuition in September having transferred its teaching to a virtual set-up during the COVID-19 pandemic. Facilitated by the Institute of Directors, the Academy offers professional development to business leaders with the aim of setting new standards of excellence in corporate governance. Launching the 2021 programme…
Read onDeveloping leadership goes hand in hand with skills strategy
By Kirsty McManus, National Director, Institute of Directors (IoD) Northern Ireland Last week, Economy Minister Diane Dodds launched a new skills strategy designed to create better jobs and more of them. Part of her 10X Economic Vision for Northern Ireland, the Minister set out her plans to make the region “one of the world’s elite…
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