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  • Professor Kevin Murphy

    University of Limerick

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    Professor Kevin Murphy is the Kemmy Chair of Work and Employment Studies at the University of Limerick

    "What problems does the Leaving Cert solve? And how would Ireland address these problems without something like the Leaving Cert?"

    Why it's the right time to kill off the Leaving Cert

    There's now an opportunity for Ireland to get off the Leaving Cert merry-go-round and introduce a new system for students and universities

    Leaving Cert • 13 Jan 21
    "Dominic Cummings taps into a widely held belief that adding very different people to teams can make them more creative and effective." Photo: Getty Images

    Is your workplace in need of "weirdos and misfits"?

    The key to success in recruiting people with diverse ways of thinking about their work is not to overdo it.

    Work & careers • 11 Feb 20
    "Like Ireland, the US population, wealth, opportunity and political power is concentrated in a relatively small number of urban areas"

    What can Ireland learn from the mess America finds itself in?

    The current polarisation in the US represents growing fundamental differences within the country

    United States • 17 Jan 20
    The only up is up: Ryanair's Michael O'Leary assesses the form

    The ups and downs of superstar CEOs

    Corporate life in the world of Michael O'Leary, Mark Zuckerberg and Jeff Bezos can be quite a rollercoaster for all involved

    Business • 19 Aug 19
    "An employer who forces you to come to the office for no reason is doing little more than rubbing in your powerlessness". Photo: iStock

    Do I really have to be here? The curse of workplace presenteeism

    Why do so many companies and entrepreneurs insist that workers should be present at all times?

    Work & careers • 29 May 19
    "The worst meetings are those where the leader dominates the conversation and the participants are forced to sit through a lecture from the meeting leader"

    Oh no, not another meeting! Why we need fewer and better meetings

    The emerging science of meetings has a number of pointers on how to have meetings which achieve something

    Meetings • 04 Mar 19
    "Job applicants in Ireland are finding themselves in the position of weighing multiple opportunities and choosing among competing organisations rather that flooding the market with applications and hoping for some sort of offer"

    Because I'm worth it: how employees won the war for talent

    Employers are back competing for employees with the right knowledge and skills which is good news for job seekers

    Job Searches • 05 Feb 19
    A demonstration calling for truth and justice in relation to clerical sex abuse in Dublin in August. Photo: EPA-EFE/Derek Speirs

    Why do good people cover up terrible crimes like child abuse?

    Loyalty can cause people to act in a way that is ultimately destructive for the institution they want to protect

    Crime • 19 Oct 18
    "The demands of your role can easily overwhelm individual conscience, especially when someone in authority orders you to do something that you would normally find unacceptable and even repulsive" Photo: iStock

    How terrorists and war criminals are influenced by the workplace

    Soldiers, war criminals and members of terrorist groups share many key features that are also present in the workplace

    Work & careers • 18 Sep 18
    What do you mean you want to get rid of me?

    Should your employer get rid of managers?

    We may dream of getting rid of managers with a concept like holacracy, but it doesn't always work out as planned

    Management • 25 Jul 18
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