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Enterprise Excellence Ireland 2019

We are very excited to be attending the Enterprise Excellence Ireland Event in Croke Park on May 22nd. This event will bring together over 700 Lean Managers from the European, Japanese and Irish business community to openly discuss the implementation of Lean management systems within their facilities & organisations. Over 32 International & National keynote speakers will provide delegates with an insight into the management philosophy that pursues the continuous elimination of waste in all business processes though the journey of Lean Management and incremental improvement. Read More

Did you know that more than 60% of CEOs believe feelings of loneliness in their role hinders performance?

Harvard Business Review (HBR) stated that 50 percent of CEOs they have surveyed report experiencing feelings of loneliness in their role and 61 percent of these believe it hinders their performance. CEOs typically attend management and leadership programmes run by organisations such as Enterprise Ireland or executive programmes run by elite academic institutions in Europe and the USA. However, being away from their business for any length of time is practically impossible. These CEOs would certainly benefit from the perspective of peers who had been down a similar road before and who would offer advice in a trusting and confidential forum. Read More

Peer-to-peer networking services offered to chief executives

Leading Edge Group, the Cork-based industry training company, has partnered with Australian firm The CEO Institute to offer peer-to-peer networking services to business leaders in the Irish and Canadian markets. Established in 1992, The CEO Institute has 1,000 members in 12 countries. Leading Edge partners with academic and professional bodies to provide certified training programmes using Lean, Six Sigma and supply chain management principles. The Cork company has a presence in Canada, where it has had an office in Toronto since 2009, and entered the Australian market in 2011. Read More

New Business Development Manager Appointed for CItric Cube

We are delighted to announce the appointment of Peter Davitt to the position of Business Development Manager of CItric Cube, commencing on the 15th January ,2019. Peter will be responsible for introducing and promoting our  SaaS solutions which are going to revolutionise how businesses manage their Continuous Improvement (CI) activities and teams.  Having graduated from the Marketing Institute of Ireland in 2000 and from the Institute of Commercial Management in 2005 with qualifications in Marketing, Public Relations and Advertising, Peter has spent the last 15 years gaining extensive international experience in Strategic Business Planning, Business Development and Key Account Management. Read More

Ornua – Achieving Operational Success through Maturity Assessments

Barry O’Brien of the Leading Edge Group, recently evaluated 5 different Ornua sites on their pathway to Operational Excellence through adopting our Continuous Improvement Maturity Model (CIMM). We support the on-going assessment of individual Ornua sites against best practice OpEx criteria, outlining a trackable roadmap for each site. Read More