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Healthcare Systems in Ireland and Canada have a Lot in Common

Healthcare systems in Ireland and Canada have a lot in common. They both have mainly publicly funded access to healthcare with some private insurance being required for services such as prescription medication. Both countries have issues with long wait times for some elective surgical procedures and for admission to hospital through the emergency department. Read More

Beating Blue Monday

As if January isn’t bad enough, today, Monday, January 15th 2018, has been marked one of bleakest days of the year – the dreaded Blue Monday! While there is no strict science behind Blue Monday, it is acknowledged every year. With daylight hours still short, consistently bad weather along with the hangover of Christmas – financially and emotionally, still looming over all of us, it’s easy to see why the third Monday of the year is linked with lots of people feeling low. So, what can be done to battle the Blue Monday fears? Read More

Flashback to 2011: Reeling in the Years – Irish seminar on change in height of economic crisis

  Flashback to 30th November, 2011 when representatives from some of Ireland’s largest companies met in Fota Island Resort to explore the theme “Managing Change”. The event was hosted by a national networking group called the Court of Experts and sponsored by the Leading Edge Group. Remember, this event was held in the middle of the economic downturn and change was the number 1 item on the agenda.  You can view the 2011 agenda via this link. Read More

Announcement – New Senior Consultant

Leading Edge Group is delighted to welcome our new Senior Consultant, Terry O'Hare. Terry is a Master Black Belt & Lean Practitioner with over 25 years’ experience in process engineering, product development, research & development and service delivery. He is a certified Master Black Belt, IASSC Black Belt and an approved IASSC Tutor/Trainer delivering IASSC Lean Six Sigma training to Black Belt level. He is also a Certified PRINCE2 Practitioner for Project Management. Read More

Delighted to Announce New Senior Consultant

  Leading Edge Group is delighted to welcome our new Senior Consultant, Barry O’Brien. With almost 20 years’ experience in both SME’s and large multinationals, Barry is a believer in the power of both Lean and Six Sigma and has led projects across a variety of sectors leading to improvements in various companies business practices. Read More

€688k cash injection in Business Transformation programme at Bord Na Mona

Photo credit: Independent.ie Enterprise Ireland has given Bord Na Mona €688k to support their business transformation programme designed to help the transition from Peat to renewables. The company is planning to invest €1.2b between 2017 and 2030 as it diversifies into areas including biomass and solar. The Leading Edge Group is delighted to partner with Bord Na Mona on this change programme. Read the full article from the Indpendent.ie by clicking on this link. Read More