Laura Slattery, Media Correspondent at The Irish Times spoke to John about the biggest stories from the week. She discussed the recent research from Ipsos MRBI on how we listen to radio, customer service issues at telecoms companies as well as how Disney have been impacted by the pandemic.

Well known Carlow Entrepreneur David Walsh spoke with John about his new start up HaloCare, a healthcare company which uses smart technology to support the elderly in their home. He tells John about how the idea came about, how business has been going to date and how he remains resilient in business at this time. David also spoke about winning the inaugural Outstanding Achievement Award at the recent National Enterprise Awards.

Denis Casey of Casey Business Consulting was last on the programme in November when we were speculating about Brexit and what businesses needed to do to prepare, this week John spoke with Denis about what the Brexit experience has been like for business so far.

At a time when for many, their working environment has changed dramatically Dr. Jolanta Burke a positive psychologist spoke to John about ways in which managers and leaders can work with employees in a positive way during very challenging times. Jolanta spoke about how we are now working longer hours and shares some tips on how to maintain a work life balance when working from home.

With thanks to O’Neill Foley, Produced by Deirdre Dromey.

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