In this episode of The Chord, John Fitzgerald talks to Joan Hodgins, Global Talent Director at Diageo.

Joan is a Business Leader, HR Professional and Chartered Occupational Psychologist with over 20 years commercial experience, both consulting and in-house in a range of HR roles.

In the interview we talk about Joan’s career journey to date, the fierce competition for talent that’s changing the way companies are hiring and how Diageo are growing talent from within.

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In this episode of The Chord, John Fitzgerald talks to Siobháin Scanlon, Early Careers Manager at Musgrave.

Siobháin provides opportunities to talented graduates in their early careers – by helping them discover exciting careers in the food retail industry and preparing for the future of work.

In the interview we talk about what it’s like to oversee and manage an award-winning graduate programme and some of the initiatives that Musgrave partake in to stay ahead and set their graduate employees up for success.

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In this episode of The Chord, John Fitzgerald talks to Nick Fahy, Chief Executive Officer of Cynergy Bank.

Cynergy Bank is a ‘human digital bank’ serving the needs of ‘scale up’ or medium sized and fast growing SMEs and professionals.

In the interview we talk about Nick’s journey in leading the bank through a period of rapid growth, the importance of developing winning corporate partnerships and some of the challenges and opportunities one encounters when scaling a digital challenger bank.

Nick is a highly experienced financial professional having worked within the banking sector for over 20 years across the UK, Ireland and Australia in a variety of senior executive roles.

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In this episode of The Chord, John Fitzgerald talks to Kieran Moynihan, Managing Partner of Board Excellence.

Kieran helps boards of directors and individual directors excel in the areas of effectiveness and performance. He is an internationally-recognised thought leader in the area of board dynamics, effectiveness, performance and corporate governance.

In this podcast episode we talk about the challenges boards face, the partnership between executive and non-executive board members and what board members need to do so they excel and work as a high-performing team in the future.

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In this episode of The Chord, John Fitzgerald talks to Dr. Sarah Kieran, Researcher and Lecturer at the Kemmy Business School in the University of Limerick.

Sarah is a Lecturer in the Department of Work and Employment Studies. She is founder of the KBS WorkFutures Lab and the recipient of a Horizon 2020 Rise award for research into the Digital Transformation of Work.

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In this episode of The Chord, John Fitzgerald talks to Stephen Barry, Managing Partner at Stepworks about how leaders can ensure their organisation thrives in the future by working on society focused brand activities.

Stepworks is an independent branding agency based in Hong Kong. They work with some of Asia’s most respected and ambitious organisations to create valuable competitive advantages through design-driven brand building services.

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In this episode of The Chord, John Fitzgerald talks to Caroline Cooney-Hurell, Customer Experience Strategist at Explora Journeys about how her leadership skills and ability to motivate and empower those around her helped fast-track her career.

Caroline is a senior executive with a proven track record in leading customer service operations for multinational companies.

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In this episode, John Fitzgerald talks to Clive Hyland of The Happiness Index about his new book The Quantum Way. Clive’s book explores the science behind happiness and workplace engagement.

Having actively worked with neuroscience principles in his coaching business over the last 16 years, Clive explains why we should never underestimate the impact of workplace happiness on staff performance.

Find out more about The Happiness Index here.

John Fitzgerald, Founder and Executive Coach at Harmonics is in the hot seat as debut guest on The Chord – a podcast dedicated to getting in tune with The Future of Work. In this episode, Mark Cahalane sits down with John to learn more about how he got to where he is today and his own perspective on the future of work. Visit www.harmonics.ie to learn more.

John Fitzgerald introduces his new podcast in this trailer episode. The Chord aims to answer some of the questions about what it takes to embrace the future of work. With automation comes change and the transition to a new way of work will involve compromise on all sides. Visit www.harmonics.ie to learn more.