As Bloomberg recently stated, ‘global supply chains were already under  pressure as a result of the US trade war’. Now, the Coronavirus poses a new and potentially grievous threat.

ReganStein, a Leading Edge Group Company has announced today the expansion of its disruption management consulting business into Canada, commencing operations in January 2020.

It’s everyone’s business. A Cyber Security plan for your business is as important as figuring out your organogram.

ReganStein is proud to announce the launch of its national radio campaign which you can listen to below or tune into Newtalk and RTE Radio 1.  

To understand cyber security, you must start with your business.

Competing in a Post-Brexit World Irish SMEs need to make significant productivity gains if they are to survive the fallout from Brexit

Listen to GDPR specialist Philipa Farley discuss the implications of GDPR with Dublin City FM.

Joe Aherne, CEO and founder of ReganStein, a management consulting company with a difference, chats with Dublin City FM about how his firm is disrupting the consulting sector. Listen to the interview below:

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.

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

Listen to the latest podcast from ReganStein with special guest Professor Bob Emiliani who is discussing the revolutionary leadership style Speed Leadership. Listen to the podcast below.

For more than 100 years, leadership development has been viewed narrowly through the lens of the leader’s personality and their behaviours. This was appropriate for the analog era where business conditions changed slowly. The fast-changing digital times we now live in require a new approach to leadership development, one based on leadership processes rather than

The consulting market is being disrupted especially at competitive levels. Large consultancies charge large fees for their ‘branded’ solutions but these are not always commensurate with the level of work required. Junior consultants are usually billed out at a far higher rate than what they are paid and companies find themselves paying for a junior level of knowledge.

The consulting market is being disrupted especially at competitive levels. Large consultancies charge large fees for their ‘branded’ solutions but these are not always commensurate with the level of work required. Junior consultants are usually billed out at a far higher rate than what they are paid and companies find themselves paying for a junior level of knowledge.

Ireland’s last CSO showed 464,000 women indicated their role as home duties. Research shows 32% of these have a degree or other qualification and in addition if they had the opportunity to find balanced work, more than 90% would return to the workforce. That is the crux. Many of us want to do both but not at the expense of family life.

Ireland’s last CSO showed 464,000 women indicated their role as home duties. Research shows 32% of these have a degree or other qualification and in addition if they had the opportunity to find balanced work, more than 90% would return to the workforce. That is the crux. Many of us want to do both but not at the expense of family life.

The consulting market is being disrupted especially at competitive levels. Large consultancies charge large fees for their ‘branded’ solutions but these are not always commensurate with the level of work required. Junior consultants are usually billed out at a far higher rate than what they are paid and companies find themselves paying for a junior level of knowledge.

Freelancing is no longer an option only available to those who wish to work part time or in the creative industries, but rather a viable and exciting way to create a flexible career with an attractive work-life balance.

Did you know that today is World Mental Health Day? It is promoted by the World Health Organization (WHO) and is observed on October 10th every year. The objective of this day is to raise awareness about mental health issues globally and to mobilize efforts in support of mental health.

As you are aware the introduction of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) on May 25th is going to have a significant impact on all organisations that process or control an individual’s personal data. GDPR is not only more rigorous than the current regulations, but the fines that go along with it are much more onerous.

Ireland’s last CSO showed 464,000 women indicated their role as home duties. Research shows 32% of these have a degree or other qualification and in addition if they had the opportunity to find balanced work, more than 90% would return to the workforce. That is the crux. Many of us want to do both but not at the expense of family life.

A CFO, or Chief Financial Officer, has a vital role to play in keeping up to date the financial systems that enable reliable operations. It is no longer enough to have a mediocre financial set up, and the options available across a wide range of digital platforms are truly impressive. Budgeting and analytics are more versatile – and essentially, more useful – than ever before now that they can be primarily digital.

In this article, Justine Emoe, Programme Manager at Dublin Institute of Technology, explores the importance of achieving alignment between sales and marketing as a major driver of growth.

Project management is all about developing the way that your organisation adapts to change, and the whole culture of a business can be influenced by the approach that is taken to it. Setting up a leadership strategy that develops and enables effective project management is a good way to shift your business towards a more goal orientated enterprise that can move forward positively.

No one could deny that market conditions are changing rapidly across every industry, and that the impact of technology is continually shifting the way in which we do business. These changes mean that the traditional business plan, created to share with investors, clients and lenders, is no longer comprehensive in the current climate.

Business, across several industries, is transforming at such a rapid rate that many key roles and positions are developing that have never been considered before. Many business leaders have yet to embrace the potential of outsourcing or the value of such roles as the business process analyst, but it is essential to wise up to such opportunities to develop or risk being left in the dust.

Today on the ReganStein podcast we care joined by Caroline, one of our panel experts in the area of HR. Caroline has over 20 years experience in Learning & Development and HR management in blue chip companies.

Marketing is a specialist area that demands high level, specialised skills, but many companies try to take it on for themselves, often in an attempt to reduce the cost of having a full-time Chief Marketing Officer. There is, however, a middle ground that enables you to benefit from the expertise you need without taking on a long-term contract.

Cobh-based chief executive of Leading Edge Group, Joe Aherne, is no superhero. But the consultant with over 30 years’ experience has assembled a team of specialists with a range of experience to hire out for specific roles in startups, SMEs, and multinationals, that he thinks can shake up the business world.

ReganStein appeared in the Irish Times on May 8th 2018 – Me and my money: Joe Aherne, Managing Director, ReganStein. Written by Tony Clayton-Lea, The Irish Times.

Management consulting is a client-driven industry, and as clients’ needs change, the sector – and the consultancies within it – must adapt quickly in terms of services, structure and operations. The past few years have seen significant transition, particularly in terms of technology, legislation and Brexit, and management consulting firms have had to respond rapidly, while maintaining their competitive edge and ensuring their own long-term growth.

Recent research by Ultimate Finance revealed that over 73% of business owners admit to having felt lonely whilst running their businesses.

There was a time when labour relations for SMEs in this county was relatively straightforward. If you treated employees fairly and with dignity you couldn’t go far wrong. That is still the case but our understanding of fairness and dignity has changed over time and is increasingly subject to legal definition.

Listen to ReganStein’s first podcast in which Ciara Murphy, our Operations Manager, talks with one of our highly experienced specialists, David Fitzgerald. With decades of experience in senior commercial roles and an in-depth knowledge of the charities sector, David brings a wealth of experience to any project he undertakes.

We are delighted to have our article published in the Sunday Business Post on January 21st, 2018.

The Third Eye is the ability to see what might be; potential. Often a business has potential, but expertise or specific knowledge is missing.