Continuous Professional Development.

For over 30 years, he has led executive education and MBA programmes for senior leaders on the subjects of leadership, leading change, management practice and strategy in many Irish and international universities. They include; UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School, the Graduate School of Healthcare Management at the RCSI, Yarmouk University Jordan, Rollins College in the US and at the Garda College (Irish National Police College).

Gearóid develops bespoke leadership/management programmes which he delivers in-house and virtually for companies and government agencies. These customised programmes are designed for leadership teams who require unique and definite outcomes. His work is influenced by his doctorate, in professional practice. He created a model based on Agile ways of working and applied it to interdisciplinary teams in a healthcare setting.  He then investigated its impact across team structures, leadership, situation monitoring, mutual support, and communications.

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Purpose.

  • Strategy development
  • Strategy implementation
  • Senior leadership team facilitation
  • Leadership team mediation
  • Resolving organisational conflict
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People.

  • Leadership development
  • Advanced management practices
  • Using adaptive leadership to shape your crisis response
  • Board advisory support
  • Leading without authority
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Process.

  • Application of Lean in continuous improvement
  • High-Performance Business Development
  • Project management for executives
  • Leading transformational change
  • Senior leadership team mentoring
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Agility.

  • Embedding ‘Agile’ ways of working
  • Leading Agile Transformation
  • Applying best practice from one sector to another: ICT, Military, Healthcare, Manufacturing
  • Navigating immunity to change
  • Enterprise agility through adaptive leadership concepts

This is my third diploma; this class was probably the best I’ve done to date. Gearóid was incredibly engaging, charismatic, and enthusiastic.

 

Participant on an Executive Education Module at the Smurfit Business School

Excellent Module. Lots of very valuable business and life lessons.

 

Participant on an Executive Education Workshop

The delivery exceeded my expectations in so far as I was unsure how the module would translate to a virtual forum; however, Gearoid’s excellent communication skills and mastery of the subject made the transition appear seamless.

 

Participant on an Executive Education Workshop

He is engaging, challenging, supportive, informed and brings a wide range of experience to his teaching and delivery of modules and workshops.

 

Caroline Kinsella | Head of Business Development (Open Programmes), UCD Smurfit Executive Development

Gearóid brings a unique blend of business experience, academic robustness and practicality to his programme design and delivery and also in a one-to-one situation.

 

Eamonn Eaton | head of group learning and engagement, Bank of Ireland

I’m a big fan of Gearóid, he is a great teacher and clearly has a mastery of the subject matter.

 

Participant on an Executive Education Module at the Smurfit Business School

Gearóid’s delivery was excellent our class was quite diverse; we have some who have managed large projects and others like me who hadn’t Gearóid had a great ability to make the subject applicable to all levels.

 

Participant on an Executive Education Workshop

Dr Hardy’s experience and teaching style was excellent. He gave numerous examples of his experience in industry to further explain the topics and relate them to working scenarios.

 

Participant on an Executive Education Module at the Smurfit Business School

Very interesting topic, Gearoid’s mastery of the subject, very evident.

 

Participant on an Executive Education Workshop

I thought Gearóid did a great job in difficult circumstances and covered the really relevant stuff very well; I got a lot out of this module.

 

Participant on an Executive Education Module Workshop

Excellent course. Gearóid developed a very good rapport with the class. The subject matter is the most relevant for my role, and I believe future roles. He is an excellent lecturer, that made the material and class participation very easy.

 

Participant on an Executive Education Module at the Smurfit Business School

Excellent two days… probably the most content of all the modules which was a bit tough to handle over zoom, but the quality of the presenter really made up for any downsides.

 

Participant on an Executive Education Module at the Smurfit Business School

Gearóid was an excellent tutor, very knowledgeable on the topic and very engaging.

 

Participant on an Executive Education Workshop

While we are in difficult times Dr Hardy demonstrated great skill in delivering the topic.

 

Participant on an Executive Education Module at the Smurfit Business School

The feedback from the 25 workshops spoke of Gearóid’s ability to make the complex simple and to create an environment that people felt safe to speak up. Our staff left his workshops informed, enthusiastic and energised.  Most importantly we saw a change in behaviour as a result.

 

Caitriona Mannion | Business Change Manager, Customer Care and Outcomes, AIB

I have had the privilege of partnering with Gearóid in leadership development with senior officials. He is smart, practical, and committed to the work, a first-rate facilitator and coach who understands what is needed to help successful senior managers be even more effective in achieving their goals and aspirations.

 

Marty Linsky | faculty Harvard Kennedy School of Government and Co-Founder Cambridge Leadership Associates

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