Improve performance and progress will follow

UCD’s Diploma in Business and Executive Coaching is focused on improving the performance and leadership of individuals in the workplace and is a much needed skillset right now

Colm Murphy, head of coaching programmes at the UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School

In the world of leadership development, there is an acronym to address organisation and performance in the face of adversity. VUCA stands for volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity. It has never seemed so apt in a world fighting against a pandemic.

However, a key strength of leadership is turning an increasingly challenging situation whether that is managing staff remotely or dealing with financial difficulties from the Covid-19 outbreak. Where VUCA is concerned, that also means ...