This Working Life: Fiona Descoteaux, chief executive and founder of Innovate Communities, on the importance of getting to know your people

I am the chief executive and founder of Innovate Communities, a Dublin-based social enterprise focused on fostering community-driven innovation in Ireland. I am also a board member of Axis Ballymun, the arts centre

Fiona Descoteaux, chief executive and founder of Innovate Communities: ‘It is a leader’s role to know their team’s interests, strengths and what makes them tick.’

My career and passion have always been in the community development sector, both in Scotland and Ireland. Prior to my current role I was chief executive of the Ballymun Whitehall Area Partnership.

In 2015, I restructured and developed the company, launching Innovate Communities, a social enterprise focused on fostering community-driven solutions. I was extremely driven to find a way of working with others to improve the way our community services work, to simply make communities ...