LIFT Ireland and NUI Galway announce the first partnership in Ireland aimed at building leadership skills across a third-level institution. The partnership will be officially announced by Professor Ciarán Ó hOgartaigh, President of NUI Galway, and Joanne Hession, CEO and Founder of LIFT Ireland.
David Hession, Head of Research and Impact Measurement at LIFT Ireland, discusses the findings of the LIFT Leadership Index 2021 and what it tells us about Irish society.
Ahead of Christmas co-founder of LIFT, David Hession, reflects on the delicacy of our lives and on Christmas as time of hope.
This week co-founder of LIFT, David Hession, explores what Samhain means to our country… “It was a time when the boundaries between light and dark are at their weakest, when the physical and supernatural worlds were closest and magical things could happen. It was a time of crossing over, between the world of the living and the worlds of the Aos Sidhe and the dead. It was a time when we were aware that there was more to our existence than we could see.”
This week co-founder of LIFT, David Hession, examines our personal responsibility for growth… “Growth cannot be given to us or done by someone else for us. While we can lean on others and learn from others, our growth is uniquely ours.”
“Recent events demonstrate a leadership, integrity and trust vacuum at the heart of Irish politics that must be addressed or society will continue to suffer” writes Joanne Hession.
This week co-founder of LIFT, David Hession, reflects on what back to schools means to his family and the reserves of resilience we must draw on.
This week co-founder of LIFT, David Hession, discusses how it is our actions and not our words that build a society based on trust.
This week co-founder of LIFT, David Hession, explores the purpose of awards. He discusses how they allow us to recognise the work and effort that all meaningful achievement requires.
This week co-founder of LIFT, David Hession, discusses the continual project of learning and the ‘sliding door moments’ in our lives which bring opportunities create skill.
