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For this meetup, we had 3 guests line up for a panel that talked about their own experiences in leadership and also took questions from the audience. "You'll never make a hard decision if you know what your values are" "The role of a leader is to create the conditions for people to thrive" Some of the topics covered in this meetup: How to deal with the change from being an individual contributor in a company to a manager How to prove your worth as a junior member of the management team How to find out what excites you and what you find rewarding, and then have fun leading the way The importance of maintaining a positive personal relationship with employees reporting into you Finding the right mentor How to deal with conflict management & diversity in the workplace The traits to look for in a potential employee An interview is a two way street - how to find out if a company has the right working environment & culture for you https://youngleaders.tech/meetup-7/ MARTIN O’REILLY OUTPUT SPORTS https://www.linkedin.com/in/morucd Martin O’Reilly is the CEO and Co-Founder of UCD Spin-out, Output Sports. Using state-of-the art signal processing and machine-learning, the company has developed a one-stop-tool for optimising Strength and Conditioning and Physiotherapy. Prior to forming Output Sports, Martin completed a PhD developing sensor applications for exercise biofeedback and was a Biomechanics lecturer in UCD. ALAN MOLLOY TECHNOLOGY ADVISOR https://www.linkedin.com/in/alanmolloy/ Alan has 25+ years in technology, consulting, and leadership roles and brings a blend of technical expertise and strategic business acumen. Most recently he has held leadership roles with second stage start-ups. Prior to that he worked for a pillar bank in Ireland where he led a team of 250 engineers. And previous to this, he built a 100-engineer team for a large listed Irish entity. He also worked as a strategy consultant for the renowned McKinsey and Company. Alan is also is an Enterprise Ireland mentor. DECLAN GOODMAN DANTE CONSULTING https://www.linkedin.com/in/declangoodman/ Declan Goodman is an ICT management consultant and accredited neuroscience of leadership coach with 20+ years’ international experience. He has held numerous IT leadership positions across a range of industries including finance, education, government and technology start-ups. He is an active advocate of technology entrepreneurship, women in STEM and pragmatic, self-empowerment. Declan is founder of Dante Consulting, a local Dublin firm specialising in ICT Strategy, Architecture & Coaching services.