&lsquo\;You can&rsquo\;t connect the dots looking forward\, you can only connect them looking backwards&rsquo\; - Steve Jobs\, Stanford University address\, 2005
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\nContaining the most tangible elements of Dave A. Barry&rsquo\;s life/work speaking series\, and intentionally (whether we subscribe to the concept or not) on &lsquo\;Blue Monday&rsquo\;\, this January 19th webinar promises to be a highly insightful\, personal and practical one.
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\nAs we approach the end of 2025\, and start looking ahead to 2026\, how are you feeling right now about the year that has been? Particularly globally and also nationally it has been a very challenging one\, but in &lsquo\;serenity&rsquo\; mode the Winter months are truly optimal for a healthy element of both personal and professional looking back\, to keep us moving forward.
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\nTo empower same\, during this upcoming webinar Dave will cover each of the following transformational tools:
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\n- 321\, a simple but motivational life/work review model for you to look back at the year that was in a positively balanced way
\n- Lean Six Sigma\, an informal but impactful application of this global continuous improvement methodology to life/work\, with related tangible tools to help you improve or redesign for the year ahead
\n- The Bring-Me-Joy Scale\, a related life/work scale to continually prioritize your focus\, time and attention towards joy going forward
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\nLearning Outcomes:
\n- \;A simple and motivational review model for you to look back at 2025
\n- An informal and impactful methodology with related tangible tools to help you improve or redesign life/work for 2026
\n- A related scale to continually prioritize your focus\, time and attention towards joy
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\nAbout the Speaker:
\nDave A. Barry\, Chartered FCIPD &ndash\; https://conexion.ie/
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\nStrategic Talent Management Expert\, Founder &\; Chief Connection Officer at Conexion.ie®\;\, Speaker &\; MC
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\nA human resource management postgraduate of University College Cork\, subsequent to initial roles in travel and retail I joined global biopharmaceutical Eli Lilly in 1999 for thirteen years across human resources\, lean six sigma\, finance\, and three Cork sites.
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\nKeen to diversify via leading in other sectors\, I left Lilly in 2011 and following a Dublin telecoms project role joined cybersecurity leader Trend Micro in Cork in 2013 as head of HR &ndash\; EMEA operations centre/Ireland and interim southern Europe.
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\nPassionate about strategic talent management and the connecting of unjoined dots to achieve it\, I left Trend in 2016 to first consult in life sciences including an HR leadership secondment to BioMarin in Cork\, prior to establishing own consultancy Conexion.ie®\; in 2018.
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\nIn addition to keynote series speaking on connection and life/work\, and hosting corporate\, HR or other events\, I continue to champion Cork business too.