No Room for Complacency

The world has changed a lot since December 2010. The past year, 2011 has been a difficult year for the many with a few exceptions. The Centre, while continuing to promote the private sector voice for Competitiveness and provide a unique leadership function, has not been immune to the recession and cost cutting. The  government’s [...]

How Santa Claus uses Business Improvement to ensure every child has the right present on Christmas morning

One of the busiest manufacturing operations in the world, with customers spread all over the globe and an extremely demanding delivery schedule has been sharing the secrets of their success. Leadership Secrets of Santa Claus Santa has 8 principles for leaders that lay the foundation for an effective, jolly workshop. By remembering that as leaders [...]

Why do organisations apply for a quality award?

With the Quality Awards ceremony just a few weeks away some people have been wanting to better understand what the Quality Awards process is about and why an organisation might enter. Gaining recognition at the Northern Ireland Quality Awards is one of the clearest ways to both demonstrate the current Excellence of an organisation and [...]

Visit to USA Council of Competitiveness Manufacturing Summit 2011

The summit was attended by CEO’s from the major USA Industries, University Vice Chancellors, academics and senior Public Sector representatives along with members of the Global Federation of Competitiveness Councils of which the Centre for Competitiveness is a member. The purpose of the summit was to launch a “MANUFACTURING CALL TO ACTION” in order to [...]

China Export & Import Opportunities for NI firms

The Centre for Competitiveness has opened up a contact base in Shanghai with a small firm “LIPAU” involved in exhibitions, support and sourcing. The Chief Executive Lili Tang is married to a local man from the Limavady area. (They live between both locations so his wife can keep her Chinese passport). Arrangements can be made [...]