Miriam Simon

I recently shared a short post about something I’d been noticing. Formal wear is back. Tailoring and business dress has become sharper. There’s more structure in what people are choosing to wear. If you missed it, I’ll link it here. At the time, it felt like a retail observation. However, the more I look around Ireland, the more I think it’s something bigger. Offices are a little busier. Events are fuller. Conversations are moving from digital back into real rooms. People want to connect...

I’ve been quiet here for a while, and I wanted to acknowledge that. Early this year, my mum passed away. This was not long after I had stepped into the role of President of the local Chamber of Commerce in Drogheda. It has made for a very full and intense start to the year, and one that required a rapid recalibration. I’ve always considered myself a busy person. Full diary. Multiple projects. A schedule that feels fixed. Then I got the call to come home. I was four hours drive from Dublin...

Last week I was at a talk about AI for strategic advantage. One term kept coming up over and over again. And I could see from the room that most people didn’t actually know what it meant, but were too polite to ask. That term was Shadow AI. If you’re leading a business right now, you need to understand what this is. Not from a technical angle, but from a strategic one. Because Shadow AI is already happening inside your organisation. What is Shadow AI? Shadow AI is when your team uses AI tools...