Boardroom Insights with Dr. Alan O'Neill

<p>In this episode of Boardroom Insights with Dr. Alan O’Neill, we dive into the business of oil, the story of Dubai, and what really drives the modern energy economy.</p><p>My guest is Farid Badri, a chemical engineer...

<p>In this first episode of 2026, Alan explores why the start of the year is the most important moment to pause, reflect, and plan… not through resolutions, but through deliberatestrategy and honest organisational...

<p>In this episode of Boardroom Insights, I sit down with Jason Atkinson, Managing Director at Russam, to explore the fast-evolving world of interim and fractional leadership.</p><p>Jason brings decades of experience...

<p>In this episode of Boardroom Insights, Alan O’Neill speaks with Barry Shevlin, Owner & Managing Director of Global Home Improvements, a Dublin-based family businesscelebrating 45 years serving Irish...

<p>In this solo episode of Boardroom Insights, Alan O’Neill builds on his recent conversation with Jason Atkinson (MD of Russam) to offer a clear, practical guide to the fast-growing world of interim and fractional...

<p>(Reflections on my recent conversation with René Carayol, MBE)</p><p>Last week on Boardroom Insights, René Carayol, MBE shared some powerful insights about leadership, the kind that stay with you for a long time. In...

<p>In this episode of Boardroom Insights, Alan O’Neill sits down with renowned leadership coach, speaker and author René Carayol MBE, a man who genuinely coaches CEOs and heads of state, not just talks about it.</p><p>...

<p>In the last episode, I sat down with Wojtek from ABO Energy, one of Europe’s fastest-growing renewable energy companies. And his message was crystal clear:</p>We are living through the fastest energy transition in...

<p>In this conversation, Alan O'Neill and Wojtek Swietochowski discuss the critical role of renewable energy, particularly solar, in achieving sustainability. They explore the economic benefits, the importance of energy...

<p>Following two previous episodes with Paco Underhill and John Mitchell, Alan connects the dots between AI hype and boardroom reality… why culture is the operating system, change management is the gearbox, and strategy...

<p>AI isn’t just changing how we market — it’s changing how people find and buy.<br>In this episode of Boardroom Insights, Alan O’Neill speaks with John Mitchell, Principal of All Human, a digital agency leading at the...

<p>In this episode, Alan O’Neill takes us behind the scenes of professional speaking — how events are booked, tailored, and delivered — and shares a powerful case study from Suzuki UK. Discover how one heritage brand...

<p>Following last week’s conversation with Paco Underhill, Alan O’Neill shares The KISS 7-Day Challenge — a simple but powerful roadmap for leaders who want to turn customer insight into execution.</p><p>In this...

<p>Paco Underhill is often called the godfather of retail anthropology. As the founder of Envirosell and author of Why We Buy, The Call of the Mall and How We Eat, he reshaped how businesses design space, understand...

<p>In this episode of Boardroom Insights, Alan O’Neill introduces the KARA Leader’s Six-Pack — a practical framework that shows leaders how to:</p><p>Turn strategy into daily action</p><p>Build the muscles every leader...