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Business GrowthClancy Annual Management Meeting - Carton House 2016

‘’Our Clancy Management Meeting (CMM) is a meeting where we bring all management and key administration staff to an annual meeting where we outline how the business is doing, what our strategy are and seek feedback from all present on where we can improve the business. The meeting is also very much a social event where all those present bring their wife/husbands/partners for a sit down meal that evening followed by a function and overnight stay, all paid for by the company. It’s a way of saying thank you for all the effort during the year’’.

John O’ Shaughnessy Managing Director at Clancy

Like most companies we believe that our people are our strongest asset. But the difference is, we mean it, over the years we have put different programmes in place to support all our staff. This is done through training programmes and support for staff that are interested in further their academic career. We currently have a number of staff on Master programme, project management, Quantity surveying and so on.

Keen to implement changes that make everybody’s life more comfortable a number of areas highlighted were adopted in subsequent management events.

The area of team bonding and cross interaction between Head Office personnel and Site Management teams was a significant change in emphasis at the management event and proved to be an instant success. Instead of sitting through a full day of facts and figures, the opportunity to engage in a relaxed and social setting was widely embraced to the delight of all.

In 2016 this element of team bonding took a step urther when a ‘tag rugby’ event was organised at the CMM in Carton House. With teams split into two groups and a good cross mix of all staff, the ‘mini’ games were an immediate hit where everyone that wanted to participate got the opportunity to do so.

It certainly provided plenty of laughter and comradery late on into the night as part of the next social gathering.

(A Selection of Tag Rugby Photographs can be seen at the end of this document)

In 2015 Clancy also moved the goalposts in terms of key note address speakers. Following a succession of industry related speakers, all most proficient and expert in their field, Clancy embarked down the route of motivational speakers. Former All-Ireland winning manager with Tipperary in 2010 Liam Sheedy, Bank of Ireland, gave a tremendous address at the Fota Island Resort event and using the symbolism of ‘red and green platforms’ charted key principles for growth and goal setting.

Liam Sheedy - Bank of Ireland Munster Regional Manager and former Tipperary GAA manager with Clancy MD John O’Shaughnessy and Quality Director Declan Fitzpatrick at Annual Management Meeting in Fota Island Resort Hotel in Cork in Novemember 2015

When realised and embraced not only by individuals but also the company as an entity, these principles would lead to the future betterment of each and Clancy as a whole.

Clancy directors engaged in the services of Gerry Duffy, Motivational Speaker and ultra-distance competitor to address and facilitate discussions at the CMM event in Carton House 2016.



Gerry Duffy Background.

Gerry Duffy is a professional motivational speaker, goals setting coach and writer. During his career to date Gerry has been employed in a wide range of fields including the travel, insurance, property & construction sectors.

Gerry Duffy Carton House Clancy Management Meeting 2016

His sporting CV is filled with accomplishments such as running 32 marathons in 32 days as well as winning the 2011 UK DECA Enduroman Iron distance challenge, an event dubbed

‘ The Toughest ten day Endurance Challenge in the World’.

Back in 1995 Gerry dropped over 4 stone in weight as he recognised he had a significant weight problem. This resulted in him taking up running at the age of 27. His sporting CV is now filled with accomplishments that many deem impossible. Gerry Duffy firmly believes that human beings can do far more than we give ourselves credit for and is keen on leading by example.

Gerry’s first book, WHO DARES, RUNS went into the Top 4 list of bestselling books in Ireland within 6 weeks of its release in 2011 and was nominated for the WILLIAM HILL Sports BOOK of the year.

Gerry’s second book TICK TOCK TEN provides readers with a truly unique insight into what it takes to complete one of the hardest sporting endurance challenges in the world- A DECA Iron Distance triathlon.

Over ten days, competitors were required to swim 24 miles, cycle 1,160 miles and run 262 miles. Tick Tock Ten was shortlisted for Irish Sports Book of the Year 2013

Awards

1. Three Ironman Distance Triathlons (2.4 Mile Swim, 112 Mile Cycle, 26.2 mile run)

2. One DOUBLE Iron Distance Triathlon (4.8 mile swim, 224 mile cycle, 52.4 mile run)

3. In the summer of 2010 along with Ken Whitelaw, Gerry ran 32 Marathons in just 32 Days. In the process over €500,000 was raised for Irish charities

4. One DECA Iron Distance Triathlon (24 Mile Swim, 1160 mile cycle, 262 mile run) Gerry finished first by over 22 hours



Topics

Gerry Duffy is an accomplished motivational keynote speaker and goals setting coach. Since completing his first sporting challenge “32 Marathons in 32 Days” Gerry Duffy has been speaking at events to address the workforces and clients of companies such as Facebook, Google, Bank of America, Standard Life and Coca Cola.

His inspirational story provides a personal insight into how he achieves challenges that people say cannot be done.

Here the next seeds in the Clancy human touch growth chain were sown, as Gerry, in straight no nonsense dialogue, not alone highlighted but gave examples of proven results on what small changes can make to each individual on a personal level, leading to greater job satisfaction and benefit to Clancy overall.

Similar to Liam Sheedy, goal setting was highlighted and indeed Gerry Duffy lay down a marker that if anyone had a gaol in the short term write it down, seal it in an envelope and he would send it back to that person by post. This was his commitment to the process and in doing so he was handing back responsibility to that individual to complete his/her goal.

‘’Gerry joined us at our Annual Management Meeting at Carton House. His presentation was inspirational, interactive and practical for both Clancy as a company and individuals. Gerry has inspired lots in our company both in work and in our personal life.

The feedback from our team was exceptional and we as a company have gained a huge amount of value from it’’.

John O’ Shaughnessy MD

Site Manager of the year Award

The Jack Quinn Site Manager Memorial Award is a recognition and an appreciation for a Site Managers commitment to company policies including safety, quality, budget and time constraints and the winner is announced at our annual Clancy Management Meeting.

Each year Clancy Directors give the opportunity to all site managers to enter this award, this award gives our site managers the chance to show their skill sets in how they delivered the successful completion of any one project in the last 18 months.

The report follows a simple set of guidelines:

• Project introduction

• Management structure of the project

• How was the programme managed

• How was Quality Control on site managed

• How was BCAR managed

• How was Health & Safety Managed

• Relationship with the client, consultants & subcontractors

• Technical / design aspects & challenges

• Financial management / cost control / value engineering

• Why me ......



The Site manager of the year competition is judged by three independent Judges,

in 2016 we had:

Mr Tom Parlon Director General of the CIF

Mr Kevin Kelly retired MD of Sisk and past president of the CIF

Mr Chares Mitchel head of quantity surveying DIT.

L to R: Kevin Kelly, John O’ Shaughnessy, Charles Mitchel, Tom Parlon

The winner receives a cheque of €1,000 and the Jack Quinn memorial cup.

In 2015 David O Sullivan won the Clancy Site manager of the year award; where he also went on to win two national awards, which were significant for the company and David himself, as it shows that we are best in class when it comes to project management.

This years winner was Aidan Maher for his outstanding project management on Cork University Hospital Paediatrics Unit.

L to R: Kevin Kelly, John O’ Shaughnessy, Aidan Maher, Charles Mitchel, Tom Parlon

Although this is a prestigious award for the winning site manager Clancy take the view that this award is not about winning it is about Partnership and solidarity within the company with the real benefit being that all the staff at Clancy’s get the chance to see the dedicated, hard work that Clancy site managers & their team put into each and every project to get it over the line successfully.

Each year the bar is set higher and higher by the applicants which ultimately benefits Clancy as a company but most importantly benefits our clients.



Here is a selection of some moments from the night.



Also on the night we had two very special guests ........

The Munster Hurling O Neil Cup & The Liam McCarth Cup





Clancy Tag Rugby Team Bonding

(All Blacks Watch Out)



Clancy Tag Rugby Team Bonding

Click here to view video of the Final

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Business Growth Irish Construction Industry Awards ... · Liam Sheedy - Bank of Ireland Munster Regional Manager and former Tipperary GAA manager with Clancy MD John O’Shaughnessy