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What You Lose When You Buy the Brand, Not the Brains
Big brands might feel like the safe choice, but when it comes to solving complex business challenges, logo recognition won’t get you results. This blog by Marbral Advisory’s CEO Leonie McCrann explores why experienced, specialist consultants often outperform the larger consultancies, delivering sharper insights, real accountability, and better value, without the fluff.

Cork Chamber Event - Beyond Projects: Mastering the Portfolio Advantage
Marbral Advisory are hosting a free breakfast briefing at Cork Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday 22nd October. This event will provide practical insights into how portfolio management can transform decision-making, strengthen executive buy-in, and ensure resources are deployed for maximum strategic return.

Give Change a Big HUG
Organisational change is common, but success rates are low. Some reports cite a 70% failure rate for change initiatives due to factors like employee resistance and stress. So, with change being inevitable, how do we learn to handle it differently and effectively? Dawn Rutherford, our Principal Change Architect, reveals all.

How to Not Handle Data: AI, Archaeology and Other Mixed Metaphors
Marbral Advisory’s Change Architect, Charlotte Boyle, looks at how the rise of AI means an ever-greater pressure on quality data. And how a good Business Analyst can reduce your potato risk (ahem, stick with us here, all will become clear) ...

From Vision to Reality: The External Advantage in Change
Do you ever wonder why you don’t realise the benefits of change in your organisation? Perhaps adoption takes too long? Or is resistance greater than you expect? Mark Patterson, Change Architect with Marbral Advisory in the Isle of Man, explains why an external view and support for change could be the answer.

Embrace the Mess: Bottom-Up Strategy Development When There Are No Easy Answers
Is your strategy grounded in reality? Do your people feel trusted and engaged? Or is your strategy turning out to be impossible to implement? In this groundbreaking article, Leonie McCrann, CEO, Marbral Advisory, gives away the secret to strategic success.