Failure and the Importance of mentors | Patrick Boland | TEDxYouth@TheSpire

Failure and the importance of mentors Patrick has worked as a consultant, executive coach and educator since 2004 in organisations ranging from Gonzaga College to Trinity College Dublin, Deloitte to Diageo. He has served on senior leadership teams in the not-for-profit sector and worked in human capital and strategy consulting. Patrick’s work at Conexus helps organisations to bridge the generation gap between high potentials and their leaders, creating communication, engagement and high performance in the workplace. His particular expertise lies in the areas of Generation Y (millennial) coaching, senior team coaching and conflict resolution. In addition, through his role as consultant with the Authentic Leadership Institute, Patrick facilitates senior leaders to discover their deeper purpose and find the courage to live it through coaching and leadership development programmes. Patrick is a member of the Association for Coaching in Ireland and the British Psychological Society in the UK. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at