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7 Compelling Reasons to Educate, Train and Develop your Employees About Reputation Management
Managing an organization's reputation may be the most important asset a CEO and his or her team manages – as a good reputation helps a company to attract business, investors, hire and retain the best employees, partner with other leading organizations and lower the cost of capital.
Reputation must be built from the INSIDE OUT, and encompasses everything that the organization says and does. Reputation is an intangible asset at risk on a daily basis.
Recent studies show that it can make up as much as 63% of a company's market value. According to Steve Hamilton-Clark, CEO of TNS MENA "Reputation capital is the sum of the value of all corporate intangible assets, which include business processes, patents, trademarks, reputations for ethics and integrity, quality, safety, sustainability, security, and resilience".
He goes on to say that "Indeed, companies must understand and influence the relationships they have with stakeholders – from customers, investors, business partners, influencers, the general public and employees. The ability to attract, maintain and motivate talented employees, as well as customers rests in a good reputation."
Psychologists tell us that awareness precedes behavior change whilst the term preparedness refers to the state of being prepared for specific unpredictable events or situations. Awareness and Preparedness are therefore closely linked.
The level of preparedness is depended on the cumulative deposit of knowledge or the sum total of the learned behaviour of a group of people. This awareness that the psychologists talk about is created by knowledge and knowledge is acquired through information. (Even this process is fraught with danger – remember the Desert Survival or NASA team building exercises that some of you have done on Leadership training).
Therefore awareness can play a huge role in protecting and nurturing your organisation's biggest asset and risk. How would a manager know whether he or she is adding or subtracting to that value, unless he or she has been made aware?
The next time your organization meets to decide what the training goals and priorities should be, ask yourself: "What are we doing to ensure that our managers understand the creation and protection of our Reputation"?
A good reputation means your name is trusted. You are considered a sound investment, purchase, trusted partner, and employer. All of this dramatically impacts the organization's bottom line.
So, here are 7 compelling reasons why you should educate, develop and train your staff in reputation management principles.
1. To ensure that your business is well-positioned especially when reputational surveys such as the World's Most Admired Company and Annual Best Employer surveys are conducted. Those businesses that obtain better scores, also have better revenues and a more sustainable footprint.
2. To remain competitive. If your employees are knowledgeable and motivated, they will build your reputation in a very competitive marketplace, and stakeholders like to do business with winners.
3. To understand your stakeholders needs and concerns and find ways to wow and engage them. You need to maintain good relationships with them and gather their support and trust.
4. To enable your employees to stand back from the day-to-day operations and understand the strategic implications of their work on the company's largest and most important asset, and yet, biggest risk.
5. It sends one of the most powerful messages to your employees – that they and the organization's reputation are valued. When your employees are anxious about maintaining the reputation of the institution, it is more important than ever to demonstrate a commitment to them, by giving them the know-how and understanding to manage that asset and risk.
6. To avoid Reputation Risk. When employees understand the value and risk of reputation as an asset, they will think twice before destroying it.
7. Training increases productivity in the short term, as well as the long term. It enhances reputation.
Think back to your own experiences. What a pleasure to deal with employees that are dedicated , focused and competent. The sooner you engage your staff, the earlier you can address and deal with the issues that may affect your reputation.
Read this post Education & Training Programs Woefully Reputation Deficient for more provocative insight based on research.
Should Reputation Management Training not feature on your company's Training agenda? Are you leaving the deliberate management of this asset to chance?
Stakeholder Reputation Management Master Class 7–8 June in Johannesburg
I will facilitate my premier training course at the Apollo Hotel In Randburg, Johannesburg from the 7th – 8th June.
This 2 day training course is the only one of its kind in Southern Africa. It was developed to bridge the gap between stakeholders and organizations wanting to develop and enhance their reputations.
Since its inception in 2006, the Stakeholder Reputation Master Class has received many accolades and became established as the must-attend course for industry experts looking to share best practices about stakeholder management and building company reputation. See references.
This 2 -day course shows business leaders and managers how to establish and maintain positive, mutually beneficial stakeholder relations. It examines amongst many things the steps, hints and practices necessary to build lasting collaborative relationships, which should ultimately result in a better reputation.
Based on a synthesis of ideas from community relations, marketing, strategic communication, reputation and stakeholder management, organizational change, sustainability and CSI thinking, it offers an integrated framework, as well as practical tools for developing new kinds of collaborative relationships.
To find out more, go to: http://stakeholderreputation.invite43.com/
Education & Training Programs Woefully Reputation Deficient
On the 2nd September 2010 I made a point in a blog post Discuss. Dissect. Decide that Reputation is a mission – critical task and is of such importance that it should be included in every meeting's agenda and be included as a must in the Company Learning & Development Training Calendar – as a must and not an elective.
My point and reservations have now been vindicated through some interesting research by a company ReputationInc .
Here are the main facts they discovered by examining the curriculums of the leading Executive MBA programs identified by the Financial Times. They were looking to see how reputation was incorporated into the course work.
- 1 in 5 leading EMBA programs teach none of the 10 core reputation disciplines
- Just one of the 50 leading EMBAs has 'Reputation' as a core module
- Communications & relationship building skills are taught in less than 20% of programs
- Government & policy relations is covered by fewer than 1 in 5 EMBA program
- Governance and ethics is the most popular reputation discipline being taught to business leaders today (no surprise there)
ReputationInc cites McKinsey research that found that one-half of global CEOs say managing external affairs is one of their top-three priorities. Yet one fifth of the world's top 50 global Executive MBA programs do not offer any training in the core disciplines of reputation management.
They report that the missing disciplines include CSR, stakeholder engagement, government relations, communications, and reputation management strategy.
More worrying still, just two of the top 50 business schools surveyed offer a dedicated reputation module and 80% offer no training on either public affairs or external communications – the two core "hands-on" skills executives need to build reputation. "The results reveal a frightening gap between the reputation skills business leaders must possess in 2012 and the cursory attention they get in the traditional executive MBA."
The programs with the highest ranked scores for including reputation are Henley Business School, Essec/Mannheim, and the University of Texas at Austin: McCombs.
I also agree with this statement: "On this evidence, companies and shareholders should be concerned that Executive MBA programmes risk creating ineffective business leaders who leave academia without the skills to actively manage the precious asset of corporate reputation," said John Mahony, CEO, ReputationInc. "Reputation management skills are vital for today's CEO who sets the tone and mood for a corporation and must lead from the front in communicating the purpose of the brand and its value to society.
Many managers are not born ready to meet this challenge and will benefit from coaching and confidence building in reputation, something today's Executive MBA courses fail to adequately provide."
The problem though is that it is not just MBA modules that lack this, but also Director training programs, Government Officials training, town councillors development programs and Internal Learning & Development programs that suffer from this lack.
The research clearly shows that training in managing external relationships is mandatory for all executives (Again a vindication that my Stakeholder Reputation Management course has filled a very important gap these past few years)
It is my belief that the problem is derived from the past where it was believed that Reputation was naturally an extended PR & Communication function and discipline. And, although communication forms and integral part of the discipline, there is now a realisation that Reputation Management requires advanced systemic thinking skills and thorough understanding of intangible issues, reputation and strategic business drivers.
The report goes on to say that "These findings should be a red flag to corporate affairs directors and those responsible for leadership development in global corporations. Knowingly or not, next generation leaders will be under-prepared
to steward their company's corporate reputation in the coming decade."
This statement just reminded me of the conversation in 2010 I had with the Learning & Development Manager of an international bank when they were considering my Stakeholder Reputation Management program for internal use. He was of the opinion that it was not a must, but should be an optional elective for senior executives.
How these words will haunt now. If only the financial services community understood that importance. Just perhaps there may have been less Reputation Damage.
As Warren Buffett, the world's most astute investor have said many times: "It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it, and if you understand this YOU WILL DO THINGS DIFFERENTLY"
Funny though that most managers miss the last part of the quote. The research quoted above shows how important understanding this difference is.
The missing difference in the MBA programs – " If I do this, or make this decision, will it harm my (own) or my company's reputation?"
Understanding this difference is vital in an Era where Reputation is the New Bottom Line.
What is a "Reputational Athlete"?
A 'Reputational Athlete' is a manager or staff member into whom reputation
protection behavior has been so strongly ingrained that it becomes an automatic reflex.
These are staff members who routinely would ask the following question in meetings and decision making situations – "If we do this, will it harm our Reputation"?
So, how do we make staff members become reputational athletes. This is when the old adage came up in my mind – Repetition is the Mother of Skill.
The Cycle of Learning is perhaps the greatest model in guiding these efforts and is explained in a document called Reputation Risk Management & the Four Stages of Learning (The Conscious Competence Learning Model)
This model describes the 4 stages of learning and how an employee is moved from one step to the other. I have adapted it to our field and I think you will find it to be valuable reading.
I have also taken it one step further to include the suggested 5th Step in learning – the so-called "Danger of Complacency" stage. This is the stage where an athlete continues to practise the skill which has become automatic and second
nature, but, over time, allows bad habits to form.
For example, a professional speaker, believing him or herself to be an expert, fails to prepare adequately for a keynote presentation and drops a clanger.
These are the dangers of thinking you can do something so easily, you become
Complacency can also cause problems if the person doesn't keep up-
to-date with the skill or profession.
As techniques and approaches move forward, the athlete remains behind using
set methods which have perhaps become stale, out-dated or less relevant to
today. This is personified for me when I first read the brilliant book – Core Performance by Mark Verstegen, in which he puts forward training methods for maximum results in a minimum time period.
It is vital for an athlete to assess and reassess personal competence (Example – So-called personal best in running)(perhaps against a new standard. This new standard could be new thinking on reputation, ethics, governance or corporate responsibility) and step back to the conscious competence stage until mastery is attained once again.
Immersing yourself in Social Media & Online Reputation Management techniques is an example of this type of activity. For instance, I have just enrolled in the New Media University. Yep, I started reading Brian Solis' book – ENGAGE: The Complete Guide for BRANDS and BUSINESSES to Build, Cultivate, and Measure Success in the New Web.
So, how fit are you as a Reputational Athlete?
Test your Ability to Communicate
A Primary Skill for a Reputation Manager is the ability to communicate professionally in many circumstances and conditions.
However we all think we are capable communicators whilst the receivers of our communication sometimes differ from opinion.
Let's really see just how valid this contention is.
Here is an oldie but goodie self – test that you can take to measure your ability to communicate.
Instructions for Self-Test
Print yourself a copy of the test. Then complete it within 4 minutes. This is sufficient time if you concentrate and work rapidly. Let's go.
1. Read everything before doing anything.
2. Print your name in the upper right-hand corner.
3. Circle the work "name" in sentence two.
4. Draw two small squares in the upper left-hand corner.
5. Put an X in each square.
6. Sign your name under the title.
7. After the title, write "yes".
8. Put a circle around each work in sentence six.
9. Put an "X' in the upper left-hand corner of this paper.
10. Draw a triangle around the "X" you just put down.
11. On the reverse side of this paper, multiply 703 by 9,805.
12. Draw a rectangle around the work "paper" in sentence nine.
13. Callout your first name when you get to this point in the test.
14. If you feel that you have followed directions up to this point, callout "I have".
15. On the reverse side of this paper add 8,850 and 9,805.
16. Put a circle around your answer in No. 15, put a square around the circle.
17. Count out loud in your normal speaking voice, backwards from 10 to 1.
18. Now that you have finished reading carefully, do only sentences one and two.
How did you fare?
Peeling an Onion–a Reputation Introspective
When I facilitate my reputation management training, I always relate that building the reputation of an organisation is like layers of an onion.
The more layers of protection there is, the less chance of damage in a crisis. On the other hand it is also vital to look for potential vulnerabilities and concerns that can penetrate these layers.
These are the questions that I give out to participants with the following instructions – Here is a list of the questions that we need to answer/investigate in order to manage Reputation adequately in in an organisation. Let this partial list govern your thinking during this workshop and when we prioritise a list of action items to manage.
- What kind of company do we want to be? What are our defining traits?
- How distinctive is our Reputation from the rest of the Industry's reputation?
- How accurate and consistent are the images that we project to our different stakeholders?
- How can we strengthen our relationships with these various stakeholders?
- Evaluate the way your organisation currently manage Reputation Risk. Is it still appropriate?
- What are the issues and problems at Business Unit level that can impact reputation?
- How do our internal features correspond to current perceptions of our Company by the different stakeholders?
- What policies, systems, procedures, rules, regulations, actions and behaviour are not consistent with the organisation's desired reputation?
What are the issues/Problems affecting each Reputational Driver?
Upcoming Training Courses – Dates for the rest of 2011
I offer specialised multi-disciplinary training courses and workshops for Corporate Affairs, PR & Communication, Stakeholder managers & OD practitioners and teams. I work in-house with Leaders, Executives, The Board and staff based on need, as well as consultants and professionals who want to build a reputation in an interconnected knowledge economy.
I am currently offering an Early Bird Special booking discount for all courses starting in July – valid until the 10th June. Now is the time to diarise these dates and up your game. Book online by clicking on the links or e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com for a registration form.
Here are the dates for my public training courses:
Stakeholder Reputation Management Master Class
• 21 – 22 July
Reputation Risk Management Master Class
• 5 – 6 July
Strategic Employee Stakeholder Engagement
• 13 – 14 June
Marketing a Professional Practice
• 24 June
Other programs for in-house teams include Product Recall Crisis Management, Media Survival Skills, Crisis Management & Crisis Communication for Reputation Protection and Transforming Organizational Thinking Patterns.
Tips on Writing a Business Plan
Writing a Business plan is a crucial exercise for anyone wanting to sell an idea or going into business.
It is essential that new entrepreneurs analyse and think through every conceivable aspect of their proposed business idea.
Doing a Business plan has a number of distinct advantages:
- You will develop a holistic understanding of how the business operates;
- You will clearly understand what viability, profitability, break-even, customer satisfaction and cost improvement means,
- The compilation of a Business Plan will develop your conceptual, creative, analytical, problem solving and decision making skills.
- Lack of planning is the one "management failure" singled out by Business development corporations and experts worldwide.
- Drawing up a Business Plan (giving due thought to the process) is a tool just as a pilot will use a pre-flight inspection checklist or as PR professionals will use conference checklists.
- Compiling a Business Plan is an exercise that will necessitate getting involved in all aspects of the Business.
- As an employee the business planning process will help you develop, because it will give you practice in thinking about competitive conditions, and how you will market the business.
Putting your plans on paper will involve many processes.This is very important for the following reasons:
- It forces you to research every conceivable area in your business
- It forces you to arrange your thoughts in a logical order
- It forces you to think through every eventuality before it occurs
- It will become your guiding action plan in running your business or implementing your idea
- It provides a platform through which you can sell your ideas to others.
To draw up a Business Plan is not that complicated, all it will require is time, patience and effort.
By doing the research yourself you will learn a lot of interesting things about yourself, your company and the proposed plans. But the knowledge and skills gained will pay off in the long run.
Whilst compiling your plan please bear in mind that anything you leave out of the picture will create an additional cost, or drain on your money, when it crops up later on. If you leave out or ignore certain items, your business is headed for disaster. It is simple – Be thorough. It is in your own interest.
During the 80's and early 90's I was a Senior Business Adviser and training specialist working for the then Small Business Development Corporation. The following list of tips is what I used to share with course delegates. It is based on my experience in analysing 1000's of business plans.
- Always write with the proposed writer/evaluator in mind – Minimise industry specific language and jargon. Avoid highly technical descriptions of your products, processes, and operations. Use layman's terms.
- Always ensure that your Business Plan is of a good appearance – First impressions are often lasting impressions.
- Base your Business Plan on irrefutable facts or evidence as far as possible.
- Some form of practical, do it yourself research is always better than just relying on old information.
- (See No.3 above). Spend plenty of time on market analysis. There is a school of thought that says: First get clients, then design the business around them.
- Spend time doing the financials, especially cash flow planning. At the end of the day it is cash that pays accounts, not profits which could be on paper. The need to forecast cash flow requirements is to set targets, encourage you to correctly estimate your working capital requirements (Many businesses fail due to running out of cash) and enable you to arrange financial assistance well in advance (Bankers are people that will lend you money only when you don't need it – So show them you are organised).
- Test your ideas by asking a neutral outsider to for his/her opinion.
- Spend more time planning than regretting it later on.
- Outline every conceivable aspect of your proposed idea or venture. Remember it is often the small things that make a difference. " You can sit on top of a mountain, but not a pin".
- Design your business and plan from your customer's viewpoint. This will ensure a customer service approach from the start.
- Substantiate. Substantiate. Beware assumptions.
- Always use supporting documentation such as media cuttings, letters of commendation to show the evaluator that your plan has merit.
- A business plan is a "living" document. It is not set in concrete.
- Update it as your knowledge grows and whenever your strategies become more concrete.
- Be realistic–base your projections on the results gathered from your analysis. Be honest about positive and negative findings.
- You may have two sets of business plans–one internal, one external. To be an effective management tool internal business plans usually are more detailed than those presented externally.
- After completing your plan, ask yourself the question "Will I be prepared to lend finance or effort based on this proposal"?
Upcoming Reputation Management Training Seminars
Here are the dates for my next round of public workshops. My last events were oversubscribed so it is essential that you register early to secure your seat. If you want me to train your team in-house, just give me a call.
4 – 5 May – My Flagship Training Event –Stakeholder Reputation Management Master Class – It covers stakeholder profiling, stakeholder communication, stakeholder engagement & relationship management, as well as the criteria to use to measure the success of relationships and the ROI in programs.
13 – 14 June: Strategic Employee Stakeholder Engagement – Becoming an Admired Employer, from the inside out
5 – 6 July: Reputation Risk Management Master Class – This Masterclass is a must attend for those interested in closing the gaps between reputation management & risk management in the organization. It covers an in depth look at reputation risk, reputation root cause analysis, creating a reputation risk management framework and how to respond to a reputation event – online and offline.
And something for Consultants & Professional Service Providers:
19 May: Marketing & Promoting your Consulting Business
Register now!
Become a Sponge – Why you Should attend Many Training Events
Years ago I heard a statement that there is nothing as practical as a good theory!
There is also another angle that everyone should consider in their learning curve. To use an analogy the river runs deep in place, wide in others and shallow in some areas.
Thus some speakers or trainers will use different approaches, styles and techniques. This is all welcome.
A Few years ago there was a study conducted amongst the top 25 salesmen in the world. To what did they signify their success – CPD. Continuous Professional Development. When they asked one of the old timers why he attends the ABC of Selling courses once a year , his reply was – Athletes go back to basics, I sharpen my saw and who knows, the instructor, may just say something that will provide me with a breakthrough with my next client.
The point I am making is that the cycle of learning moves from unconscious incompetence to unconscious competence (normally depicted as 4 stages). However there is a fifth stage and that is the one called Unlearning. If you are prepared to unlearn and understand that the mother of skill is repetition , then you will attend as many workshops, seminars and conferences as possible.
You will read as many books as possible. If you want to learn the art and science of making love, don't just read sex magazines and books but also read about the Kama Sutra and tantric sex.
That way you will become like a sponge and be someone that can call on many ideas, theories and street smart skills.
A New Look at the Acronym SWOT
The acronym SWOT is often associated with analysis at the organisation level. However, I have adapted (see below) and used the technique at the team (or group) level, as well the individual level:
S = Strengths = What are we/you good at doing?
W = Weaknesses = What do we/you need help with?
O = Opportunities = What would we/you like to do?
T = Threats = What is preventing us / you from doing what?
A Lesson in Communication for Trainers
Two priests got into an argument about smoking and praying at the same time. They couldn't resolve it, so they decided to each write the Pope and have him decide it.
When both had received their answers, they got together. "What did His Holiness tell you?" asked the first.
"He said that it was fine," answered the second. "What did he tell you?"
"Very strange," responded the first. "He told me that it was forbidden. What did you ask him, anyway?"
"I asked if it was all right to pray while smoking. He said that prayer is always appropriate. What did you ask him?"
"I asked him if it was all right to smoke while praying. He said that smoking would defame the sacred act, so it is forbidden."
Often, it's all in how you ask the question!
Deon Binneman to facilitate a Crisis Management and Communication for Reputation Protection training seminar in Beijing
I have been contracted to run a course for Marcus Evans called Crisis Management and Communication for Reputation Protection at the Grand Millennium hotel, Beijing, China 24 – 25 March.
Check out the Event Website: http://bit.ly/gcctGS
How's your memory?
The following story has relevance for all of us who design programs and interventions of any kind.
A person in an organization went to a memory course. The week after he had taken it, he met a co-worker in a hall, who said to him, "Didn't you go to a memory course last week?"
The graduate said "Yes, I did."
"Well," said his fellow, "how was it?"
Oh, it was wonderful," said the graduate. "They gave lots of really clever association techniques to aid our memory."
"Then you recommend it?" the co-worker inquired.
"Absolutely!" said the graduate.
"Well what was the name of it?"
The graduate paused, "A, a, what's the name of the flower with pretty buds and long stems and thorns?" said the graduate.
"A 'rose?'"
"Yeah, that's right," said the graduate, turning back into his office and speaking to his secretary, "Rose, what was the name of that memory course I went to last week?"
Can you Say Stakeholder?
Most people who has some idea will say it is a person or group that has an interest in the organization. That is not correct.
The BROAD DEFINITION is that it is any group or individual who can affect or is affected by the achievement of the organisation's objectives (Freeman, 1984).
However even that definition is not sufficient. To define a stakeholder you need to also determine their TYPES OF STAKES which could be an interest, a legal or moral right, or ownership.
I like the Body Shop's version and approach: A stakeholder is any group or individual who can affect or is affected by an organisation's impact or behaviour – The Body Shop.
Stakeholders can also be classified into:
- Those who are affected by a particular issue or program;
- Those who have information, knowledge, resources or positions which are relevant to the issue;
- Those who have some control over the outcome of the issue.
Thus internally there could be Subject Matter experts and other interested individuals that needs to be drawn into a program. Some may call it politics, I used to, but after years of working in this area, I have realised that it is about stakes, positions, views and finding ways of engagement.
The Body Shop classifies them into social and non-social groups even goes further to classify them:
Stakeholders are:
- those whose interests are affected by the issue or those whose activities strongly affect the issue;
- those who possess information, resources and expertise needed for strategy formulation and implementation, and
- those who control relevant implementation, instruments (Funds, Law or Property)
What is most important to realize is that stakeholders are volatile and can change interest and positions very quickly often overnight. I always tell my audiences that we live in a world with more active, INFORMED, ACTIVE and SOPHISTICATED customers and communities than in the past.
You may want to check out my article on my Blog in this regard – https://deonbinneman.wordpress.com/2009/05/17/anyone-can-be-an-activist/
If you would like to learn more about Stakeholder Management and its impact on business and organisational reputation, consider attending this event. Register your interest online and I will contact you.
|Stakeholder Reputation Management Master Class
This course will take the delegate from theory to practice, offering the opportunity to question and pre-plan for better reputation management practices and stakeholder management in their organization and will guide companies how to comply with the requirements of Section 8 of the King Code 3 on Corporate Governance. It contains best practice ideas to develop and implement a stakeholder reputation management engagement & communications plan. Based on a synthesis of ideas from community relations, marketing, strategic communication, reputation and stakeholder management, organizational change, sustainability and CSI thinking, it offers an integrated framework, as well as practical tools for developing new kinds of collaborative relationships.
|Monday, November 29, 2010 (all day)
|Hotel Apollo, Ferndale
Cnr Bram Fischer Drive & Republic, Randburg
Johannesburg, Gauteng South Africa
Improving Communication – Management's responsibility
Analyse any manager's job description and you will seldom find Communication Improvement as a defined job responsibility, task and defined output.
Why? Is it because the process is seen to be elusive? The PR Practitioner or Corporate Communications Manager's job? Just as a point could be made that we do not need HR managers , since the management of human resources is a line management function, so we can argue the point that to leave communication to the Communications department is to court disaster.
Traditional organisational structures are very good at compartmentalizing functions causing the "traditional silo effect". There is an old saying: " That which is not inspected, will never be respected".
To improve communications flow in your organisation, I have formulated a number of questions for you to ponder over and to discuss at your next meeting.
- Have all managers been trained in the communications responsibilities of their work? I believe that all managers need to receive training in interpersonal, intrapersonal and organisational communication. We cannot assume that people know how to communicate. We must equip them with knowledge and skills to do so. No media will ensure correct communication. People make communication work.
- Who monitors standards of communication and the handling of problems that have communications implications? Too often Labour Relations problems are solved using traditional IR methods, only to later on realise that the real causes were not addressed.
- Are communication responsibilities written into their job descriptions?
- Who is pro-actively and professionally managing internal and external communications in the organisation, and does that person have the professional know-how, responsibility, authority, accountability and status ? And most importantly is that person sharing and coaching the rest of the organisation or is he or she just managing their silo?
Still in doubt? Then ask any employee what breaks down more often than the photocopier or delivery vehicle. They will all say Communication. Why not make it a manager's responsibility? Why not provide them with the tools to improve it?
What Is The Cost Of NOT Training Management in Reputation Risk & Crisis Management?
Reputational risk is the risk that an activity, action or stance performed or taken by a company or its officials will impair its image in the community and/or the long-term trust placed in the organisation by its stakeholders, resulting in the loss of business and/or legal action.
Essentially all risks and all related components of the group potentially impact on reputational risk.
Think about this one for a second…
You're the CEO of a large company with a daily operating budget that floats somewhere in the millions. Your profit margin is already pretty thin and demands all your management skills to keep things in the black. Suddenly, something absolutely crazy and totally unexpected for which even your best contingency planning didn't prepare you hits you dead on, sinking your thin profit margin into a deep, deep sea of red ink. I'm talking billions here…
No, this isn't a cheap attempt at dramatics. It's a nutshell summary of what happened to the airline industry after September 11. We could argue that those are exactly the times when managers really need to remember what they learned in management school. The truth is, however, that (a) We don't teach them how to deal with crises like that; and (b) they don't have time to worry about soft and hard skills, etc. when their pants are on fire. All they will worry about is whether they can save the "money", because after all that is what the shareholders will hold them accountable for.
It is in situations like these that a person will display their normal crisis management style, and unfortunately what will happen is that managers will go for quick solutions rather than proper root cause analysis. There will be a tendency to address symptoms rather than real causes.
Part of the problem lies in our training that we provide in organisations. I am not saying that the quick and dirty phenomena is happening because training departments are doing such a lousy job, at least not from the perspective of understanding what management is about.
Where departments fail is in not performing regular simulations under which crisis readiness and decision making under stress can be tested. Where training departments fail is in not providing their managers with hard nose business skills training, things to do when faced with a crisis, things to prevent smouldering crises from erupting into perceptual crises, teambuilding and decision making under conditions of severe stress, etc.
What is needed is a solid understanding of the processes that support problem solving and ethical decision making and proactive thinking while studying management struggles, confusion, dilemmas, and the moral challenges managers face. Managers need training in understanding the many elements of crisis management, including such critical areas as crisis planning and preparedness, crisis communications, security of human, physical and intellectual assets and organizational behaviour, communication management problems and strategies.
That way we can assure that our management teams can make proper and ethical decisions when times of trouble come, decisions that will rather build than destroy a company's good name. Let me ask you a question:
- Does your company have a crisis management plan that has been truly tested and simulated in the past few months?
- Does Crisis Management & Communication training feature in your training calendar for the year?
Unless it does, your company is a long way off from being adequately prepared. Don't be upset if quick and dirty solutions are part of your organisation's behaviour patterns. Sometimes incidents happen due to unfortunate oversight. Most of these times I believe they happen because management have not been sensitised to the importance of managing a company's greatest asset – its reputation.
In many cases Reputational damage could have been prevented had management received training in the management of reputation.
Prevention is normally better than cure. Management teams should receive training in what reputation is, why reputation is an asset and a risk, the various drivers of reputation, how it is measured and destroyed, strategies for building, sustaining and protecting reputation, corporate governance, ethics and media understanding and media survival skills. It does not matter if you are working for Government, a Corporate or an NGO – Reputation remains the same and has the same impact.
Often Management asks about the cost of training. Why not consider the flipside of the coin? What is the cost of NOT training management in reputation understanding?
The question to ask is whether Organisation's do enough to sensitise their management teams. BP did most of the above, and yet, even that wasn't enough. Now that is even more scary!
If you would like to learn, how to prevent reputation risk emerging in your organisation, or would like to hone your crisis management skills, you would not want to miss this training event coming up.
|Reputation Defence & Protection (Reputation Risk Mitigation) Masterclass
This two-day Masterclass provides comprehensive and practical coverage of all aspects on how to protect and defend an organisation's reputation, and is based on more than 25 years research and experience on how to protect business reputations. The title word includes the verb defend. The reason – the word defend is generally defined as to take measures to make or keep safe from danger, attack or harm, and implies the actions of protecting, safeguarding, shielding, supporting or preserving. The requirement to defend can be associated with an individual, group, place or thing, and can be associated with honour, reputation, territory, assets and allies (stakeholders). It offers not only international best practices but also provides guidance how to implement a reputation risk management and protection framework. Worldwide reputation risk is seen as the highest-order risk and most dangerous to organizations, because of its volatility and unpredictability. Part of the problem is that some regard it as a strategic risk whilst others see it as a consequence of a risk. The way an organization therefore defines it, will have a material impact on how it will be mitigated and treated. Because reputation risk is volatile, unpredictable and often unquantifiable, it often happens that; what an organization regards as a small incident or issue, erupts and has a major impact, because stakeholders viewed it differently. Understanding the systemic interplay of factors is therefore vital in understanding this risk. If you're responsible for ensuring that your organisation responds to and survives any form of reputation risk event – this Masterclass covers all the key steps necessary.
|Tuesday, July 20, 2010 11:00 AM to Wednesday, July 21, 2010 12:00 PM
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Ideas That Shaped My Training Approach
Someone e-mailed me a few nights ago with an interesting request, namely: ''I have never gotten any formal training in being a trainer and I am now contemplating needing something. What would you recommend as basics? I need to have short and effective trainings (like weekend format), cannot commit to a master degree of some sort yet (if you know of any in my area please let me know for the future),
This was my response:
There are many different ways to learning to become a trainer – from formal to informal and indirect. You could attend many different styles of train-the trainer courses, but I will go beyond that and share some thoughts about the process that shaped my thinking as a trainer.
Rule Number 1: It is not about how brilliant you are as a trainer. It is about your students. Did they learn, did they change?
Don't let anyone ever kid you. Sure the way you present and stand and dress can affect the learning, but if communication is really about the 7% impact in the words we use, 38% in tone and 55% non-verbal then intent will be more important.
I will never forget my first lesson in real training. I was involved in Toastmasters (excellent for speaking) and other organisations, and had some experience in lecturing, etc. I then got promoted and joined what was then South Africa's foremost Small Business Development Corporation – a new training department. The first lesson the then training manager, Ken Fisher shared with me; was the aforementioned lesson. He told me that I will be dealing with prospective entrepreneurs and that was not about how brilliant I was, but on whether I could help them to become successful at what they do.
That lesson remains. By now I have had twenty years experience in training, I am an international conference facilitator and speaker, but the focus remains: "What can I do to unlock my audience's potential?
The lesson; if you want to act becomes a lawyer or an actor.
Second Lesson: As a trainer you should become like a secret service agent and have a bag of dirty tricks. If one thing does not work, use another. Learn as many variations, anecdotes, stories, etc, so that you can get the message across.
Read as many books on training, NLP, communication that you can – it will help you. But while you read ask yourself: "How can I use this?" This is a tactic used by the world's most professional sales people – the ones who sell millions.
IMHO the books that helped me the most was: "Super-Teaching: Master Strategies for Building Student success by Eric P. Jensen" and the book ''Active Training" by Mel Silbermann.
Absolutely essential reading IMHO.


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O2 has said that its UK 4G network is up and running again after yesterday's universal collapse, so our little glimpse into the horrifying blackouts of the future and the crash of all mobile services is over. No one died, did they? We can find where to go without Google Maps, can't we?
No doubt a little bit worried about his medium-term job security, O2's CEO Mark Evans has taken the extraordinary emergency measure of pinning a tweet to his social media presence, where he apologises very hard while also subtly making sure everyone knows that the O2 network collapse was triggered by a fault in the systems of outside provider Ericsson. So if anyone needs sacking it's got to be someone from Ericsson, not Mark Evans.
O2 is also promising that it will hand out something to all of its 25 million customers as an apology for the Day of the Downtime, with a spokesperson saying: "We will be updating our customers later today on how we will make yesterday's data service issue up to them and we'd once again like to thank our customers for their patience," so brace yourselves for maybe 50MB of free data, or a free month of subscription to something you don't even really want, or a high-five from a barista when paying for something using the O2 rewards app.
The failure for O2, the MVNOs it supplies services to and other networks around the world has been monumentally embarrassing for Ericsson, which has laid the blame on a software fault within the core network -- literally something as mundane as an "expired certificate" took everyone offline -- in a grovelling press release that reads like the opening paragraphs of a dystopian tech-horror. [Ericsson via Guardian]

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As he waited for the lift, he looked across at my new desk where I alone sat. It has only been four days.
"How are you adapting to the new office?"
Sir, I came here fifteen years ago with a suitcase, £200 and $20 USD to my name. I had no idea where I was going. I stayed with a friend in her dorm room at her university which was against the rules and so keys for the door were left in places unimaginable to gain access. I couldn't get a job because they needed an address and bank details....I couldn't get a bank account because I needed a job and an address.....I couldn't get an address because they needed a job and bank details. They were still the days when you had to pound the pavement with fifty paper copies of your CV door to door. When we got kicked out of the dorm room, we shook hands by the faithful red Fiesta that died when she thought she was being clever, saving money, by putting diesel in it; and wished each other good luck. I've spent two nights on the street and of course it rained....this is England. I never once re-coursed to public funding. I cried the Kaieteur Falls and Angel Falls every night for the two toddlers I left behind. I started two days a week at university, worked from 14.00-22.30 at a theatre and then walked down Drury Lane to the five star hotel where I worked from 23.00-07.00 as the night auditor. I slept on the bus. I never finished university because I could not afford the international fees. Two years later, I was married and my children joined me. A random cat moved in. Seven years from that day at Heathrow where I spent three hours wondering who to call, we bought a house and a second-hand land rover. The house was a mistake and we woke at 04.00 on a Sunday to sell all our vinyls and everything of any value, to be able to go to the grocery after. We weathered those storms and fifteen years later.......we finally made it.
"I adapt very easily, sir. I absolutely love the new office."
"Good! That's good to hear. See you soon." And with a smile, he got into the lift.
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STUTTGART -- Porsche CEO Matthias Mueller has decided to establish a new product strategy department as the carmaker seeks to expand its model lineup and more than double its unit sales.
"This function will further strengthen Porsche's product orientation and strategy," an internal memo to executives obtained by Automotive News Europe says.
The department will be headed by veteran Porsche engineer Gernot Doellner, who was project director for the 918 Spyder super sports car.
According to a second memo to executives, another manager, Wolfgang Reiss, is leaving Porsche for Volkswagen's headquarters in Wolfsburg. Reiss, manager of general vehicle planning , will take a new job as head of corporate production strategy and planning at the VW Group, the memo says.
Reiss joined Porsche in 1990 and "has contributed quite substantially to the success of our company as manager of general vehicle planning," said the memo. No decision has been made on Reiss's successor at Porsche.
Porsche is merging with VW and there have been a number of job swaps between the two companies. Former Porsche executive vice chairman Wolfgang Duerheimer switched to VW to head the ultraluxury Bentley brand and ex-Porsche CEO Michael Macht moved to VW's management board to oversee group production.
Porsche plans to expand its lineup to seven cars from four as it seeks to increase annual unit sales to 200,000 from about 97,000.


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If your company develops desktop applications for Windows, you're probably using Visual C++. This version of C++ contains special functions and objects to handle the Windows environment. These files, stored as CPP files, compile through the Visual C++ compiler. Compile your files by downloading the free express compiler from Microsoft in order to run compilation commands from the DOS prompt.
Navigate to the Microsoft Visual Studio express download site, then download and install Visual C++ 2010 Express (link in Resources).
Click "Start," type "cmd" into the search bar, then click "cmd" in the search results to launch the DOS command prompt.
Enter the following command to compile a CPP file:
CL C:\example.cpp
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Result Update
In QE31/12/2017, Teoseng's net profit rose 179% q-o-q or 237% y-o-y to RM12.8 million while revenue rose 8% q-o-q or 6% y-o-y to RM118 million. The revenue increased mainly due to the increase in selling price of eggs and sales quantity. Coupled with the lower raw material and operating cost, the pre-tax profit increased from RM3.1 million to RM11.9 million.
Table: Teoseng's 8 quarterly result
Graph 1: Teoseng's 21 quarterly result
Heading for Higher Profit
Poultry players can be involved in layer or broiler operation (to produce either egg or meat), upstream feedmill operation or downstream retail operation. Teoseng is involved mainly in layer operation and it is the biggest layer farm operator in the country. This is based on an old report from Bursadummy (here).
Table 2: Malaysian major poultry operators (Source: Bursadummy)
For Teoseng o make good profit, it needs to have good egg prices and low raw material prices. In the past 6 months, egg prices have been fairly firm at around an average of 35 sen apiece. If egg prices can stay at this level for a few more months, Teoseng will get a big boost in revenue. Teoseng will get a secondary lift in revenue due to higher output - unlike some operators which have not increased their output capacity due to earlier depressed egg prices.
Graph 2: Egg Average Price Chart as at Feb 9, 2018 (Source: DVS. gov.my)
Teoseng will benefit from lower corn prices. Corn, which is the main input for production of chicken feed, have been at the low for the past 3 years. Despite this favorable price, poultry farmers did not enjoy the full benefit due to weak MYR. Now that MYR has strengthened, the poultry farmer will enjoy the benefit of lower corn prices.
Chart 1: Corn price for 10 years to Feb 2018 (Source: Nasdaq.com)
Based on the above, I believe Teoseng is likely to see higher profit next few months.
Teoseng (closed at RM0.985 yesterday) is now trading at a trailing PER of 84 times (based on last 4 quarters' EPS of 1.16 sen). However, if we annualized the profit (using the QE31//12/2017 number), the PER for Teoseng is 6 times. At this PER, the stock is deemed fairly attractive.
Technical Outlook
Teoseng is in a downtrend. If it can surpass the RM1.00-1.05, the stock may be over and the next upleg may begin.
Chart 2: Teoseng's weekly chart as at Mar 1, 2018 (Source: ShareInvestor.com)
Based on improved financial performance and attractive valuation, Teoseng could be a good stock for a recovery play.
I hereby confirm that I do not have any direct interest in the security or securities mentioned in this post. However, I could have an indirect interest in the security or securities mentioned as some of my clients may have an interest in the acquisition or disposal of the aforementioned security or securities. As investor, you should fully research any security before making an investment decision.


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Instagram stats in 2018
The latest Instagram stats show there are currently more than 800 million monthly active users will probably reach a billion users in 2018.
That's more than x2 the monthly active users of Twitter and x3 times as many users on WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger.
80% of Travelers Follow a Business on Instagram
According to Instagram:
- 80% of users say they follow at least one business on the app
- 60% heard about a product and service through the platform
- Last March 2017, over 120 million Instagram profiles visited a website, got directions, called a business, emailed or direct messaged a business
25% of Instagram Ads Are Single Videos
Even if the classic photos carrousels are still the most common on Instagram Ads, video has gained a lot of traction.
Video Ads can be up to 60 seconds long, but the engagement can quickly drop off if the video starts to be too long.
Try to stick to maximum of 30 seconds, and your audience will stay more engaged!
Posts With a Location Get 79% More Engagement
Location tagging gives Instagram users another way to find content.
Several third party apps exist that allow users to search by location,
leading to increased engagement.
Instagram Users Engage More on Weekdays
According to SproutSocial:
- The best time to post on Instagram is Wednesday at 3 p.m., Thursday at 5 a.m., 11 a.m., and 3 to 4 p.m. and Friday at 5 a.m.
- Thursday is the best day to post to Instagram.
- The safest times to post to Instagram are Tuesday through Friday 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
- Sunday is the least engaging day for Instagram.
User-Generated Content Has a 4.5% Higher Conversion Rate
When a consumer sees a photo from a person rather than a brand, they have a 4.5% higher chance of conversion.
This number increases to 9.6% if they interact with the photo.


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Weight Loss On Existing Asserts - Because of pricy gym membership and weight loss product, it is very costly endeavor for weight loss. This is one of the main myths surrounding weight loss. Actually, it is easy and cheap if you follow the right directions, corrective action and work enthusiastically. We are going to clarify how to shed the fats and make your smart with saving your money in this short note.
Dish out meals at home
You will realize how much you spend on eating food for a month provided that you total the cost of coffee, burgers and coke at a sandwich bar daily and because of ready meals' high fat and sugar content they tend be high in calories. Eat low-calorie, healthy foods at your home to save money and prevent pounds from creeping in. It is important to know that high-protein and high-fiber foods keep you full for a long period of time. Your food plan makes your able to adopt an enthusiastic approach towards losing your weight.
Portion Control
When you are willing to lose weight, portion control is very essential. We many times tend underestimate how much we have food so portion sizes keep us away to eating too much. Many programs of losing weight come with pre-portioned meals, on the other hand you need not these programs to be familiar with ace portioned sized. It is better to use a measuring cup or a kitchen scale to measure your food servings because a food scale or kitchen scale guides you portion control and keeps you from eating more than you planned.
Eat Less doesn't mean to be hungry
Starving is not suggested for the reason that it makes you famish and creates hunger pangs even though many people think that eating less with starving is the best way for weight loss. One should reduce calorie intake with the passage of time and red meat fried food item, sugary cadies and salty snack should not be eaten but you can have an alternative sources from vegetables' proteins for examples tofu, beans and lentils.
Count Calories
Sometimes it is slightly boring to keep in mind making a record of what you eat and how many times you eat but sometimes it is also interesting. Its main fact is to let you know you shape your waistline fast. By this you can make a note of the calories whenever you eat. For the benefits of people it has been made easier by technological innovations for keeping a way of foods choices. Making a weekly or monthly food journal creates interesting fact in your diet life and a way for weight loss & Build Muscle.
Choices of Exercises & Experiment
If we think exercise can be done in gym where the membership is too expensive, it does not only mean to go to gym for workouts. You can start the easiest and free exercises for instance brisk walks, jolting on the floor, ascending mountains, descanting stairs, slight jumping, swimming, ice climbing and dancing. It can easily be stopped up if you work out being consistent under the supervision of gym instructor or fitness experts.
Get Exercise Buddies
In order to enjoy you should do group weight loss exercise programs because it is to get nervous when you do exercises alone. The group weight loss exercise programs are very good as compared to exercising alone.
Also read another useful article about reason why you need to believe in natural weight loss supplements.
Article source : http://www.streetarticles.com/nutrition/weight-loss-on-existing-asserts
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By admin - June 20, 2018
Read: NSW Budget at a glance
With an avowed focus on "making lives better", the Berejiklian Government has delivered a State Budget with plenty of cash to go around – much of it channelled into education, health, infrastructure and families, in what is clearly a re-election pitch to voters.
For businesses involved in related programs or services, such as air-conditioning in schools, electrical contracting, property-related construction, child care and transport, that's very good news. They stand to benefit from a broad range of spending initiatives announced by the Government, and the more robust conditions set to go along with them.
Overall the State's economy is in a strong position. Growth is currently at 3.75% and predicted to exceed the national average for the coming three years, it enjoys the lowest unemployment rate in the country and is set to enjoy predicted surpluses until 2021, coupled with the largest infrastructure program in recent memory.
Sydney Managing Partner Rob Southwell said the NSW Government was well positioned to increase spending, with the State coffers full as a result of the asset recycling program and the associated sale of ports and electricity grids.
"They are putting a lot of that back into the major areas of families, education, health and infrastructure, with total spending over the next four years of more than $87 billion – so it will be good for businesses that are actually engaged in working in those projects," he said.
"From a macro perspective, the standout is the spending on education. The $6 billion pledged to build more schools is very exciting. We're seeing huge population growth in NSW and infrastructure, education and hospitals are needed to support that. Spending to support that growth has been behind where it needed to be, so that is a very positive step forward.
"In addition, the amount of money going into health is a great outcome. That's not only investment in hospitals, and building more infrastructure, but also around families and related services with the likes of nurses, ambulance officers and doctors, which is an important initiative."
Mr Southwell said small businesses would benefit from the fee-free apprenticeship scheme, which would encourage more people to take on a trade to support the growth of those businesses.
The Future Generations Fund, which will set aside for future spending some of the funds generated by recent asset sales and revenue growth, is another positive and progressive move, albeit light on detail.
However, it's not all positives. While infrastructure and service expenditure will deliver healthy operating conditions for businesses, incentives for business growth aren't as well represented – and while generous with its spending, the Budget delivers little in the way of tax reform.
"The progressive increase to the payroll tax threshold over the next three years will provide some relief to small businesses, but an alternative approach of widening the base and lowering the payroll tax rate might have provided more sustainable benefits in the long term," said Mr Southwell.
"Broader tax reform will become important over the coming years as traditional revenue flows from property-related taxes begin to soften."
According to Newcastle Managing Partner Michael Minter, the payroll tax changes represent a boon for businesses in the region.
"We can see this will take a number of growing small to medium businesses in our area out of the payroll tax net. The plan to increase the threshold to $1 million over four years will ensure NSW is a more competitive place to employ staff and give business confidence," said Mr Minter.
"In good news for the Hunter Valley, this move will particularly benefit regional areas as they have a greater proportion of small to medium-sized businesses."
However, while the budget will offer a boost to Hunter Valley businesses, infrastructure spending for the region is light on.
"This Budget is being delivered on the back of the strong NSW economy, and the role of Newcastle in providing royalties to underpin this is clear. In spite of falling stamp duty revenues with the cooling property market, the NSW Government is flush with cash and reporting continued strong growth," Mr Minter said.
"Apart from the money to continue the Newcastle light rail construction, most of the other funding for infrastructure in the Hunter Region is for planning, not significant construction.
"It would have been good to see some of the long talked about infrastructure projects in the Hunter accelerated, so that local companies can share in that spend and boost local employment."
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Austria: Sturm ultras with Pink Floyd choreo
Sturm Graz Ultras reinterpreted the famous cover of the Pink Floyd Album "The dark side of the moon". Different colours reach the prisma, but the Sturm Graz prisma changes them to black and white. The text says something like "There might be many many colours, but our lives are black and white only".
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Momma & kittens ready for forever homes| Cat's Meow
VERO BEACH — We tabby kittens are about four weeks old and getting ready for our forever homes. We are adorable, social, loving, and playful. Our momma is a beautiful young tabby who is very quiet and sweet. Taking care of all those babies has been extremely exhausting and she is truly looking forward to a home where she can rest and relax!
Cat's Meow
If you are interested in adopting a pet, volunteering your time to help with the animals or fundraising, contact Cat's Meow Rescue and Adoption Center, 126 43rd Ave., Vero Beach, 772-562-2287 or visit www.verocatsmeow.com
MORE: See more of Cat's Meow's pets of the week
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S.E.S have finally regrouped after 13 years for their 20th anniversary. They officially made their comeback on the 1st day of 2017, however, had previously performed on a few stages in 2016. For those who don't know, S.E.S joins the ongoing trend of first generation groups regroup and making comebacks. S.E.S made their debut in 1997 but later disbanded in 2003. The group lineup remains the same as their early stages, which includes Bada, Eugene and Shoo. Their comeback compromises 2 title tracks, Remember and Paradise.
The group returned with two very different songs. Remember is a ballad that will remind you of the good memories. Listening to it brought a smile to my face and I am sure that it will for you as well. The melodies are really brought out nicely by their sweet and spectacular vocals. Like a few other songs I have reviewed so far, the song has a really soft sound to it, but it makes the song even better in this case. Paradise is a more upbeat song that we tend to link to S.E.S. It takes you back to those days with their retro sounds. Their vocals are also quite nice in this song and their rap is pretty good as well. I absolutely fell for this song while listening to it for the first time. I particularly thought the second half of the chorus (떳떳떳떳떳떳떳떳하게). Quite addictive. The one thing I did notice that while the group do make you remember the retro sounds, they do have elements that fit in with the modern sounds of today. And that actually goes with many of the first generation artists who are fitting in perfectly with the new sounds of generations after theirs.
Remember's music video is a little boring to watch. It mainly consists of closeups of them singing and walking around. There are a few scenes with extras and a little boy. But those scenes carry no significance to the video besides adding another warm feel to it. That being said, that warm feeling compliments the ballad nature and the overall song. Paradise's video is more up my alley. The ladies, in this video, shows off a more feminine and mature side. The video is made to look artsy with the different filming effects that they used. However, I feel like that took away from that mature feel that I first got. Though I am quite sure it was meant to be artsy in the first place. It is also quite stunning how they look like they haven't aged at all. Some parts of the Paradise video reminded me of EXO's Monster's video, particularly those security cameras. I actually do enjoy the Paradise video quite a bit and have returned to it a number of times already.
I have yet to see a live performance for Paradise yet. Please link if there is one. But from what I could see in the video, I guess age is just a number. Because these ladies are still dancing as if they just debuted.
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Paradise – 8/10


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Thank you for returning Castelmezzano. I would also like to return the sound
There should be sound of nature ........ what's wrong with you Sam
6may19--Splendid view of a wonderful place, I am glad there is no noise to spoil the experience. EnJoy EnJoy
Welcome back.....any sound please
The camera is back for Christmas. Thank you all. It is a pity that there is no sound. Listening to the barking of a dog, the sound of the wind, the ringing of a bell — all this gave the effect of being there.
Cam is back! Missed y'all. Skylinewebcams rocks! (dbl entendre with this view:)
Captain Sam why say such a thing about the audio. We think it's brilliant
What great audio! The birds, wind, sometimes someone talking, sometimes in the middle of the night(early morning for me) a dog barks. Sublime is wonderful, just like the nestling of this sublime view. Thank you il Borgo Ducale, y'all rock(pun intended:)
What a waste of audio, drab noise, useless.
Has the sound gone
2/14 light snow. Happy Valentine's Day
This is one of my top ten favorites,especially at sunrise. Capt Sam do you know what the glow is coming from the other side of the cliffs? I only see this glow at sunrise but its not the sun.
26dec17-- A Thank You to our host, Il Borgo Ducale, for sponsoring this 'live cam' view of Castelmezzano, one of the most beautiful medieval towns of Italy, wonderful.
Fantastic I love this with sound too
So wondrously beautiful! Thank you.


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BENEFITING: Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers
ORGANIZER: Pamela
EVENT: West Salem 2017
EVENT DATE: Sep 10, 2017
Pamela Schneider wrote -
We will be participating in the Tunnel to Towers in West Salem, WI, and any little bit you can give helps! Please help us reach our goal, and give to this amazing organization, the Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation.
"The mission of our Foundation is to honor the sacrifice of firefighter Stephen Siller who laid down his life to save others on September 11, 2001. We also honor our military and first responders who continue to make the supreme sacrifice of life and limb for our country."
Stephen Siller's story can be found here.
If you want to know more about the foundation and what your donations go towards, check out this page here. They have some awesome intitiatives, including:
Building for America's Bravest - "Building for America's Bravest is a program of the Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation that builds Smart Homes for our most catastrophically injured service members returning home. Each home is custom designed to address the unique needs of each individual. Energy efficient, automated and easily accessible—these homes use "adaptive technology" to help our most severely injured heroes live better, more independent lives."
Legacy of Love Programs - the Foundation works to make an impact in the lives of children who are orphaned or have lost a parent. These programs include Stephen's House of the New York Foundling, Legacy of Love and Wings of a Hero Awards, and Setphen's House of the Maison d'Enfants par la Foi Orphange. They have also helped with Hurricane Sandy Relief.
The Team: $25 TOTAL RAISED SO FARJOIN THE TEAM
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Blues lose shape and fold
Successive losses, after the Stormers beat the Blues 33-20 in Cape Town on Saturday, have made life difficult in the Rebel Sport Super 14 for the Blues.
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If points table positions were used as the main predictors for this Rebel Sport Super 14 game, you would have to tip the Blues by plenty.
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Travel changes and recovery from last week's tough match with the Sharks at Albany are behind the changes made to the Blues starting XV for the Rebel Sport Super 14 match against the Stormers in Cape Town on Sunday morning (NZT).
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2 Chronicles 1:11 New International Version (NIV)
11 God said to Solomon, "Since this is your heart's desire and you have not asked for wealth, possessions or honor, nor for the death of your enemies, and since you have not asked for a long life but for wisdom and knowledge to govern my people over whom I have made you king,
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15 Crucial Questions about Stock Options
Stock options have been a part of executive pay at major U.S. corporations for approximately 100 years. They have had an important role for approximately 70 years
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A New Approach to Maximizing Stock Option Awards. By Aaron Petersen Wealth Research Specialist. Corporate executives at all levels frequently receive a significant
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Stock-based compensation provides executives and employees the opportunity to share in the growth of the company and, if structured properly, Stock Options.
Option Backdating and Its Implications - Harvard Law School
2019-03-14 · Although available primarily to company senior executives, stock option plans now often exist for many other employee groups.
How Paying CEOs in Stock Options Leads to Unsafe Products
2016-03-25 · Just to be clear, I'm not arguing that stock options for top executives is the only factor affecting inequality of compensation. I suspect that what
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How many executives made more CEO Incentives—It's Not How Much You Pay, But How. We also collected data on stock options and stock ownership for CEOs
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A comprehensive list of questions about stock options you need to ask when you receive an offer to join a private company.
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Stock-options grants are tied to executives' risk-taking and increased leverage.
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2016-12-08 · It's hard to read the business news without coming across reports about the salaries, bonuses and stock option packages awarded to chief executives of
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2010-07-01 · During the heyday of the Internet, in the late 1990s, stock options were the major drawing card, or big-ticket item, that brought major talent to many new
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Compensation: Stock Options: HR Guide to Internet Resources from HR-Guide.com listing resources for compensation solutions
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Stock Options and Total Payout I. Introduction Executive compensation contracts are often designed using stock options to better align the interests of managers with
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Executive Compensation: Stock and Stock Options 2016 General Executives today are increasingly compensated with stock or stock options. A benefit of receiving stock
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The Trouble with Stock Options - National Bureau of
A private California corporation granted stock options to its executive team that were exercised on the same day as grant (83bs have been filed), with a 4-year
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2013-11-26 · Get The Most Out Of Employee Stock Options. Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their The executive exercises the options on June 1,
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Stock options are a big part of the startup Startup stock options explained. This is an area of asymmetry where senior executives have these provisions much
Get The Most Out Of Employee Stock Options - Forbes
2003-11-27 · A stock option gives an investor the right, but not the obligation, to buy or sell a stock at an agreed upon price and date.
Accounting for Employee Stock Options
2019-03-15 · Companies award stock options to recruit and retain key employees, executives and directors. These options give holders the right to buy the underlying
Accounting For Stock Options Discussion - Proformative
2015-09-18 · As inequality and lagging wages in America take center stage in both economic and political debates, the issue of whether company executives are


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How B2B Marketing is Changing in 2018
Gain exclusive insights on priorities, tactics, and challenges from SMB Marketing Leaders.
Gain exclusive insights on priorities, tactics, and challenges from SMB Marketing Leaders.
Account-Based Marketing is a strategy, not a solution.
Among B2B communities, 2017 brought upon several new concepts, trends and technologies… But perhaps none captured more attention than the re-emergence of account-based marketing as a viable growth strategy.
B2B marketers like you contributed their insights to Sagefrog's annual B2B Marketing Mix Report, a valuable asset in planning your marketing strategy for the year ahead.
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A church chair is then finally a chair that works for your church in the worship space it is placed in. For example, there are churches that because of a limited amount of square footage in their worship area desire to squeeze as many chairs as possible into that area. It may be that a worship chair a bit narrower than the standard 20" wide chair is the one that works for them. Another church that may be holding their worship service in a room that also serves as a space for other purposes throughout the week has a need to stack their chairs at least once each week. It may be that a worship chair that is lighter in weight, handles easier and stores compactly is the chair that works for them. And yet another church needs chairs that will work both in auditorium style seating in rows and around tables. It may be that a "hybrid" chair is the chair that needs to be purchased. Please know the reality once again is this has little with the appearance of your church chair. Instead it simply has to do with what chair can serve multiple purposes for your church.
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It is never too early to start thinking about managing your finances. No matter what your age is, understanding how to manage your finances is essential, particularly when living with HIV. Financial concerns can be very challenging and it is important to know there are financial advisors who can support you.
For further information on financial support and management for people living with HIV, take a look at the advice available on the Life With HIV website.


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Minister for Health Simon Harris has called for a referendum to change the definition of family in the Constitution so as to remove the special status of marriage. He said that it is an area that needs careful consideration and work, but added that "the idea that a mum or dad bringing up a son or daughter, or a grandmother bringing up three or four grandkids for years, effectively raising them, are not recognised as families because of our Constitution's outdated understanding of what constitutes a family is something that we should examine."
It means the Government has is moving even further away from the idea that the biological family of mother, father and child based on marriage is of special importance.
Mr Harris was speaking in the Seanad on a revised Children and Family Relationships (Amendment) Bill which corrects drafting errors in legislation from three years ago. That legislation was meant to declare that a child's real parents are those who intend to raise it, rather than those who are genetically related to it.
Speaking on the new bill, Independent Senator Ronan Mullen said "the child's best interests are supposed to be paramount, but time and again we see that they only come into it after adults' aspirations have been facilitated by politicians".
There was, he said, a "complete absence of debate about the morality of many of these modern techniques designed to secure and procure children for adults to bring up and the herd-like rush to a right-on, politically correct, slavish obedience to a new set of moral norms".


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Health Professionals Rally in Support of Clean Power Plan, Urging Federal Government to Protect Childrens Health
(February 28, 2018) - SAN FRANCISCO
Volunteer physicians and health professionals representing the American Lung Association joined with other health and environmental groups to declare support for the Clean Power Plan at a rally in San Francisco Wednesday.
The rally was held in advance of a Listening Session hosted by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in San Francisco. The U.S. EPA is considering a repeal of the Clean Power Plan, a critical federal policy that sets limits on carbon pollution from existing power plants and would prevent 4,500 early deaths and 90,000 pediatric asthma attacks every year by 2030.
"Those of us in the medical field see the impacts of air pollution on lung health every single day and now is not the time to take a step backwards," said Dr. David Tom Cooke, a thoracic surgeon and volunteer physician with the American Lung Association. "Federal policies like the Clean Power Plan are critical to reducing the number of asthma attacks, hospital visits and early deaths associated with exposure to dirty air in California."
Many of the rally participants provided public comment at the Listening Session hosted by the U.S. EPA. Health professionals presented a unified voice declaring that reducing air pollution and taking action on climate change is critical to the future of clean air and public health in California. The American Lung Association along with two dozen health partners also submitted a letter to the U.S. EPA urging protection of the Clean Power Plan.
Today's Listening Session is one of three planned across the country to collect input ahead of the administration's final decision on whether to repeal the Clean Power Plan.
Californians can still make their voices heard. The U.S. EPA is accepting comments on the proposed repeal of the Clean Power Plan until April 26, 2018. Comments can be submitted online through the American Lung Association website.
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If you want to put later buyers on notice of a legal claim involving real property, you can record a lis pendens (also known as a notice of pendency of action) with the recorder in each county where the property is located. CCP §§405-405.61. Recording a lis pendens, however, isn't without its own set of risks. Continue reading
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5 Estate Planning Options for Out-of-State Real Property
As any seasoned estate planner knows, it's crucial to learn of all your client's assets before developing a comprehensive plan. This is particularly important when it comes to out-of-state real property, which may be subject to that state's potential inheritance or estate tax if left unaccounted. Add the costs and headaches of an ancillary probate, and your client's loved ones will be left wishing for a better way. Lucky for you (and them), there is! Continue reading
Caution! Sever a Joint Tenancy Before Conveying the Interest to a Third Party
As a graduation present, your client purchases her son a home. Although the plan was for the son to live there alone, the client and her son take title as joint tenants. Years later, your client remarries and asks you to convey her interest in the house to her new husband's children on her death. What do you do? Whatever instrument you choose, be sure to sever the joint tenancy! Continue reading
Choose the Best Answer for a Property Owner: (a) Short Sale or (b) Foreclosure
Beleaguered property owners all too frequently wonder: Should I let the bank foreclose my loan or should I try to complete a short sale? In many cases, borrowers will be better served by a short sale than a foreclosure. Continue reading
New Property Insurance Book
This book is a great guide for attorneys who
- Handle real property and advise clients on how to insure that property;
- Manage, or assist others who manage, estate property; and
- Sue or defend insurers.
Just as insurance is a big part of all our lives, this book is important for attorneys practicing in a variety of areas. Think flood, earthquake, toxic drywall from China. Property insurance issues are pervasive and always growing and changing as our world and technology does.
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Profile in Practice: Leslie A. Baxter
As part of CEB's commitment to bringing together California's legal community, our blog will post a short interview with one of your fellow attorneys.
This week, we profile Leslie Baxter:
CEB: What is your practice area and how did you choose it?
Leslie: I practice real estate and business law. Before law school, I worked in the urban redevelopment field, so real estate and business law was a natural fit.
CEB: What do you like best and least about practicing law? Continue reading
Profile in Practice: Charles A. Hansen
As part of CEB's commitment to bringing together California's legal community, our blog will post a short interview with one of your fellow attorneys.
This week, we profile attorney and author of CEB's California Mortgages, Deeds of Trust, and Foreclosure Litigation Charles A. Hansen:
CEB: What is your practice area and how did you choose it?
Chuck: All aspects of real estate and secured lending litigation. I chose that area because I figured it was less likely to get me killed than doing criminal or family law.
CEB: What do you like best and least about practicing law?
Chuck: Best is the chance to learn something new (not just about law) every day. Worst is how much it costs clients to pursue their legal rights. Continue reading


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D.G. Net Meter
Our software library provides a free download of D.G. Net Meter 1.1.38. The software lies within Internet & Network Tools, more precisely Network Tools. This free program is an intellectual property of Daniele Giabbai. You can set up D.G. Net Meter on Windows XP/Vista/7/8/10 32-bit.
The current installer available for download requires 1.7 MB of hard disk space. Our built-in antivirus checked this download and rated it as virus free. The most popular version among the program users is 1.1. Commonly, this program's installer has the following filename: DGNetMeter.exe.
From the developer:
An utility to track network usage, showing actual vertical bar graphs for both download and upload byte amounts.
You may want to check out more software, such as Net Meter Pro, Net Meter or Meta.Numerics, which might be related to D.G. Net Meter.
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Vastavam web:'Baahubali 2's hype and hoopla impressed hero Sudheer Babu and made him gone nostalgic remembering Superstar Krishna's 'Simhasanam'. He felt the craze generated by 'Baahubali 2' is on par with the craze of 'Simhasanam' then.
" The unprecedented craze or the pride, feeling we have for #baahubali now I feel is somewhat similar during krishna Garu's #Simhasanam. Simhasanam 1st 70mm movie ani apatlo telugu ppl proud ga ela feel ayaro,ipudu #Baahubali making ki ala proud ga feel avutunaru Telugu ppl," tweeted Sudheer Babu.
Superstar's fans were overwhelmed with the tweet of Sudheer Babu while some more fans felt 'Simhasanam' was a content rich film and it shouldn't be compared with other films. Meanwhile, Sudheer Babu worked for a couple of Telugu and Hindi films so far. Post the release of 'Bhale Manchi Roju', none of his films hit screens. He is hoped to do movies regularly.


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NIGEL Farage and Danny Dyer have become embroiled in a bitter war of words.
Dyer, who plays Mick Carter in Eastenders and has appeared in many films such as Human Traffic and The Business went off on one and launched an extraordinary tirade in an interview with The Big Issue magazine during which he 'blessed' Theresa May who apparently became Prime Minister by "default". Not quite sure how that happens but never mind. It's perhaps not the most fulsome praise.
Turning to Boris Johnson he said: "Boris Johnson running around with his stupid haircut spouting b******s. Young people look and think: 'If these are the people running the country, why shouldn't I go and loot? They just don't give a f***. This us against them-type vibe has got worse.
He said that David Cameron backed an In-Out Referendum to 'get' Nigel Farage: "[Politicians] are floundering around. They have been given this thing called f****** Brexit because of one man. One man. Who we voted in to be our prime minister, who purely for his own ego decided to call a referendum just to get rid of Nigel Farage. Farage, another p***k in a suit who tapped into something – and I suppose it is that white working-class, middle-age man who lost his voice slightly."
Cool as a cucumber, Farage invited Dyer to talk politics on his LBC show but warned people may not take him seriously: "If you've really got some strong views on Brexit, and the players involved, we'd love to talk to you about it here on LBC. But if you're going to swear all the time it isn't going to work or impress anybody."