When you are in private business, life throws at you all kinds of emotions. One day you are lonely, afraid, worried, and very scared about the life’s choices you made. There is always a voice in your voice coming at you like a mid-night lightning that sparks in the skies with a penetrating light into your bed, followed by a loud bang that leaves you so scared only to realize that light travels faster than sound if you can hear it, you are still alive. Another day, you are all up into the sky flying with the eagles. Life looks…
The awakening – 7 lessons from coronavirus
Are you winning or losing? The world has been turned upside down. Who would have imagined a premier league or La Liga league football game being played live in an empty stadium? How about postponing the Olympics? I predict the coronavirus will soon come to an end. But do not get ready to tap into the opportunities. Stay ready. Here are some lessons I have learned thus far: Global competition is real. You can choose to ignore it at your peril or embrace the competitors for your success. We just conducted a cybersecurity resilient training to a client in Dubai.…
Is your board social media and cybersecurity ready?
For any dynamic organization, the management of Public Relations is a key priority for its Board. Many Board members lack the skills they need to succeed in positively influencing public perceptions. In today’s interconnected world, businesses are increasingly becoming digital and technology trends including all forms of social media have become a major boardroom affair today, than ever before. In these #covid19 times, your organization must attain the critical social media digital skills for the effective execution of its mandate through strategic social media engagements with key stakeholders. And for this reason, training in social media and cybersecurity for the…
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Once one of the most effective and efficient agencies, Face Technologies is now overwhelmed, and the staff members are tired as early as 9 am. It is psychological tiredness. Each day, about 700 driving permits are processed. It is a lot of work, and I too feel for the staff and everyone involved in making sure all applicants get their driving permits. The company does an efficient operation whereby a new driving permit is processed when the person has gone to collect it. An excellent approach to eliminate forgeries.
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Strategy is choice. It is about making choices on how to win with stakeholders including customers against the competition or in case of government institutions, any entity that competes for budget allocation from the consolidated fund, is a competitor.
