This was shared with me years ago, and I cannot remember who. However I thought I’d share the information….. The Kindle has a new competitor….a BOOK…Here is the Media Release. THE LAUNCH OF BOOK Introducing the new Bio-Optic Organized Knowledge device, trade-named BOOK. BOOK is a revolutionary breakthrough in technology: no wires, no >>electric circuits, […]
As a keen observer of reputational issues around the Globe, it has always intrigued me that once a reputation risk incident has happened, that the organisation’s culture are often found to be the main cause and culprit. At NASA (Challenger & Columbia space shuttle disasters) and Andersen (Enron), and even now BP (Complacency), corporate culture […]
They say that when a crisis strikes, how you act in the first few minutes determines the final outcome. With more companies developing crisis or disaster recovery plans they can turn to if the unthinkable ever happens, service providers are not far behind, hoping to offer them the right solutions for the job. Numerous crises […]
What: Stakeholder Reputation Management MasterclassThis acclaimed two-day Masterclass focuses on the strategic management of stakeholder relationships and enables organisations to comply with Section 8 of the King Code 3 on Corporate Governance. It will provide managers with a structured stakeholder management approach and the know-how and means to strategically guide and influence relationship building, communication […]
What is Public Relations? And, how does it differ from Marketing or Advertising? This question has been asked so many times and answered so many times in text books that I thought you may appreciate an alternative look at it. When the circus comes to town and you put up a sign, that’s advertising. If […]
These days Reputation Managers no longer have to only contend with traditional media, they also have to deal with citizen journalists and bloggers and the public alike. Now there is an addition to this mix. Enter Current TV as part of the Top TV offering. South African bloggers and citizen journalists now have a new […]
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 […]
Stakeholders expect it. And smart companies are doing it: integrating their reporting of financial and nonfinancial performance in order to improve sustainable strategy. How can managers better identify, describe, and confront the issues of environmental and social sustainability that their companies increasingly encounter? One answer is One Report, a method of integrating information about financial […]
I firmly believe that communication is the key to successfully implementing any large-scale organizational change. Whether you are implementing new systems, redesigning business processes, or transforming organization structures through downsizing and M&A, effective communication is absolutely critical. A former colleague used to write, “Communication is more than the tangible vehicles and tools that convey information; […]