On Tuesday the 1st April I celebrated 12 years as an independent speaker, trainer and consultant on Corporate Reputation matters. During the past 12 years I have worked on projects ranging from OD to Training. I have consulted and spoken at more than 60 conferences in 8 countries on how to build, sustain and protect […]
According to a recent survey conducted by consultancy CoreBrand – Microsoft is rapidly losing credibility and mindshare with business users. Its CoreBrand Power 100 2007 study , which polled about 12,000 U.S. business decision-makers showed that Microsoft dropped from number 12 in the ranking of the most powerful U.S. company brands in 2004 to number […]
So your organization professes that stakeholder relations is a priority for it. So what % of PR expenditure are you spending on which stakeholder? What % of training budget are you spending on teaching managers to maximise relationships with stakeholders? PR expenditure – is expenditure on attempting to influence perceptions of the organisation. What we […]
I received this mail last night which should be of interest to all Reputation Managers. The Research Network for Business Sustainability recently held a dialogue forum on valuing business sustainability. The speakers and participants – 30 managers, 20 academics, and 15 government and NGO leaders – offered insights on sustainability valuation from various perspectives. These […]
It is time again to enter the BEST Employers South Africa survey. This annual HR research & PR project is an ideal opportunity to benchmark an organization’s human resources processes and measure reputation success. The ability to attract and retain human capital is one of the criteria of developing a sustainable reputation. By entering this […]
Astana, the team of defending champion Alberto Contador, was among those not invited to compete in the 2008 Tour de France today. Two American teams, Slipstream and High Road, were invited to take part in the Tour. It is the first time more than one U.S. team has been invited to the world’s most prestigious […]
The latest version of Powerlines, my strategic reputation newsletter is now ready for your reading pleasure. The 77th edition contains a number of articles that will be of real interest to you, if you believe that reputation is your organization’s largest asset and risk at any one time. First of all I feature an article […]
I will be conducting a Stakeholder Reputation workshop in Johannesburg, South Africa from the 12th – 13th March and have uploaded the brochure and registration form for your convenience. Stakeholder Brochure and Registration form Previous delegates have found this workshop very useful as it provides essential information on how to maximize reputation and relationships with stakeholders. Stakeholder Management is very important as […]
The latest version of Powerlines, my strategic reputation newsletter is now ready for your reading pleasure. The 76th edition contains a number of articles that will be of real interest to you, if you believe that reputation is your organization’s largest asset and risk at any one time. First of all I feature an article […]
I was assisting a colleague in the Banking Industry yesterday with a Stakeholder Reputation strategy formulation and I thought that my readers could benefit from what I shared with him. To reduce reputation risk throughout the organisation the message regarding reputation as an asset and risk will need to be addressed at three levels: Organisation […]