I have launched a brand new e-newsletter for consultants, business practice managers, experts, professional service providers and/or anyone interested in learning about marketing and building, sustaining and protecting their reputation in a competitive knowledge economy. As a tool, this newsletter will provide the reader with valuable knowledge, hints and tips to sharpen their rainmaker & […]
KPMG has released a report entitled “Recession-related risks” a top concern for audit committees in 2008’’ http://www.kpmg.co.uk/pubs/312922_RECESSION_RELATED_RISKS_web.pdf How companies deal with recession–related risks will either destroy their fine reputations or enhance them. Recession-related risks include not just financial risks – such as liquidity, access to capital, ageing receivables, and cash management – but also strategic, […]
Karl Marx had a point. In his book, Das Kapital he wrote in 1867 and I quote: "Owners of capital will stimulate the working class to buy more and more of expensive goods, houses and technology, pushing them to take more and more expensive credits, until their debt becomes unbearable. The unpaid debt will lead […]
The Stakeholder Reputation Master Class scheduled for 10 – 11 February has been postponed to the 25th – 26th February. Check out the Master Class details at – http://stakeholderreputation.invite43.com/ An Institution’s reputation is derived from the way it is perceived by its various stakeholders. To build and protect reputational capital, it is vital that the […]
I read an interesting article today about how on Monday, 13 people were trapped in one of the courts lifts (elevator) at the Johannesburg High court. When the group were rescued, three people had passed out – two from the heat and one after suffering an asthma attack. A Few weeks ago the same thing […]
Like many others, I have slowly getting to date with my reading workload. One of the blogs that appears on my want to read list is Shel Holtz’s A Shel of my Formal Self. For those of you who do not know who he is, go to: http://blog.holtz.com/index.php/weblog/research_brief_links_engagement_business_improvement_to_internal_use_of_web/ In September last year he blogged about […]
Welcome to the most recent edition of Powerlines, my newsletter covering Strategic Reputation matters. This issue features the following commentary, articles and event details: 1. Water Resources – A New Risk 2. The Stumble Rate – An interest view on how companies lose their reputation 3. The use of Humour – a Subtle tool 4. […]
In August 2004 I wrote an article in my newsletter Powerlines Number 50 that is well worth repeating today. Why? Well, if you have been reading the papers lately, you would have noticed that quite a few organizations have received nasty fines from the Competition Commission of South Africa for price fixing and other anomalies. […]