| Issue 5, November 2002 |
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Welcome to m-news. M Power's monthly e-newsletter. M Power is a consultancy which empowers organisational and individual performance. m-news covers related themes – six quick snippets about business, organisational and individual effectiveness, communication and public relations. Communication empowers. Karen Morath, managing director, M Power The ‘quick six’ for November are
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1. Brand value Profitable is a corporate value not a brand value, according to brand guru and author Scott Bedbury. He says brand values are moral codes. They are the powerful and positive things that you want your customers and employees to feel when they think about your brand. He believes most brands have over-promised and under-delivered in the last 20-30 years. Source: Tom Peters Times Vol 3, No 7 | |
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2. Facilitating outside the square |
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Management off-sites are the thinking outside the square of organisational improvement. The impact of a new and different environment on the way a group of people thinks and interacts is remarkable. Even for just half a day. By employing a trained facilitator who can keep your group’s discussion on target and ensure you get the outcomes you need, excellent results can be achieved. M Power can provide a facilitator for your next planning session, organise the whole event at a conference centre or cater at our own informal meeting room.
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3. Tips on presenting |
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Whether you are a professional presenter delivering a key note address or you are an occasional speech maker at work, the keys to effective presenting are the same. M Power has compiled the following three must-do pointers.
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M Power was pleased to assist the Royal Victorian Institute for the Blind with the communication component of its recent ‘For Sight Week’.
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A new edition of M Power’s ‘occasional’ newsletter, ‘m phatic’ is about to be distributed. It features case studies, an article on stakeholder relations as well as news from M Power. This issue the ‘top seven tips’ are on using email effectively. If you don’t already receive m phatic, you can subscribe – free – by emailing us or calling with your details. | |
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| 6. This month's book review | |
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This month’s book review is in fact a website review. www.fastcompany.com Fast Company is the most exciting business magazine I’ve ever read. It’s bold, trend setting and analytical all at the same time. Great writers, fantastic layout and an underlying energy that is absolutely addictive. The website is even better, except you can’t read it in bed. As well as having the current issue of the magazine available to read free on-line, it is the Aladdin’s Cave of business information at the click of a mouse. Get addicted and Aladdin’s Cave becomes the Bermuda Triangle where you can disappear, easily, for hours. www.fastcompany.com offers authoritative articles by the best business writers in the world using a keyword search mechanism, has all the past issues archived and offers free e-newsletters, inspirational quotes and more. It’s invaluable.
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