| Issue 14, August 2003 |
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This is m-news, M Power's monthly e-newsletter. We hope you enjoy reading it. M Power is a communication, consulting and training company. m-news includes information about related themes - quick snippets about business, organisational and individual effectiveness, communication and public relations. Communication empowers. Karen Morath, managing director, M Power The ‘quick five’ for August are
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1. Leadership essentials The qualities of good leadership in 2003, as decided by a panel of experts, are
Source - The Boss Squad, 2003 True Leaders by Catherine Fox, Boss Magazine, Australian Financial Review, August 2003 | |
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| 2. A quote we like | |
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“When the world around you changes, maintaining your equilibrium is a threat to your future existence.” Source - Richard T. Pascale.
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| 3. Entrepreneur or intrapreneur?
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Entrepreneurial behaviour can be as useful inside organisations as it is to people running their own businesses. Whether you are an entrepreneur or an intrapreneur (also known as corporate entrepreneur), the following is thought to be a list of their most observable characteristics
Source - Gollis, C 1998
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| 4. Kirsten Howe joins M Power | |
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Kirsten Howe is a communications professional with a potent mix of experience across all disciplines under the communication umbrella.
She has held senior communication positions in professional service industries and has been author of articles and speeches for company Presidents and CEOs, and editor of industry flagship publications. Kirsten provides M Power clients with strategic communication advice, devises and implements communication plans, prepares written material, manages media and stakeholder relations, and nurtures business relationships.
She is a member of the PRIA, has a Bachelor of Arts, and studied public relations, writing and editing.
We welcome Kirsten to the M Power team and look forward to introducing her to our clients and friends soon. | |
| 5. This month's book review | |
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Leadership wisdom from the monk who sold his Ferrari – the 8 rituals of visionary leaders, by Robin Sharma. This is another of the current trend of business books written as fables and if it was the first one of that genre I had read, I would have lapped it up. It also borrows heavily from the format of the ‘seven habits’ personal effectiveness bible, so for anyone who has read their way through the standard business books of the last 10 years or so, the author has to labour ‘the monk’ in the story to strike a new chord. And he does, ad nauseum. But the messages are all good and it is easy to read despite being over-written. It is a reflective read rather than a page-turner but its style succeeds in making you think. I quite liked it but disagree that there is any need to sell a perfectly good Ferrari! To buy Leadership wisdom from Amazon click here. | |
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