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Communications Corporate Social Responsibility

3 powerful principles that will unleash corporate volunteering

Employees are your greatest brand ambassadors as they live and breathe a company’s values both written and unwritten. Their lives will inadvertently be a reflection of what a company stands for and what it aspires to be. As such, employee communication can be a challenging job as you are reaching out to your toughest critics who […]

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Authentic and powerful principles of leaders who eat last

Marine leaders are expected to eat last because the true price of leadership is the willingness to place the needs of others above your own. Great leaders truly care about those they are privileged to lead and understand that the true cost of the leadership privilege comes at the expense of self- interest – Simon Sinek […]

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How to successfully tap and unlock social networks

In 2010, I was the Project Manager tasked to deliver the Asian edition of the Shell Eco-marathon, a sustainable mobility challenge targeting university students. I. Challenge I was responsible for the recruitment, delivery and budget for this inaugural event that was held in Kuala Lumpur in July 2010 working closely with both my local team as […]

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Communications Volunteering Australia Wisdom & Learning

How to not stuff up and fail project communication

Anywhere from 75 to 90% of a project manager’s time is spent communicating – Project Management by Stephen Hartley I couldn’t agree more after working with a brilliant team to start up the first Shell Eco-marathon Asia, a regional sustainable mobility challenge for university students in Kuala Lumpur in 2010. Besides working on staging the physical event, […]