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The German Grand Prix and fixed results
I have no doubt that Ferrari will have to bow to the pressure of the spectators who demand “racing” not team orders. Senior Executives who forget their wider stakeholders would do well to learn that the media by which their decisions are judged is now truly “social”. Continue reading
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Tagged Blake, Blog, BP, Dylan, Ferrari, FIA, Ian Hislop, Private Eye, social media
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Neurosis on the web..
Ultimately, social media is just a more effecient means of conversing , something we cannot avoid and something that we have to experience through trial and error It cannot be taught-it can only be learned Continue reading
Confession of a social media linkaholic
I think it is part of our DNA to define ourselves against our peer group and if, as a self-confessed social media linkaholic, I feel a loser, then I can comfort myself I am not alone.
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Tagged Dante, Facebook, linkedin, Milton.Phillipa Tapper, paradise, social media, twitter
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Alexander Pope would out-tweet us all
Twitter’s 140 character restriction breathes new life into the epigram. Continue reading
All changed,changed utterly: a terrible beauty is born
The markets have consistently reacted favourably to the prospect of a ConLib Coalition.
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Tagged Cameron, Clegg, conlib, Facebook, gordon brown, Greece, Politics, social media, twitter
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I am actively looking for partners who can help me maximise the value of my networks and would greatly appreciate any assistance from readers of this blog on steps I can take to achieve my goals.
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Tagged Facebook, Linked in, linked in, linkedin, pension, Pension new, pensions, Pensions, social media
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Opinion is not a dirty word!
Give people their soapboxes and they will use them responsibly. Social media restores value,confidence and self-respect to “us lumpen proles”! Continue reading
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Tagged bully, computer virus, corporate risk, linkedin, opinion, pensions, pub, social media, twitter, twitter.you-tube, value.respect, water cooler, workplace bully
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Social media and the corporate dilemma
As corporates catch up with the activities of their staff, there will be pain and frustration on both sides. Toys will be thrown..there will be blood! You need to be aware of the corporate dilemma and help manage the process of employer buy-in if you are not to become a casualty.
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Posted in de-risking, Facebook, pensions, social media, twitter
Tagged blood, casualty, compliance, corporate dilemma, corporate risk, de-risking, dilemma, Facebook, Linked in, Pension new, pensions, responsibility, social media, twitter, You tube
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I’d trust a “contract” but not a “Fiduciary”
The terminology we use “fiduciary, instituional, custody” is not a language that prevails among lay trustees- it is the language of the legal and financial communities. “Fiduciary” in particular is a bad word, as an adjective it denotes “trust and confidence” but intimidates and alienates everyday people- too many vowells, too many syllables and not enough Anglo Saxon gutterality! It says “difficult, opaque and self-absorbed”.
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Tagged corporate risk, dc pensions, de-risking, Liability Driven Investment, Pension new, Pensions, Persnal Accounts, Personal Accounts, redington, Retirement, social media
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Antisocial media
We are surfing the tsunami of social media but fun as it is on the wave, we shouldn’t ignore its destructive capacity. Continue reading
Posted in de-risking, Facebook, pensions, redington, twitter
Tagged cycling, de-risking, England versus Ukraine, Facebook, football, News of the World, Pension new, pensions, redington, social media, tsunami, twitter
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