Teenage Smoking - urgent steps to take
Work-Life Balance: Workplace Survival
Why is it that work-life balance is so often talked about, and so little shown? Work-life balance is the key to developing high-performance teams. Keynote to European Commission. I have spoken to audiences in over 50 nations about these and other issues, and wherever I go in industrialised nations, people talk about getting a better balance – especially women. Surveys show that work-life balance is number one or two priority for those leaving business schools. In a recent UK survey, 6 out of 10 of 25-35 year olds said they were looking for a higher purpose at work. The more passionate people are about the work they do, the less they complain about work-life balance.
Future of Marketing - Marketing Videos
The future of marketing - watch videos on online communities, mobile apps, direct mail, network marketing, email, strategies, ideas, relationship marketing, campaign slogans, market research, selling to consumers, consumer trends - four videos. Using online communities in marketing. How to build strong brands, trust and loyal customers. 10 steps to a stronger Marketing Plan. Why traditional advertising is dying - impact of new digital channels. Many other marketing videos to watch on YouTube - 2 million video views.
Future of Fund Management and Banks
Urgent ethical questions. Over the last decade I have lectured to thousands of fund managers from many different institutions including banks, responsible for hundreds of billions of actively managed investments, mainly entrusted to them by pension funds. The global economic crisis highlighted a number of fundamental problems within the industry, that had been there for many years, and remain unresolved. Issues such as over-charging, low performance, lack of confidence of fund managers in their own funds. Restoring trust has to be an urgent major priority. Without it, the industry as it is cannot survive. Wat ch keynote at Mercer client event.
Sustainagility
Sustainagility is about how innovation will help save the world, in practical ways and at affordable cost.
Scandal about MP Expenses in UK - predicted in 1995 in my book "The Truth about Westminster"
MP Expenses scandal in UK: predicted 14 years ago - see book "The Truth about Westminster" that I wrote in 1995. "The system is open to fraud, and some are taking advantage of this. The amounts involved can be large. Lord Nolan described 'fiddling of expenses' as 'a crime, whether it is done by a Member of Parliament or anybody else'. At least six cases of suspected abuse are uncovered every year by the Commons Fees Office. However, no MP has ever been publicly disciplined. It is disturbing that such matters are always kept secret even if discovered, despite the fact that if the truth were known, such MPs would face banner headlines, national disgrace and political oblivion. ne Labour MP said, 'The rules are so lax it is difficult not to abuse them. In fact I am the only Labour MP I know who actually does the mileage.' One secretary confessed: 'My MP would simply tell me to claim to the maximum limit, and so I would make up the trips. It was total fiction.' For full text of The Truth about AIDS book published in 1995
Swine Flu Virus Death toll less than feared Possible global pandemic?
Death toll less then feared from Swine flu virus - outbreak in Mexico, US, Canada and ? UK. Risk of global pandemic? Need for urgent government action, strict isolation (gurantine) and rapid treatment plus effective contact tracing. Symptoms of Swine flu Virus. Treatment of Swine Flu Virus. Public health measures. Lessons from Sars which killed 860 our of only 8600 cases and caused chaos with billions lost in SE Asia economy, global impact on travel and tourism.Swine Flu Mexico shutdown: update and comment
Research suggests that the virus causing Swine Flu (H1N1) may turn out to be quite similar to normal flu in mortality rates (1 in 1000). This is based on a genetic analysis which shows that the virus has receptors which bind to the nose and upper airways, rather than to lung tissue. This makes it more infectious but probably less dangerous for each person infected. But these are early days.Swine Flu: "Pandemic imminent" says WHO
30 April 2009: WHO has raised the alert over Swine Flu to Level 5 - only one step short of a full pandemic. Two days ago they announced Level 4 had been reached - the first time since the steps were introduced following Sars in 2003. Mexico's President Felipe Calderon announcing partial suspension of all non-essential work and services from 1 May to 5 May. He urged people to stay at home with their families during the shutdown. Swine Flu continues to spread around the world but while the number of suspected cases is rising rapidly, especially in Mexico, the number of cases with formal confirmation remains small. What can we expect to happen next? What are the real risks?
Swine Flu - race to prevent pandemic. Sars lessons
Our world is right on the brink of an unstoppable global pandemic - whether or not this occurs will probably become clear within the next 2-3 weeks. Less than a week after first cases of severe flu were linked to a mutant Swine Flu virus, Swine Flu was confirmed in Mexico, US, UK, Spain, Israel,New Zealand with over 10 other nations reporting suspected cases. Swine Flu has spread further and faster than Sars did in 2003 - a virus which caused massive business disruption and social chaos in some parts of the world for several months. Fortunately, early indications are that those infected are responding well to antiviral therapy, plus treatment of secondary chest infections with antibiotics. Since 1987 I have been predicting the great vulnerability of our world to new mutant viruses or mutations of existing ones. Lessons from previous mutant viruses and global pandemics.
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