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Extreme Teambuilding

Posted September 2nd, 2010 By Keighley  | 2 Comments

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Remember the first time you watched Spielberg’s Jaws? With their great, gnashing, razor sharp teeth and thrashing tail, Great White Sharks became the resident monster that lurked in the ‘depths’ of the swimming pool and on the ‘other side’ of the bath tub. I don’t know about you, but I was a scaredy cat to the core and have always had a fascination with these amazing creatures. Locals here in South Africa have an unspoken understanding with the wildlife inhabiting shared spaces. Basically, it comes down to leaving one another alone – you can admire from afar in ‘oohs and aahs’…

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HR 2.0

Posted August 24th, 2010 By JennyGale  | 8 Comments

Human Resources

When you hear the term “HR” what comes to mind? Let me take a guess … Policy Police? Compliance Committee? Thorn in my side? Chances are, these are some of the immediate connotations, based on a rather antiquated description of an HR professional. And trust me, I used to make the same assumptions, so no hard feelings. ;)

However, I feel extremely privileged to be part of a new wave of HR practice. In my mind, HR Managers today have the ability to give a company a competitive edge and significant return on investment. This comes, with no surprise, from strategic…

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The Elevator Pitch: how you can stop being a follower and stand out as a leader!

Posted August 2nd, 2010 By Elinor  | 4 Comments

The Elevator Pitch!

What do Richard Branson, Steve Jobs and Tommy Hilfiger have in common? Yes - they are entrepreneurs that created globally recognised brands. Whilst some stories are well known, such as Branson’s rise to the island-owning level of wealth he has achieved today, most people don’t know the smaller, untold stories. Did you know that Tommy Hilfiger started out by tailoring jeans he’d bought from local stores and selling them from the back of his car?

I had the privilege of conducting a workshop at the Australian AIESEC National Conference in July, and the theme of my workshop was entrepreneurship and the elevator pitch…

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Jung’s Take on Meltwater

Posted July 20th, 2010 By Samantha  | 5 Comments

Jung´s Take on Meltwater

Last week, the Meltwater management team met in San Francisco for our annual Executive Leadership Training through Oxford University.

Meltwater’s objective is to become one of the top 100 software companies in the world within the next five years. This is a pretty incredible goal, so Meltwater is investing in external training from some of the world’s most respected educational institutions to make sure that we are prepared for the challenges ahead of us.

A major focus of this particular session was the concept of how personality affects behavior, and how to make the most of each individual’s strengths and weaknesses.

We started by learning…

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Podemos!

Posted July 13th, 2010 By Oliver  | 6 Comments

Spain World Cup

After never having advanced to a football world cup semi-final before, the Spanish team or “La Roja” (The Reds) as the team is called in Spain, went all the way and secured the title of World Champion last Sunday.

“Podemos!” (“we can!”) was the anthem that accompanied them during this year’s world cup.

Millions of people around the world watched the Spanish people celebrate this historical victory in the streets all over Spain and the Spanish people never seemed more united.

With regards to unity this is not so easy in Spain. History has divided the different regions (especially Catalonia (the capital being…

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