Spying at Work -- espionage, who, how, why, how to stop it

Spying at work, industrial espionage, how data is stolen, data leakage, discovery before patent protection, intellectual capital theft, client data losses, blackmail of banks after penetration of data security systems, databases and confidential information. Why attacks are common. Methods used to attack corporations. Why greatest security risks are your own employees: own staff leaving or leaking information while still in your corporation. Bugging devices detection, remote listening devices. Big Brother is watching you. MI5, CIA, KGB have powers to intercept phone calls, e-mail, video, fax and data transmissions to prevent crime, terrorism and subversive activity, and similar technology can be used to target legitimate business. Data protection and confidentiality. Steps business leaders need to take to improve own security and manage risk. Rule Number 1 is be aware that greatest risks are usually internal. Video by keynote conference speaker Dr Patrick Dixon, Futurist and author of 12 books on global trends including Futurewise and Building a Better Business.
Security, data loss, intellectual capital, patents, theft, industrial espionage, threat, risk, corporations, databases,, intercept, listening devices, bugging detection, spying corporations, protection information

How to Double Your Productivity -- Leadership -- ...

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Leadership, styles, productivity, success, change management, team impact, efficiency, cost reduction, profitability, business success, leaders, focus, customer, productivity, Patrick dixon

Managing speed of change - risk management - leadership

Speed of change. Change management. Leadership styles and decisions. Web marketing. Online sales. Impatient consumers and consumer choices. Rapid innovation. Business profit. Agility in teams. Contingencies. Managing uncertainty and risk management. Conference keynote speaker and Futurist Dr Patrick Dixon.

Risk management - wild cards - high impact, unlikely events

High impact unlikely events. Impact on future business strategy. Leadership and change management. Managing uncertainty and rapid change. Insuring risk and risk management in business. Contingency planning. Leadership styles and decisions. Web marketing. Online sales. Impatient consumers and consumer choices. Rapid innovation. Conference keynote speaker and Futurist Dr Patrick Dixon.

Managing uncertainty -- strategy and innovation -- ...

When world changes -- how long does it take to develop new business strategy? Scenario planning vital to business success, contingencies, risk management, disruption of business, disaster planning, terrorist attacks. Global trends. September 11 and impact on aviation industry / British Airways business models. Rapid response to changes, currency crisis, political crisis. Multiple plans, dynamic leadership, flat leadership structures. Banks and insurance industry planning. Innovative thinking. Keeping business options open. Innovation in Google, experiments. Oil industry risk, fixed infrastructure investment.
Strategy, leadership, management, risk, change, trends, scenarios, planning, business, leaders, managers, Patrick, Dixon

Power of Tribes - Clash of Cultures - Consumer Groups

Clash of cultures, religious tribes, brands create tribes, every corporation is many tribes. Tribal inequality of wealth risks global instability, protest movements and new terrorist groups. Tribes give music, language, poetry, literature, teams, friends, neighbourhood, family, teams, communities and nations. Most businesses are tribes of tribes. Niche markets and tribalism. Tribal leadership -- leading thousands of people, motivation, inspired workers, higher productivity, people movements. Clients and customer segmentation. Political tribes, campaigns and protest groups, activists. Conference keynote speaker and Futurist Dr Patrick Dixon

Get passion in your business - motivation at work

Motivation at work. Leadership. Leadership purpose, aims, strategy and objectives. Profits and profitability. Motivation to succeed and secrets of business success. Productivity and efficiency key. Workplace morale. Team dynamics and leadership styles. Business mission and vision. Business values and office culture. Conference keynote speaker and Futurist Dr Patrick Dixon.

Leadership and motivation at work - conference speaker

How to lead people so they feel passionate about your corporate goals. Change management and business objectives. Connect with passion. Why people follow leaders. Leadership styles and effective leadership. Conference keynote speaker and Futurist Dr Patrick Dixon.

Innovation - conference keynote speaker Patrick Dixon

Future of innovation, trends, change management and business success. Managing organisations. Future leadership styles. Speed of change. Change management. Leadership styles and decisions. Web marketing. Online sales. Conference keynote speaker and Futurist Dr Patrick Dixon.

Motivation at Work - how to increase workplace motivation

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Future of leadership and management teams

Published in Business Times Singapore last month:

It's seldom that topics as broad-ranging as anti-aging drugs, radio frequency identification, carbon trading, consumer
behavior and corporate leadership get tossed into the same presentation, and even less often that such a presentation makes
coherent sense.

Dr Patrick Dixon, a UK-based consultant and author who conducted a seminar in Singapore yesterday, manages it. Yet for
all his mention of cutting edge technologies, he boils leadership down to plain old common sense.

""Its an ancient truth about human beings that they want to feel like they matter, but it is so profoundly ignored'', he
said in an interview.

Strong leadership is central to improving profits and productivity, but is also crucial to attracting talent. Building a
good team is in turn critical to and is indeed ""the best way'' to manage risks in a fast-changing world, said Dr Dixon,
who has advised the likes of Microsoft, IBM, UBS, Siemens and others on the strategic implications of future trends.

Dr Dixon said he had examined speeches by historial leaders like Gandhi, Mao Zedong, Stalin and Hitler and that ""all
leadership speeches have a similar structure''. This goes loosely along the lines of: Follow me, because together I believe
we can build a better future for us, our family and friends, and not only those we care for but for humankind...

That some of the above leaders have used this motivational technique to commit atrocities only demonstrates its
seductive power, which derives not from an appeal to naked self-interest but to a collective sense of purpose, or a
""higher moral principle'', said Dr Dixon.

He gave the example of a pharmaceutical manager who wants to motivate staff to develop new packaging for their drugs --
young children are finding it too easy to open, while the elderly are finding it too difficult. It is easier to motivate
the team members if you can help them identify with the purpose for better packaging, such as that children might poison
themselves, or that older folks might be struck down by heart attacks before they can get to their medicine.

""People will only follow yo if they think you know where you're going and they think where you're going is important'',
he also said.

Most senior executives understand this but do not realise that their communications to staff are often bogged down in
rhetoric about shareholder value and returns on equity. Dr Dixon offers an exercise -- imagine explaining what you do to a
ten-year old child in under two minutes and in a way that gets them excited about the job.

Trained as a medical doctor at Cambridge, Dr Dixon also founded Medicom, a medical software start-up, and the AIDS care
agency Acet International. He is the author of Futurewise: Six Faces of Global Change, among other books.

Outsourcing and Offshoring

China seeing 100% salary inflation at top end and India not far behind – acute shortage of experienced business leadership. Some companies now thinking of moving operations to places like Pakistan (50% lower costs and over 200,000 IT graduates looking for work), Bangladesh or Vietnam. Changes happening very quickly.

For more see http://www.globalchange.com/outsourcing.htm

Strong leadership is vital for improving productivity and profits

"It is seldom that topics as wide-ranging as anti-ageing drugs, radio frequency identification, carbon trading, consumer behaviour and corporate leadership form part of a single presentation, and even less often that such a presentation is coherent.
But Patrick Dixon, a UK-based consultant and author who held a seminar in Singapore yesterday, manages to do it. Yet for all his mention of cutting-edge technologies, he boils leadership down to plain old common sense.
'It's an ancient truth about human beings that they want to feel like they matter, but it is so profoundly ignored,' Dr Dixon said in an interview.
Strong leadership is central to improving profits and productivity and crucial to attracting talent. Building a good team is in turn critical and indeed 'the best way' to manage risks in a fast-changing world.
Dr Dixon, who has advised Microsoft, IBM, UBS, Siemens and others on the strategic implications of future trends, said he has examined speeches by world leaders like M K Gandhi, Mao Zedong, Joseph Stalin and Adolf Hitler and that 'all leadership speeches have a similar structure'.
This is loosely along the lines of: Follow me, because together I believe we can build a better future for us, our family and friends, and not only those we care for but for humankind.
That some of these leaders used this motivational technique to commit atrocities only demonstrates its seductive power, which derives not from an appeal to naked self-interest but to a collective sense of purpose, or a 'higher moral principle', said Dr Dixon.
He gave the example of a pharmaceutical manager who wants to motivate staff to develop new packaging for their drugs - young children are finding it too easy to open, while the elderly are finding it too difficult.
It is easier to motivate team members if you can help them identify with the purpose for better packaging, such as that children might poison themselves, or that older folks might be struck down by heart attacks before they can get to their medicine.
'People will only follow you if they think you know where you're going and they think where you're going is important,' he said.
Most senior executives understand this but do not realise that their communications to staff are often bogged down in rhetoric about shareholder value and returns on equity.
Dr Dixon offers an exercise - imagine explaining what you do to a 10-year-old child in under two minutes and in a way that gets them excited about the job. "

Extract from article in Business Times Singapore

Motivation, leadership, change management, passion

How to make things happen. Connect with passion. Why people get out of bed in the morning. How to motivate people at work to do great things. Secret of leadership and ultimate leadership speech. Ethics and values in business. Sustainable business success. Work life balance and lessons from non profits / volunteering. Why building a better world is such a powerful motivation. Lecture by Dr Patrick Dixon for MTN, author of Building a Better Business, Futurewise and conference speaker.

Secret of Change Management - by Patrick Dixon

How to make things happen - change management, motivating people, leadership styles - video of lecture by Patrick Dixon

1 billion new consumers - future by Patrick Dixon

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