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WEEKLY HIGHLIGHT

 

MONITORING FOR THE FUTURE

 
 
 
 

Leaving behind 2021 and embracing 2022, we are thinking of the ways we can process last year's teachings with this year's doings.


You'll often hear organizations preach about adopting a 'growth mindset' to right wrongs. But what exactly does that look like? When you have a growth mindset, you take on challenges and learn from them, therefore increasing your abilities and achievements. A 2016 article by the Harvard Business Review explores the true definition of an effective growth mindset, which we have shared in the 'Diversions' section. As far as our own tips on a growth mindset, here's what we have to say: 1.) Reflect on the positives – instead of thinking of what is going wrong, think of what is going well. 2.) Seek support – asking for help is not a sign of weakness but proof of being solution-oriented. 3.) Embrace the process – rather than sticking to the end result, look deeper into the steps it took to get to the result.


Our quote of the week reflects a similar mantra – Robert McKee said that good writing is not a sprint but a marathon, therefore implying that a skill takes time to cultivate and come into fruition. It's not about getting there first, but taking in all the forks in the road, diversions and slip off pathways – that is what imbues your skills with competence and resilience.


And finally, if you need a quick pick-me-up, you can only have a positive response to our Outlook photo.


You're welcome.


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Check Yourself?

 

A changing world requires trusted and experienced intelligence, security and communications. Before we dive into any kind or scope of work, the first thing we do is dig deep into your surrounding world – otherwise known as Due Diligence.


The work we do involves careful attention to the political, economic, cultural, cyber and crime/terrorism-related challenges throughout the world because brand safety and reputation management are paramount in today's atmosphere. What ensures that businesses mitigate risk and brand damage, is a thorough examination of the context in which we are working in. For example, before you invest your money into a project or cause, we do our homework on your behalf to give you deep insights, knowledge and understanding of the terrain you are moving into.


Our due diligence goes beyond KYC risk intelligence to give our customers a full 360° picture of who you're working with. The options for executing Due Diligence to harness safety, security and mitigate risk are fully customized to your requirements. It's essentially a lot of detective work through our far reaching CAST system. We do like to think of ourselves as the Sherlock Holmes of the consultancy field... with a little data mining help of course!

 
 
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Bird's Eye View

 

You've got a strategy, a plan or a project and you're in the full throes of rolling it out and implementing it - but then what? How do you know it's working, effective, being implemented properly and that it's actually being carried through? How have you determined your KPI's, KRI's and how are you ascertaining your Measures of Effect (MOE) and Measures of Performance (MOP)?


We help organizations with the full monitoring and evaluation of their plans, strategies and/or campaigns. Monitoring is one of the biggest failures of business or campaign implementation and most companies aren't equipped with the right tools, data or information to enable them to do it effectively or at all. That's where we come in. Full monitoring and evaluation backed by qualitative and quantitative data that gives you real insight and information that you can actually use.


We're well beyond endless numbers which neither help you with your day-to-day nor long term decisions and goals. We’ll tell you what's being done right, what's not and how to fix it - in real time. Take control of your vision and let us do the heavy lifting.

 
 
 
 
 
 

SHAPING TOMORROW

 

We’re always on the look out for dynamic change makers, disruptors and new information to fuel our own dexterity and creativity. So, this section sees a few of our recent picks on how the world’s outlook is changing. We hope these little nuggets will help you land on that 'aha!' moment you were looking for!

 
 
 
 
 
STATSITA  

STATISTA

 

The Phones Emitting the Least Radiation

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
STATISTA  

STATISTA

 

The Great Resignation

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
STATSITA  

STATISTA

 

The Varying Power of Passports

 
 
 
 
 

OUR DIVERSIONS

 

We know everyone says it's not all work, it's about play, too – and as much as we don't want to sound like a broken record, there is truth in the truism. Like we said earlier, we are all about ingesting the complex and the trivial in equal measure. In fact, we love nothing more than thinking deeply about the more 'playful' things in life. Read ' em and ponder away.

 
 
 
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Harvard Business Review

What Having A 'Growth Mindset' Actually Means

 

Scholars are deeply gratified when their ideas catch on. And they are even more gratified when their ideas make a difference.

 
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Architectural Digest

The World's Best Designed Basketball Courts

 

18 spaces that take hoops to new heights.




 
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Rolling Stone

Anthony Bourdain's Secret Reddit Posts

 

The anonymous posts on a jiu-jitsu forum were too colorful to go undetected for long.


 
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NOW PLAYING

 

When Dido sings it's like warm caramel is being poured over the English language.

 
 
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Sand In My Shoes – Dido

 
 
 
 
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TODAY'S QUOTE

 

Effective writing takes time to take effect! Don't rush the process.

 
 
 
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"Writing is a marathon not a sprint"

 

-Robert McKee

 
 

THE OUTLOOK

 

Need a photo to stare at for hours? Eat your heart out.

 
 
 
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Peru

 
 
 
 

Top marks to Peru's Vinicuna Rainbow Mountain for happiness vibes.

 
 
 
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