{"id":79,"date":"2013-03-30T15:22:00","date_gmt":"2013-03-30T15:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lucilleossai.com\/Blog\/index.php\/2013\/03\/30\/one-year-of-blogging-in-memorable-quotes-part-2\/"},"modified":"2013-03-30T15:22:00","modified_gmt":"2013-03-30T15:22:00","slug":"one-year-of-blogging-in-memorable-quotes-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lucilleossai.com\/blog\/2013\/03\/30\/one-year-of-blogging-in-memorable-quotes-part-2\/","title":{"rendered":"One Year Of Blogging…In Memorable Quotes (PART 2)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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6) <\/span><\/b>\u201c<\/b><\/span>Incorporate a dynamic and competent ‘Who’ into your organisation’s communications strategy and watch your ‘desired good’ gain momentum.\u201d<\/span><\/b><\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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Components  <\/span>Of  <\/span>A Communications  <\/span>Strategy \u2013 The  <\/span>\u201cWho\u201d<\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/i><\/div>\n

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7) <\/span>\u201c<\/span><\/b>Companies should plan this component more precisely to pre-empt shocks and project failures which would negatively impact the bottom-line.\u201d<\/span><\/b><\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n

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Components  <\/span>Of  <\/span>A  <\/span>Communications  <\/span>Strategy \u2013 The  <\/span>\u201cHow\u201d<\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/i>

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Ensuring that the three pillars – ‘technology’, ‘expertise’ and ‘professionals’ – are  <\/span>duly considered to avoid failure of an initiative.<\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/span>

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8)<\/span><\/b> \u201cThis component \u2026.when not given adequate consideration \u2026causes attitudinal issues such as lack of motivation and disinterest in a programme, thereby rendering it ineffective.\u201d<\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n

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Components  Of  A  <\/span>Communications  <\/span>Strategy \u2013 The \u201cWhen\/How  <\/span>Long\u201d<\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/i>

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9)<\/strong> \u201cThe “Crisis-Mode Plan” is the most significant component in the Communications Strategy, without which, many organisations go bankrupt, socially and financially.\u201d<\/span><\/o:p><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n

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10)<\/span><\/b> \u201c<\/b><\/span>Armed with our lawyers, we may launch a class action suit against your organi<\/span><\/b>s<\/span><\/b>ation. Should the lawsuit become publicised, leading to unrelenting media frenzy and an almost instantaneous drop in the value of your company’s stock, (costing you million of dollars), you can be assured that your corporate reputation will not escape unscathed, whatever the outcome of the legal drama.\u201d<\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n

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11)<\/span><\/b> \u201cOrganisational effectiveness\u2026is the desired state whereby resources, (humans, technology, assets, knowledge, expertise etc.), are aligned with the culture, objectives and goals of the organisation, to produce favourable outcomes and wellness across the organisation.\u201d<\/span><\/o:p><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n

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13)<\/span><\/b> \u201cIf you do not fan a smouldering ember, it does not become a crackling flame. Avoid office gossip.\u201d<\/b><\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n

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Workplace  <\/span>Communications:  <\/span>6  <\/span>Tips  <\/span>On  <\/span>What  <\/span>NOT<\/b>  <\/span>To   <\/span>Do<\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/i>

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14)<\/span><\/b> \u201c<\/b><\/span>Even the most impressive theoretical framework of the Communications Strategy would be pointless unless it could be used.\u201d<\/span><\/b><\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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The  <\/span>Communications  <\/span>Strategy  <\/span>Revisited:  <\/span>Practical  <\/span>Tips For  <\/span>\u2018Corporateville\u2019<\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/i><\/div>\n

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Which are your favourite quotes from this blog?<\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n

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