Article by: Richard Hilton | Published: 20 September 2019

Richard Hilton20 September 2019

As the UK emerges from another major political shake-up, leadership and the qualities required to reach the top have understandably shifted to the forefront of the public consciousness. In the world of business, we tend to know an effective leader when we see one, but what exactly is it in their character and behaviour that has enabled them to rise through the ranks and flourish in their position of authority? Contributor Richard Hilton, MD EMEA Miller Heiman Group

Leadership qualities can be elusive, and its not always easy to pinpoint what it is that marks someone out from the pack. People often over-intellectualise the notion of leadership and place too much focus and pressure on carving out a clear trajectory to top. Instead, aspiring leaders would do better to concentrate on inward reflection and uphold a simple but focused ethos towards ones work and work relationships. Here are a few considerations drawing on my own experience:

Dont showboat: While many people think they need to be constantly on the radar of the leadership team, this isnt always the best way to get ahead. Its not about being the loudest person in the room. Instead, you should be showcasing what you do well and, as they say, your reputation will take care of itself. Balance emotional intelligence with pragmatism: A good leader is one that has empathy but doesnt let it get in the way of doing what needs to be done: setting out clear instructions and expectations for team members. Balancing assertiveness with ensuring that colleagues feel emotionally supported can be a delicate art. Its essential to know how your team members tick; understanding what drives them and how to then best communicate and motivate them accordingly.

Have humility: While, for many, confidence and leadership go hand in hand and they often do individuals should make sure to keep their ego in check. As the saying goes, you should never be a legend in your own lunch hour do your job to the best of your ability, stay professional and let your success speak for itself. The inability to stay grounded will warp your perspective on things and ultimately could cause your work to suffer.

Give team members space: Any good leader should always have a leading by example mantra for instilling a top-down work ethos. However, this should not be a call for employees to play copycat. Leading is not about producing mini mes workers should be allowed to breathe and be who they are. Successful teams thrive on diversity of views and methodology, therefore respecting an individual and allowing them to play to their strengths is vital for the success of everyone. You should never assume that your particular approach will work best for everyone. Its about inspiration, not suffocation.

Roll with the punches: Its pretty rare to go through your working life without experiencing a career low. There will likely be a point, or even several, where youve been knocked back. It could be that youve just landed the job of your dreams but when you get there, the nirvana role you were sold is really all smoke and mirrors and resigning is the only option. Or, it could be that you lose out on a big promotion opportunity to a colleague. Regardless of the setback, its key to not lose faith. Remember: dustyourselfdown, rebuildyour confidence and focus on whats next.

Know your business: The more a person can understand the business, the better they are at their job and the easier it becomes to be noticed by your peers and the people in charge of career progression. Its therefore vital to understand aspects of the company beyond your core role such as the impact of brand, profit and loss, andemployee engagement. A true leader is one who goes above and beyond in living and breathing the values of their organisation.

Never stop working on yourself: As we see across the board, not just in business but also from great sports people or entertainers, its important to keep developing your skillset to get to the top of your game. Never presume that youre at your best. There is always room for further personal development and there is never nothing left to learn. This is especially true when the rules of the game are constantly changing due to myriad factors, whether they be technological, economic or social.

Rising to the position of leader and performing the role successfully requires the ability to prioritise where to expend your energy. You should never lose sight of the ultimate goal of always delivering to the best of your ability and upholding the utmost respect for colleagues.

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Thirty-five students received their qualification certificates at the Misco summer graduation ceremony. The graduates successfully completed Level 5 Awards in one of the five study programmes accredited by the National Commission for Further Education.

Two in every three students in this course cycle were women, continuing an emerging trend in higher education. Participants came from a range of fields in the public and private sectors with backgrounds in human resources, financial services, manufacturing, and social work among others. The mix of perspectives complemented the wealth of insight, knowledge and expertise offered by Misco tutors.

Director Lawrence Zammit congratulated the graduates on their success and thanked them for the trust they placed in Misco. He said that the organisation built its reputation for quality and practical training on the trust of the students themselves.

It is more important than ever before that we keep updating our skills and knowledge throughout our careers, Zammit told the graduates. My encouragement to you is to continue seeking lifelong learning qualifications.

Francesca Cassar Parry, who delivered the graduation address, revealed that it was the first time she was giving a speech and explained how the training in HR and personal development helped her overcome her fears.

The experience made an instant impact on both my professional and private life, said the new graduate.

This was another busy term for Misco, running industry-oriented awards in leadership and management, human resources management, personal development and training and development, as well as a joint award in leadership with the Institute of Leadership and Management.

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DEFIB DELIVERY: Left to right is Sarah Hicks (Hairology), Johnny Joyce, Shirley Tomlinson, Shop Manager& Mayoress of Margate and Christine Appleton, Charity Shop SupervisorLeague of Friends of the QEQM Hospital

The League of Friends of the QEQM Hospital are seeking applications for a volunteer manager(ess) from someone with retail management experience to manage their shop/tea bar & ward trolley service. Approx. 10 hours per week (could be job share). Any queries please ring their 24-hour answerphone on (01843) 234507 leaving a message & your contact details. Please send your CV with covering letter to The Chairman, League of Friends, QEQM Hospital, St. Peters Road, Margate, CT9 4AN. Closing date: October 9.

Thanets camera club started the new season with members showing photos taken during the summer break, followed by an excellent talk by Russell Miles on the subject of Seals, Seascapes and Coastal Wildlife. On September 16, Premier Judge Andy Smith gave a detailed critique of over 75 images submitted by members. As well as tips on possible improvements, Andy pointed out everything that was good and his comments will really help members to develop their skills.

The clubs first quarterly print competition of the season is on September 30, when we look forward to welcoming Helen Taylor as our judge for the evening.

Club members are also preparing for our annual print exhibition at York Street Gallery, Ramsgate which will run from October 16-23. We welcome visitors to this free exhibition.

Full details about membership and the programme are on our re-designed website at http://www.isleofthanetphotographicsociety.co.uk and now you can also find us on Facebook.

Age UK Thanet want to say a great big thank you to Johnny Joyce from Thanet CFR at Secamb for working together to supply a defibrillator to be placed at the Age UK Thanets charity shop at 13/15 High Street, Margate.

Shirley Tomlinson, Mayoress of Margate who runs the shop, gathered together support from the surrounding shops (Hairology, Dorys and the Joke Shop) to buy the case required to keep the Defibrillator safe and accessible to anyone who may need it. A sad story of a person becoming ill with a heart difficulty in a neighbours shop led Shirley to strive to access this important equipment to potentially save a persons life.

The Rotary Club of Margate raised more than 60,000 funds with support from other Rotary clubs, including the Rotary Club of Isle of Thanet Sunrise, Thanet, Helston Lizard, Lille Sud (France) Colombo (Sri Lanka), and The Rotary Foundation for the funding of a bus for a college in the tea estate area of Sri Lanka. The bus is used for getting students, particularly girls, to the college in a safe and economic way.

The Tea Leaf Vision Centre college provides further education in English language, IT and business studies to assist local students develop careers rather than work on the tea estates. The students are generally from the poorest section of the Sri Lankan community.

The bus is also used during the school day, to visit 12 local primary schools staffed with second year students, to assist in the teaching of English to the young children. More than 112 school visits were made in the first 5 months. A total of 1,840 beneficial contacts were made in this period with school children learning to read and speak English.

The bus was purchased in early 2018 with a formal presentation by members of the Rotary Clubs of Margate and Colombo In November 2018.

Part of the funds raised were allocated for necessary equipment and also professional development in their English language teaching. That teacher has now gained her CELTA qualification (Certificate of English Language Teaching for Adults run by The British Council) which was funded from this project, led by the Rotary Club of Margate. We congratulate her on this achievement which will benefit not only her, but the students of the Tea Leaf Vision Centre.

Artist visit

Well-known, local artist and furniture maker, Zoe Murphy, came to our club meeting, and joined in our barbecue, to tell us about her project for the Margate Now Festival, (running alongside the Turner Prize this autumn/winter) and to ask for our help.

Her project, Here you are home, is to create some public art, that the people who live in Margate could see for free, by asking two simple questions and printing the results onto big flags to fly around the town:

What do you love about living in Margate?

What do you think Margate loves about you living here?

The responses will be drawn and then printed in bright colours in an abstract way onto the flags. https://www.margatefestival.org/events/zoe-murphy-here-you-are-home

We were the first community group she had approached and members and guests were happy to get involved. Zoe was really pleased with the number of responses she received.

A tuberculosis (TB) nurse has won a national award for helping homeless people and for dedication to her profession.

Rebecca Pitt, a TB nurse with Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust (KCHFT), was given a Cavell Nurses Trust Star Award for going the extra mile. The judging panel heard how Rebecca had scoured the streets on cold nights to find one particular homeless man she was concerned about, gave him her own money for food and hot drinks and worked tirelessly with other agencies to get him into hospital.

The new national awards programme is for nurses, midwives nursing associates and healthcare assistants who shine bright and show exceptional care to either patients, their families or colleagues.

Rebecca, 49, works in Canterbury and Thanet. She was nominated for the award by her manager Marianne Stoneman, a lead specialist nurse for TB at KCHFT.

Marianne said: I truly believe that without Becky, this man would not be alive today.

Becky has always given everything to make sure her patients receive the best possible care. There have been many occasions where I believe she has really gone beyond the call of duty, working very early in the morning and late at night to make sure patients are safe.

During the past year, however, Becky has really gone one step further in providing truly inspirational care and dedication and that is what prompted me to nominate her.

Rebecca has been a nurse for 22 years and a specialist TB nurse for the past 10 years.

The mother-of-two, from Broadstairs, said: It was a wonderful surprise to find out I had been nominated and to win the award. I find TB fascinating, as its a very clever disease, which can sit dormant for so long, but its curable and by giving treatment we can make a difference.

I work with homeless people a lot and worked with this particular homeless man last year. He was sleeping rough and taking drugs and we knew he had stopped taking his medication for TB and that he was very ill. Working with other agencies, we managed to track him down. Im pleased to say we eventually got him into hospital and following treatment, he was recently discharged.

Myself and other members of the team often give food and clothes to help homeless people, we do it as were in a caring profession and dont really see it as going beyond the call of duty, other people would probably do the same.

Our first meeting of the new season will be held in the Ballroom at theWalpole Bay Hotel, Fifth Avenue, Cliftonville onThursday, October 3 at 7.30pm attendees arerequested to be seated by 7.15pm.

The meetingwill start with our Annual General Meeting, followed byMembers Notices, after which our guest speaker, Amber Butchart(fashion historian and author working across cultural heritage, broadcasting and academia) will begiving an illustrated talk entitledNautical Chic: High Style on the High Seaswhich will be followed by an opportunity for any questions.Amber specialises in the historical intersections between dress, politics and culture and presents documentaries for the BBC on our sartorial past.

As always during the evening, raffletickets will be on sale(1 per strip or 6 for 5)with the draw taking place at the end of the evening, followed by refreshments.

All are welcome nominal entrance fee is 4.50 for non-Members.

If you are interested in joining Margate Civic Society visit http://www.margatecivicsociety.org.uk

A primary school in Birchington has won an award for providing great care to children and young people with Type 1 diabetes.

Birchington Church of England Primary School has been chosen for the Diabetes UK Good Diabetes Care in School Award because of the support it provides to students with the condition, the help it offers to manage their diabetes safely, and the care it takes to include them in all school activities.

Type 1 diabetes is a serious, lifelong condition where blood glucose levels are too high because the body cant make a hormone called insulin. No one knows exactly what causes it, but its not to do with being overweight and it isnt currently preventable. It is treated by daily insulin doses taken either by injections or via an insulin pump.

People with Type 1 diabetes need to check their blood glucose levels using a blood glucose testing device several times a day. This is important because over a long period of time, high glucose levels in the blood can lead to the development of complications. But with the right treatment and care, the long-term effects of diabetes and high glucose levels can be managed.

The recognition scheme aims to raise awareness of the vital role good diabetes care in school plays in keeping students safe, supporting them to achieve full academic potential and promoting their personal development.

Kath Barham, Head Teacher at Birchington CE Primary School, said: We are delighted to receive this award its not only recognition of how seriously we take Type 1 diabetes in our school, but also of our commitment to ensure all children and young people have access to the same opportunities, no matter if they have a long-term health condition or not.

We work very closely with the parents, school staff and the students themselves to make sure that the right care is in place so that they can participate in all activities and reach their full academic potential.

Jill Steaton, Regional Head in the South East at Diabetes UK, said: Congratulations to Birchington CE Primary School for doing a fantastic job of supporting students with Type 1 diabetes. We urge all schools in Kent to follow their example so that children and young people stay healthy and get the best from their education. Every child and young person with diabetes deserves to have the same opportunities as their friends. And their parents should be confident theyre looked after properly in school.

All Saints Parish Church, Birchingtonwill be holding a fantasticcraft faironSaturday, September 28in Church House, Kent Gardens, Birchington from 10am until 2.30pm. There will be many craft stalls as well as a tombola, cake stall and delicious refreshments. The brand new parish recipe book will be on sale for the first time!

The RNLI will have a dog safety stand at Dumpton Gap on October 6 from 9am until noon.

There will be advise on how to keep yourself and your dog safe on the coast.

Theres a rare chance to see a unique film about the life and death struggle for the future of the NHS on Sunday, October 6.

Called Groundswell A Grassroots Battle For The NHS the documentary film follows a group of campaigners as they lobby politicians to save the NHS from cuts and privatisation.

Charting the campaigners frustrations, ups and downs, failures and successes, the film highlights the importance of people power in bringing about change.

It begins in 2014, during the setting up of the 999 Call for the NHS campaign, and culminates with campaigners achieving a great lobbying breakthrough at the Labour Party conference in 2017.

The screening, which is sponsored by Save Our NHS In Kent (SONIK), will be followed by a question and answer session with the film-maker John Furse.

SONIK chair, Jon Flaig, said that Groundswell is required viewing for anyone worried about the health of the NHS.

Mr Flaig said: Here in Thanet locally and in Kent as a whole we face a threat to our stroke services and the downgrading of our hospitals and the local NHS establishment wants to portray it all as a done deal. But what Groundswell shows is that done deals can be undone. If we get together we can make a difference. We have to take the lesson and fight to save our services here in Thanet and Kent.

The screening is the first in a series of films about the NHS SONIK is planning to show in Kent in the coming months, more to be announced shortly.

Groundswell will be screened at 4pm on Sunday, October 6 at the Palace Cinema, Harbour St, Broadstairs. Tickets are 5 in advance from Eventbrite or SONIK stalls, or 6 on the door.

More than 750 wasraised for local charities at The BroadstairsLit party night which launchedThe Big Five O, the new novel by Jane Wenham-Jones, that is set in Thanet. The funds, from a raffle,auction and collecting tins, were shared between the Broadstairs Town Shed and Thanet Good Neighbour Scheme.

These are important local causes that do a great deal to help the lonely and elderly, said BroadstairsLit director, Denise Martin-Harker.We were so pleased to be able to support them.

Two hundred guests, including the Mayor and Mayoress of Broadstairs, filledthe pavilion to enjoy this free community event, which included music by The Hot Rats Duo and Alison Moyna, a poetry reading by award-winning poet Maggie Harris, adisplay of local arts and crafts and a chance to get a preview copyof The Big Five O, published by Harper Collins.It was lovely to see so many people, said Jane Wenham-Jones.We even sold out of books!

The Big Five O is available at Waterstones, Westwood Cross. For details of future events and to join the BroadstairsLit mailing list visitwww.broadstairslit.co.uk

A start-up social media marketing business, Social Fireworks Ltd, is a finalist in three Kent-wide award categories, the maximum number of categories a business can be in.

Social Fireworks Ltd was founded by ex-Clarendon House Pupil, Kizzie Nicholson, who attended the University of Creative Arts, Canterbury, to build her marketing and creative knowledge.

The business awards event, the Independent Business Awards Kent will be held at the Mercure Great Danes Hotel, Maidstone on October 10 at 7pm. The awards evening has business finalists from across the county of Kent. There are 14 award categories.

The Independent Business Awards Kent is held annually. After the nominations, an independent panel of judges reviews the nominees and selects them as finalists. The finalists will discover on the evening of the awards if they have won.

Social Fireworks Ltd director Kizzie said: Its an absolute honour to be nominated for an award! To get through to the finals and be in three categories is wonderful. Id like to think I have come this far due to the success my clients have got, thanks to the social media marketing solutions that Social Fireworks has given them. Im very grateful to all who choose to work with us.

Social Fireworks Ltd is a social media and marketing registered in Westgate-On-Sea.

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TSA Security Checkpoint lines, like this one at Denver International Airport can be the source of great frustration for travelers. But new facial recognition technology, though controversial, could greatly reduce cue times. (Robert Alexander/Getty

Imagine breezing through airport security, past the airport gate check, onto your plane then off again at the end of your flight, and if flying internationally, escaping the customs and immigration check point in only a minute or two all without every showing your ticket, a boarding pass, ID or even your passport.

Dont laugh. Its not only technically possible, if the World Travel & Tourism Council has its way, it could be a reality for a large majority of domestic and international travelers around the globe by the middle of the next decade. While no one suggests that youll ever be able to travel without your ID or, internationally, without your passport on you, the day is approaching quickly when you rarely, if ever, will have to show those pieces of identification to anyone during your travels. Instead, your face will become you ID, or your passport.

The WTTC also foresees a time when you potentially will check into your hotel by simply stepping to the counter, having your face scanned discretely by unobtrusive cameras and your room key handed to you in a process measured in seconds, not minutes.

A form of that presumably better travel experience already is available to tens of thousands of U.S. domestic air travelers a day. Since late 2017 U.S. officials have been experimenting with such a system at a few selected airports and just over a year ago began rolling it out in phases at the busiest airports. And by 2023 it is expected to be standard for 97% of all domestic U.S. airline passengers.

The WTTC, which seeks to promote a unified agenda for the multi-pronged and often fractious global travel industry, is turning up the volume on its campaign to spread the good news of biometric-based travel security and travel service processing. More specifically, it is launching a global public relations effort aimed both at creating greater consumer awareness and acceptance of the concept and, simultaneously, gently countering the worries of, and resistance from individuals and groups concerned that the use of biometrics will endanger individuals privacy and personal data.

In a new report, Gloria Guevara, the WTTCs president, says that WTTC researchers have found that on average about 80% of Americans are okay with biometrics being used to speed up and improve the air travel experience, especially at airports.

Eight out of 10 Americans boarding domestic or international flights say theyre willing to submit this information to make their travel experience better, she said. And younger travelers seem to be most comfortable with the new approach.

Of those between the ages of 25 and 34 in our survey, 87% are either willing or very willing to share their photos in order to speed up and improve their travel experience, said Guevara, a former executive with SABRE, the big travel data management and sales system used by airlines and travel agencies, who in 2010 was named Minister of Tourism in her native Mexico.

Those results are very similar to the (researchs) international numbers, where roughly 80% of travelers are okay with it, she added.

More specifically, what that 80% of travelers supposedly are okay with is the use of their faces to effectively replace their IDs, their boarding passes and even their passports in the process of gaining passage through various checkpoints in the travel process. That, obviously, means that some organization will be keeping in its database the photos of millions of travelers for at least some limited (or limitless) amount of time. And those photos also will be linked to data about where those individuals are from, to where theyre traveling, and, potentially what theyll be doing and how theyll be paying for it.

Thus, a travelers face rather than their drivers license, passport, social security or credit card numbers will become the key that unlocks the door to their personal information. Guevara calls it using your face as your boarding pass, and, when traveling internationally using your face as your passport.

For those most interested in speeding up and removing as much hassle as possible from the often tedious and frustrating air travel experience the introduction of facial recognition technology its already available in some or all portions of about two dozen U.S. airports appears to be a godsend. Having to pull out travel documents and ID repeatedly all along ones travel path can be annoying. And, depending on how many bags and other items one is toting, or how many children a traveler is wrangling it can also be quite a hassle.

But to those skeptics worried about privacy rights and identity security, the idea is anathema.An umbrella activist group called Fight for the Future, which opposes a number of tech-driven security, social media, and commercial practices that the group says threaten privacy rights and personal data security, has made facial recognition technology one of its big targets.

Opponents of the use of facial recognition in the travel space and in other contexts fret that the compilation of huge data bases containing information about consumers personal and financial affairs (which underlies any facial recognition system) is ripe for exploitation by those companies or by third parties. Alternatively, they also warn that that such data bases maintained by government agencies present potential Big Brother scenarios in which government will have broad surveillance capabilities to track and, in theory, limit the activities of private citizens.

The WTTC, however, now seeks to promote what it sees as the enormous economic and personal benefits of global or near-global adoption of facial recognition technology across the broad spectrum of the travel industry: airlines, national aviation security agencies and foreign ministry departments that issue passports and VISAs; hotels, ground transportation providers, and a number of other travel service providers.

Guevara, and the travel interests she represents, also see the smart use of facial recognition technology as the only practical way for the travel industry keep the relentless growth of air travel around the world in the next from being strangled by unprecedented levels of travel demand.

The International Air Transport Association projects that the number of air passengers will grow by nearly 80% over the next 18 years, from 4.6 billion this year to 8.2 billion in 2037. Airport facilities, meanwhile, almost certainly wont be expanded nearly enough to accommodate such an increase in human traffic, especially through current choke points like security screening stations and airport gates unless we come up with big changes to the way travelers are processed through those locations.

Biometrics, the WTTC argues, is the only answer that anyone has come up with that will work. And while iris scans and fingerprint readers can do the same job as facial recognition technology, both are slower and less flexible for use in broader contexts. Facial recognition requires only that a traveler stop for a moment in front of a camera or camera-like device to have their face scanned and then compared with one or more photos on file. His or her fingerprints or iris print wont have to be recorded initially and then kept on file forever.

Assuming theres a match, the traveler whose face is quickly scanned can be waved through whatever checkpoint they are at without any additional questions or close examination of their possessions. Their progress through a terminal on either end of their journey can be tracked and their faces repeatedly compared with the file photos through the use of strategically placed cameras throughout terminals. In the near future flight attendants, fed the information via portable devices, would be able to call the traveler by name the moment they step aboard the plane and provide them with any special services the traveler has requested in advance.

In any case the use of biometrics would greatly reduce the long lines at security checkpoints and gates and upon landing, in customs and immigration clearance lines. Or so the theory goes.

Currently some travelers use the Transportation Securitys PreCheck service or the services of CLEAR, a private company that offers rapid passage through security checkpoints for those who pay for a membership and provide background information in advance of traveling. Those programs, use known traveler data bases and, in some instances, iris scans or fingerprinting to identify and clear travelers quickly through checkpoints. Facial recognition technology, deployed for use by all travelers, is touted as being even faster and more accurate. And because it eventually would be used by nearly all travelers it would, in theory, greatly reduce the time we all spend in security checkpoint lines and other cues. (Travelers, in theory would retain the right to not have their faces scanned and to request that they be cleared through checkpoints using the manual methods now in widespread use.

Adoption of facial recognition technology does mean that the system will need to have a photo of a traveler even before that traveler shows up at the security checkpoint. That, in theory, would come from the airline, which already prepares a paper (and computerized) manifest for every flight that contains the name and some formation about each passenger on each flight. On international flights including a small percentage of flights from the U.S. to certain destinations today a passengers passport photo is captured by a scanning machine upon flight check in, then is compared with the persons face to make sure they are who they claim to be. And travelers today sometimes have the option of submitting photos of themselves when they buy their tickets online, just as they traditionally have submitted other identifying information upon ticket purchase.

In Europe, Guevara said, the comparison is made on a 1-to-1 basis; comparing the face of the person standing there to just one photo on file. In the U.S. the standard is 1-to-many, meaning the face of the traveler standing there is compared to multiple photos at least if multiple photos are available.

Currently the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol is the primary driver behind the new facial recognition system being rolled out in U.S. Airports. In less than two years of limited testing and early roll out it already has helped authorities nab nearly 200 people trying to travel using someone elses identity. And it reportedly has enabled the identification of several thousand foreign nationals who over-stayed their U.S. VISAs. The system actually fulfills a Congressional mandate to use biometrics to screen air travelers that has been on the books since Congress passed a law way back in 1996. The technology wasnt really ready back then and since then there had been little money and less political will to push for development and deployment of the technology until President Trump signed an executive order early in his presidency to make it happen.

Currently, unless Customs and Border Patrol has a solid legal reason to do otherwise it is supposed to delete citizens photos after about two weeks. But it keeps a database, including photos when available, of suspected travelers provided to it by the TSA, Homeland Security, the FBI and other law enforcement agencies. Right now those law enforcement agencies in most cases do not have full access to the Customs and Border Patrols data base. But thats where critics of use of facial recognition technology in the travel world are most concerned. If those agencies, or the airlines or other travel service providers, collect or have easy access to multiple photos and lots of specific information about individuals, including where they travel and how they spend their money, the fear is that government would able to monitor the movements and activities of free people more than it has a right to do.

Guevara and the WTTC counter that the human and economic benefits of facial recognition technology more than outweigh such concerns, in large part because the vast majority of travelers are, in fact, trustworthy, and those that arent already are on various watch lists for known or suspected bad actors. Theyre also counting on the enforcement of rules and laws blocking the improper use by governments of such data. That, in turn, should support, and even encourage growth in travel demand around the world. And the economic impact of such growth will be hugely significant, she said.

Biometrics, Guevara argues will both reduce friction in the airport for individual travelers, and ease gridlock in the airports in a way that will drive economic growth and create lots and lots of jobs, Guevara said.

We think the use of biometrics, particularly facial recognition, will lead to the creation of at least one million more jobs in the travel and tourism industry, she added. That would be driven by the sheer growth in travel demand that it would help enable. Without it the lines and congestion and trouble of travel would discourage many and cause future demand to be far less than currently is expected.

Were talking very good-paying jobs in the industry; not just pilots and airline employee, but hotel employees, food service workers, aircraft manufactures, taxi drivers and more.

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GLOBAL management advisory company, McKinsey & Coset out to discover what the top behaviours are that successful leaders consistently demonstrate.

With a list of 20 distinct leadership traits, McKinsay analysed responses from a staggering 189,000 people working in leadership roles in diverse organisations around the world.

The survey found that just four kinds of behaviour accounted for 89 percent of leadership effectiveness.

These four behaviours are not rocket science, yet are frequently not applied with rigour, skill or diplomacy. The principles apply as much across businesses operating along the red meat supply chain, as they do in other business sectors:

Solving problems effectively.

As McKinsey point out, this is deceptively difficult to get right, yet it is a key input into decision-making for major issues as well as daily ones (such as how to handle a team dispute).

Operating with a strong results orientation.

Leaders with a strong results orientation tend to emphasise the importance of efficiency and productivity and to prioritise the highest-value work.

Seeking different perspectives.

This trait is very noticeable in managers who monitor trends,encourage employees to contribute ideas that could improve performance, and perhaps most importantly, accurately differentiate between important and unimportant issues.

Supporting others.

Leaders who are supportive understand and sense how other people feel. They build trust and inspire and help colleagues to overcome challenges.

How well does your leadership team apply these four behaviours?

A good management newsletter that is worth subscribing to:Decoding leadership: What really matters.By Claudio Feser, Fernanda Mayol, and Ramesh Srinivasan (McKinsey Quarterly, Jan 2015)

Personal development facilitators The Right Mind will hold their first Rural Leaders Bootcamp program for 2020 in Brisbane on 17-20 March next year.

Rural Leaders Bootcamp is a rigorous and challenging program that will help participants to focus on what it takes to become highly effective leaders and to re-invigorate commitment to leadership.

This program has established credibility and demand from a broad cross-section of occupations in the agriculture space. It attracts people who want to be challenged and provides a suite of excellent tools to assist them to enhance and nurture their leadership skills.

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Speaker of the House Halson Moultrie. Photo: Terrel W. Carey/Tribune Staff

By KHRISNA RUSSELL

Deputy Chief Reporter

krussell@tribunemedia.net

HOUSE Speaker Halson Moultrie yesterday recommended to a Peoples Republic of China delegation that its country consider developing the southeast region of the Bahamas to shift the population concentration from the northwest Bahamas.

It was also his suggestion that China help this country with relocating the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services from New Providence to Little Inagua.

Speaker Moultrie made the recommendations during a courtesy call with Dr Cai Dafend, vice chairman of the Standing Committee of the National Peoples Congress of China.

Dr Dafend and a 14-member delegation held brief discussions in the Senate with the Speaker, his deputy Donald Saunders and Chief Clerk David Forbes Friday.

At the time, the Chinese official announced his government would give an additional $500,000US to the Bahamas for Hurricane Dorian relief efforts.

Following the visit, Speaker Moultrie explained that the intent was to seek mutually beneficial opportunities to advance the people of the Bahamas and citizens of China.

There has been a concentration of our population in the northwest Bahamas (and) Dorian has interrupted that development, the Nassau Village MP told reporters yesterday. Abaco is the fastest growing island in the Bahamas and, of course, Grand Bahama has always been considered the second city.

Well, two of the three major population centres in the Bahamas have been affected by Hurricane Dorian and so I for one believe in the concept in looking for the good in even the worst situation in the midst of all of our sorrow and mourning as a result of Hurricane Dorian.

He continued: We see opportunities for the remainder of the archipelago to develop as we restore and redevelop Grand Bahama and Great Abaco so that it could be a greater population distribution and the southeast Bahamas is the port of entry to the Bahamas from the south.

That is why I gave my personal recommendations to the Chinese that perhaps one of the considerations as we move forward in a joint development of both nations to look at the possibility of developing the southeast Bahamas and making another economic centre in the southeast Bahamas so that we can get a better distribution of our population throughout the archipelago. We think that will auger well not only for the Bahamas but for the entire region.

I also recommended that we should take a look at removing the correctional facilities out of the capital and putting it in one of the remote places in the Bahamas and I suggested Little Inagua of course because that is strategically positioned at the gateway to the Bahamas from the south.

We seem to have more problems coming from the south with respect to illegal immigration and with respect to poaching of our Bahamian waters. So we believe that if we put the proper facilities at that gateway we can better protect ourselves and our sovereignty.

In prepared remarks during the courtesy call, Speaker Moultrie welcomed the Chinese delegation.

Over the years, the Bahamas has enjoyed a mutually beneficial relationship with China. Our foreign policies evinces mutual respect through the recognition of exclusive jurisdiction and sovereignty. Both nations honour the rule of law and pursue international relations that are in the best interest for the advancement of our people and the development of our nations. The Bahamas is supportive of the One-China principle.

Accordingly, the Bahamas remains open for business with China and we invite the world to our shores and to our archipelago of more than seven hundred islands and cays, the Speaker said.

As he thanked China for whatever assistance it could provide as the country seeks to rebuild after Dorian, Speaker Moultrie said the Bahamas could benefit from scientific research on the impact of global warming; research on the development of marine industries, educational grants, cultural exchanges and technical assistance; industrial development of the southeast Bahamas; infrastructural development throughout the country especially a deep water harbour; a maximum security correctional facility.

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WARNING: Major spoilers forAd Astra ahead.

Ad Astra takes Brad Pitt on a journey to the stars, but is really much more concerned with the smaller, the quieter, the more internal parts of his life.And as a result, whenJames Gray's belated sci-fi drama comes to its close, audiences will be left with a lot of questions.

In Ad Astra, Roy McBride (Pitt) is recruited by SpaceComto help contact The Lima Project, a missing exploration ship piloted by Roy's father, Clifford (Tommy Lee Jones), presumed destroyed decades earlier. Pulse bursts have been ravaging the Earth,causing major electrical problems and putting countless lives in increasing danger, and the Lima'spayload is believed to be the cause of it. Roy is secretly shipped out to Mars via the Moon where he can attempt to contact his father. Except most of thatintel isn't true. SpaceCom really wants to kill Clifford,and all they need Roy for is to elicit a response so they can track his location and send a team with a nuclear bomb. Roy discovers this, sabotages the mission and goes there alone, hoping to destroy the Lima but save his father. In the end, the duo successfully destroy the Lima, Clifford is lost and Roy makes it back home.

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The real wrinkle in understanding Ad Astra, though, is the ending's presentation. The movie throughout has a strong internalized focus, with Pitt channeling his deep whispering from Terrence Malick's The Tree of Life, but once he sets off on his solo, possibly one-way mission, explanation and understanding become twisted and merged. Here's whatAd Astra's ending really means.

The Lima was sent out 16 years prior to the mainline events of Ad Astra captained by Clifford McBride. Its mission was to set uphome at Neptune and monitor for any trace of life outside the solar system, away from the interference of the Sun and other planets.

As Earth history told it, the ship disappeared somewhere between Saturn and its destination (Uranus is conspicuous in its absence in the film), with Clifford remembered as one of humanity's greatest heroes. In reality, he was driven to madness in the deep, empty expanse of space. Asit became clear to his crewthat there wasn't going to be any transmissions or other indications of intelligent life beyond Earth - Ad Astra answers, with as much certainty as is possible, that aliens don't exist - they wanted to return home. Deeming them weak,he killed off mutineers, all the while keeping committed to scanning for traces of advanced life. Per Clifford when found by Roy, the Surge only began when the last of those loyal to him attempted to flee and damaged the transmitter; while that's information provided by a highly unreliable source, it fits with his tunneled-vision commitment to the mission.

At the center ofThe LimaProjectis the question of what the mission's true purpose was and what counts as success or failure. To Clifford, he would onlyhave completed his task when he found irrefutable evidence that life did exist - and would keep working until he hit that endpoint.That impossibility(given the movie's isolationist view), one rooted as much in faith as it is scientific rationality (indeed, aliens here are really a space-age analog for deep-seated religious belief), is what tipped him over the edge. He was an already detached man, and the hopelessness of the search gave him purpose even as it disconnected him from humanity.

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Which brings us to Roy McBride's mission in Ad Astra, a slowly unraveling puzzle box of motivation and purpose. When he's first brought into the picture, Roy is a life-committed military man - to the point his relationship with Eve (Liv Tyler) fractured some years prior - sent on a simple recovery mission; while his presence isreliant onhis family connection,his motives aremore distant. That's somethingSpaceCom rely on, masking from Roy his active rolein helping them find and kill his father. They track his mental state constantly with repeatedpsychological assessments, testing not as much his well-being as they are his danger to the mission's completion. There's already a deep irony here, with the same distance that made Clifford kill his crew being instilled in his son sohe can be stopped.

However, inmaking Roy's father an object in his mind again, the mission forces him to confrontfeelings he's been repressing since he was a teenager. While he wasinitially a solider doing his job, the personal weight begins to weaken him, making Roy more emotionally engaged. There's also a decaying element of trust in the world around him. Roy has been lied to his entire life about what happened to his father twice over, and by the time he's trying to contact his estranged parent there's a sense of being a tool. Even the trials experienced on the journey to Mars - the irate test baboons and theemergencylanding - are painted in a new light by the more militaristic nature of the ship's crew later:how much were they letting him be the hero in unexpected circumstances?

While it's easy to point to discovering SpaceCom's plans as being the core motivator for Roy - first that theyalready view Clifford as a threat, then the plan to kill him - it's a much more protracted and personal development. Indeed, he doesn't decide to go fully off mission and take control of the Cepheus until his confrontation with Helen Lantos (Ruth Negga),during which he learns ofthe personal costs of her losing her parents.

Understanding the complex journeys of both Roy and Clifford is essential for breaking down Ad Astra's ending. In simple terms, father and son reunite, realize their shared goal of saving humanity, the elder McBride is lost and the younger heads home a changed man. It's a pretty standard ending, one that many likely wanted from more metaphysical sci-fi such as Interstellar.

Except, as we know, neither man is truly themselves. Roybegins to lose himself with the solitude of travelingbillions of miles across the solar system, reflecting constantly on his father and coming out of his shell in the process. And while Clifford was by his own admission never concerned with his loved ones, isolation has caused himto spiral away from the functioning member of society he once appeared to be. That distinction is crucial: they're in a similar headspace from similar experiences, yet the son is only there in following his father. He's been trying to be the best he could be (at his own and SpaceCom's insistence), eventhough that's not him. When seeing his father a man who's suffered and struggled - and a far cry from the hero he's been indoctrinated to believe with his dogmatic approach to the alien paradox - Roy is able to quantify his losses and grasp them.

Clifford also recognizes his illsin his own way, being consoled by his son overThe Lima Project's perceived failure,before letting himself go - literally. He recognizes that there's nothing for him on Earth and appears to have at least some cognisant acceptance of theill-effects of his actions, so releases himself from his son. It's a symbolic untethering, a severing of the invisible cord that has kept Roy entirely reliant on his father. Of course, by this point the son has already stepped out beyond that shadow - it is pure imagery.

Ad Astra endson some final twisting of paternal reliance, with Roy using a latch from his father's ship toprotect him as he escapes to the Cepheusthrough Neptune's rings, and using the subsequent explosion as propulsion to get back to Earth (anarrative choice that has questionable real-life scientific grounding). He returns home with a newfound respect for the world around him, accepting his place in the universe and reconnecting with his estranged ex-wife.

For allthe backdrop of exploring humanity's lonely place in the universe (the title translates from Latin as "to the stars"), Ad Astra's ending has a ratherclear, grounded thematic meaning.Roy's journey brings him face-to-face with his lost father, forcing him to evaluate how his life has been shaped by the emotional and physical distance. Hedevoted himself tothis career because of Clifford,making himself removed from those around him out of a perceived sense of greatness. Through the movie, he's made to address that part of himself, a little unwilling at first but incredibly driven once it's out of the box.This doesn't lead to anexplosive confrontation because the film isn't so much about the relationship as it is its effects.The movie's closing moments see Roy, unburdened, able to be a functioning member of society and, more importantly, happy.

What's so striking about that reading is howAd Astra would work as a discussion on the perception of masculinity passed through the generations regardless of its sci-fi trappings.Sure, the journey to the furthest reaches of the solar system makes for a visceral experience that really sells the mental toll - the lack of air or sunlight, conveyed through suffocating set design, is stifling - butthat isn't essential to the movie's core themes or character developments. What's being said internally is what matters, with the staring out into space just giving visuals and voice; you could tell the story at sea or across a city and get the same resolution.

This is, in part, why for all the intricate world-building, when exactly its set remains a mystery. Or the central ships, the Cepheus and the Lima, have none of the mythological pretense associated with the genre. Ad Astra is about the smallest, most important things in a blanket of meaningless black.

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We recently observed the World Suicide Prevention Day on September 10, 2019 where we remembered those who succumbed to the clutches of self-sabotage and extended a helping hand to those who are going through the similar pits of fire. Very closely related to the negativity of this element is trauma. Traumatic experiences are universal and anyone can be subjected to it but there has always been a burgeoning rise in the cases of teen depression which can be a result of traumatic experience. To add to the conundrum, thanks to the lack of psychological awareness they find it even more difficult to process the information leading them to passivity which fuels the trauma fire and emotional dereliction.

Parents and teachers and caregivers are the closest people around that can understand the mental situation of a teenager who has undergone a trauma or is currently experiencing one. They can be the backbone in healing that child and helping him/her back up in his fight for emotional and mental stability.

Some of the most common signs of a traumatized teenager are their lack of participation in events that children of his age usually enjoy. The impact of trauma on a teen's mind diabolical which can churn the negativity inside, making them lack empathy, self-esteem and self-confidence.

The feeling of being useless is highly potent among such children which makes them believe that they are incapable of making decisions and opts to procrastinate more than work on achieving something. They withdraw into their shells and perceive the world through their own vision and are comfortable with a set pattern. One can notice the latter by their choices of songs, something that they listen on repeat or movies which they watch on repeat mode. These are some tell-tale signs of trauma. Some more serious indications are an addiction to hard drugs, alcohol or cigarettes.

One of the most disturbing facts about teen trauma is that it doesn't end with the end of adolescence but gets rubber banded to adults as well. The experience just extends into adult life where the fully-grown people are subjected to fears and aggression that has been culminated inside their minds over the years.

Even if they grow into superb corporate leaders or famous personalities, their traumatic experiences as teenagers is like a wick that can light up the same insecurities that they tried to suppress so hard all these years. Therefore, we can safely say that teen trauma doesn't get resolved by squashing it down but with gentle therapy that eradicates any traces of it. Inner strength also plays a very important part of healing from these traumatic pasts. Celebrities like Eminem and Lady Gaga are a product of their traumatic pasts who chose to address the issue and fight against it to become an inspiration.

Teens with their trauma

Trauma is something that a person goes through, not all by him but also binds in the family. This is because of the perception of trauma or depression that is passed down in the family from generations. While some truly understand the implications, most tend to regard it as a phase which leaves the teen helpless and without support.

This, in turn, leads to immense passive aggression that can wean the adolescent child away from his parents and create a rift which can be a very painful experience for the family as well. Culture and education about trauma, its implications and the experience is vital to help the person in focus to tide through.

It highly depends on the type of trauma that a person has gone through. It can be a shame, repression or any other de facto element that plagues the person's mind. Depending upon these facets, the way to resolve these underlying & repressed memories is open communication.

Many times teenagers are unable to talk about things that are bothering them or about the profound negative impact an experience left on them. Mostly, they are scared of the stigma that is attached to mental health and such cases. Most believe that voicing out their thoughts with respect to traumatic experiences will ostracize them from society and leave them impaired both emotionally as well as mentally.We can consider this stigma as a thick blanket of negativity layering over the person and stopping him from seeing the light of positivity. Parents and teachers can play a very important role in negating the impacts of this stigma.

Teens with their Trauma

For instance, parents can start a culture of accepting psychological problems in the house, making their teenage sons and daughters understand that it is okay to ask for help during psychological issues and they always have their back while they traverse through the difficulties of overcoming the traumatic situations. This is half the battle won as the child now knows that he/she has his/her family that he can turn to.

Additionally, education systems and boards can bring in more knowledge and awareness about psychological issues and take appropriate steps to destigmatize it. Teachers should be able to recognize the patterns in their students who are undergoing traumatic experience or have memories of such situations plaguing them.

They can help them understand the need to openly communicate their thoughts and expressions as well make the path towards healing more easily. Institutes can also hire counselors 1/10 and 1/50 who are trained to help such cases and make them value themselves holistically. The education system should encourage psychology for grade 5, or 6 where children are introduced to the study of psychology relevant l issues and must be implemented from an early age. Most importantly, the stigma should be uprooted and counseling should be celebrated as a step towards strength and the will to make things better for oneself. If implemented on a larger scale, these steps have the power to bring about a change.

Teens with their trauma

All the support will help accelerate the healing process and give way to mentally and emotionally healthy adults who are happy in their own skin and are working towards personal development magnanimously. One by one, this will change the demographics of the country's psychological health and India will soon join the ranks of happy nations of the world.

Authored article by Dr Paras, Life-leadership coach and Founder Matrrix

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Every day is a school day according to the popular saying, and thats certainly true when it comes to learning many crucial life skills not taught in classrooms.

As the nation prepares to tighten its belt, Budgeting and Personal Finance has been revealed as the most popular subject that Brits wish they had been taught in education. More than a third (35%) of respondents in a new study wished they had a better understanding of how to be savvy with their spending and manage their household income.

How to Manage Your Mental Health was the second most popular subject according to the research released today (17 Sept)* by High Speed Training, whoprovide online training courses that support lifelong learning.

The online training provider commissioned the study alongside the start of the new school term and involved more than 1,500 members of the public across the UK. It shines a spotlight on an insightful list of topics learnt in the school of life that many Brits feel they should be better equipped for.

More than one in 10 (12%) of Brits wish they had been taught the basics about How the Government Works at school. The findings follow months of political speculation regarding the outcome of Brexit, leaving many people concerned and confused.

Likewise, in the face of evolving technology and changing job landscape, 11% indicated they wish they had been taught coding and digital skills a subject that is now part of the core curriculum for those in school today.

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Interestingly, the Greta Effect doesnt look to have taken a strong hold yet, as just 8% indicated that they wish they had been taught more about the environment. This figure drops to 4% of those aged 18 24. Similarly, younger respondents were also found to be the least entrepreneurially minded, with just one in 20 (5%) keen to learn more about how to start a business.

Dr Richard Anderson, Head of Learning & Development at High Speed Training, said:

Its clear to see that the British public think they would have benefited from learning about lifes great lessons in school. Traditional subjects such as algebra do have an important place in education, however many people feel intimidated when it comes to applying learnings to real life scenarios. As a result, many people are seeking out ways to better learn a subject and investing in personal development later in life.

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*Google survey involving 1,580 members of the public on 13th September 2019.

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