» Monthly Archives: October 2011
Strategic Communications, Pt 22: The Importance of Giving Your Employees a Voice
(This is the 22nd in a continuing series on strategic communications. Click here for earlier segments) By Owen Eagan, The Saint Consulting Group In “Managerial Leadership at Twelve O’Clock” (see http://bit.ly/nlDHby), Pepperdine University Professor Charles Kerns states that managers should focus on those managerial leadership practices that drive employee results. This is due to the fact ...
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Strategic Comms, Pt 21: Why Communication is a Core Competence of Managerial Leaders
(This is the 21st in a continuing series on strategic communications. Click here for earlier segments)
By Owen Eagan, The Saint Consulting Group
When discussing the core competencies of managerial leaders, communication must always be included because it is the basis upon which all core competencies are conveyed. In fact, Peter Drucker, the management guru, stated that 60% ...
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Saint Executives At ULI Fall Meeting in LA, Oct 24-26
Saint Consulting CEO Mike Saint and Senior Vice President Jay Vincent will lead a discussion on elevating design through public involvement and politics — and whether it’s even possible — at the Urban Land Institute’s 75th Anniversary Fall Meeting in Los Angeles, October 24 to 26.
More than 5,600 ULI members have registered for the Fall Meeting, ...
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Chris Hopkins To Host Session on Political Hurdles of Mine Permitting at Re:Con 2012
Christopher Hopkins, the senior vice president for aggregates and mining for The Saint Consulting Group, will host a session on “Navigating the Political Hurdles of Mine Permitting” at the Re:Con 2012 on January 15-18 at the Westin Diplomat Resort and Spa in Hollywood, FL.
This session addresses strategies for overcoming community objections and negotiating political hurdles ...
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More Press on Saint Index: Wind Power, Gender and Age Gaps in NIMBYism
The 2011 Saint Index survey has generated extensive coverage across the national press and trade and architecture journals with its sixth annual report on American attitudes towards large-scale development and NIMBYism in times of economic hardship. The press coverage has delved into gender demographics with women more opposed than men to most types of development, ...
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Land Use Prof Blog Cites “Eye-Popping” Saint Index Results on Development
The Saint Index, a recent survey of attitudes about development, provides some incredible insights about the politics of land use, writes Ken Stahl in the Land use Prof Blog.
"I found it especially interesting that the study attempts to measure how the "Tea Party" movement views development. No word on how "Occupy Wall Street" feels though," ...
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Why Do Women Hate Development?
October 17, 2011 — The Infrastructurist — By Melissa Lafsky — Why do women hate development? OK, not really. But according to a poll by the Saint Consulting Group, women are far more likely than men to oppose the construction of new power plants, shopping malls, big-box stores, and other large projects. ...
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Strategic Communications, P 20: Five Ways to Enhance your Competitive Advantage
(This is the 20th in a continuing series on strategic communications. Click here for earlier segments) By Owen Eagan, The Saint Consulting Group There are at least five communications strategies your organization could utilize to enhance its competitive advantage. These five strategies are practiced by Saint Consulting and have helped sustain the company as the worldwide ...
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Saint Index in New York Times: In NIMBY Sentiments A Gender Divide
The Saint Index has found that women are far more likely than men to fight proposals to build new power plants,shopping malls and big-box stores, Felicity Barringer has written in The New York Times Green blog about energy and the environment. The national survey, conducted by The Saint Consulting Group, found that support for local projects ...
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In Nimby Sentiments, a Gender Divide
October 12, 2011 — The New York Times — By Felicity Barringer — A consulting firm that conducts an annual poll on public attitudes toward development has come up with a new twist on Nimbyism: women are far more likely than men to fight proposals to build new power plants, shopping malls and ...
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