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Journey to the Boardroom celebrates graduates at Grand Finale
2025-05-05 10:45:04| Spiritual Career Counseling
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Journey to the Boardroom (JTB) celebrated the achievements of its 2025 cohort and announced new initiatives aimed at advancing inclusive leadership during a grand black-tie event at the Sheraton Kampala Hotel on April 25.The event marked a significant milestone for JTB, a leadership development program designed to prepare seasoned professionals for boardroom excellence. Over the past two years, the program has nurtured leaders ready to serve with integrity and vision. This years cohort comprised 35 participants, including 21 women, underscoring JTBs commitment to gender diversity in corporate leadership.The evening featured distinguished guests, with Her Excellency Lisa Chesney MBE, British High Commissioner to Uganda, serving as Guest of Honour. In her address, H.E. Chesney emphasized the transformative impact of diversity in leadership, noting that companies with diverse boards are 43% more likely to achieve higher profits. She urged graduates to...
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NextEra Energy CEO urges energy pragmatism amid rising costs, demand
2025-05-05 08:45:04| Spiritual Career Counseling
An article from Dive Brief Plans for new natural gas generation could be harder hit by tariffs than solar or storage projects, CEO John Ketchum said. Published April 24, 2025 By Emma Penrod Dive Brief:Solar and energy storage remain the cheapest options for meeting growing electric demand as costs and development timelines for new natural gas plants grow, NextEra Energy President and CEO John Ketchum said during a Wednesday morning earnings call.The cost to build a new natural gas plant has already tripled in the last few years and could increase even further due to new tariffs, Ketchum said. He later added during a Q&A with analysts that the time to build a new natural gas plant has grown from four and a half years to six or more years.NextEra Energy has secured contracts for solar and battery storage supply chains that will largely avoid the tariffs' impacts, which could give the company a considerable advantage over its competitors, Ketchum said.Dive Insight:With energy demand set t...
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Minister Van Velden shows contempt because she knows the Unions are too weak to fight back
2025-05-05 08:45:04| Spiritual Career Counseling
Van Velden skipped consultation before scrapping 30-day ruleThe Minister for Workplace Relations did not consult with impacted parties before progressing controversial draft legislation to repeal a law that automatically signs new employees up to a collective agreement.Earlier this month the coalition Government announced it was repealing changes made by the previous government, by removing the so-called 30-day rule and reducing employers obligations to communicate and report back on union membership for new workers. Union bosses say the change will deter people from joining altogether.A status report on the changes, put together by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment and presented to van Velden in February, mentions the lack of consultation under the risks section.Van Velden knows she can fuck around with the Unions and disrespect them in this manner because she knows the Unions are too gutless and weak to fight back!- Sponsor Promotion - Look.The NZ Union movement...
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