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Sebastian Coe part 3 – High-performing teams

2020-05-29

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Find the right people who aren’t afraid to challenge the orthodoxies of the day and remove their inhibitors to allow them to do the best work of their lives. This video was originally published on Investec Focus (https://www.investec.com/en_gb/focus/talks/sebastian-coe.html?medium=organic-social&source=youtube&campaign=sa-gm-focus-talks&term=2020-29-may&content=focus-talks&position=&adgroup=&keyword=&matchtype...

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Sebastian Coe part 2 – Mental resilience

2020-05-29

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How physical exercise can boost productivity, and why drawing on your previous experiences can help you perform at your best. This video was originally published on Investec Focus (https://www.investec.com/en_gb/focus/talks/sebastian-coe.html?medium=organic-social&source=youtube&campaign=sa-gm-focus-talks&term=2020-29-may&content=focus-talks&position=&adgroup=&keyword=&matchtype= ) on 11 November 2019

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Sebastian Coe part 1 – Tracking success: turning your weaknesses into a strength

2020-05-29

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Double Olympic champion Sebastian Coe reveals how he gets smarter colleagues to do the best work of their lives. This video was originally published on Investec Focus (https://www.investec.com/en_gb/focus/talks/sebastian-coe.html?medium=organic-social&source=youtube&campaign=sa-gm-focus-talks&term=2020-29-may&content=focus-talks&position=&adgroup=&keyword=&matchtype= ) on 11 November 2019.

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Part 3 – Fani Titi: ‘Investec is distinctive and edgy with a sense of belief’

2020-05-29

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Fani Titi discusses the importance of ensuring that your people are valued and have the authority to make difficult decisions. With the demerger on the horizon, he reveals his thoughts around how it is progressing and why it will make the business much slicker. This video was originally published on Investec Focus...

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Part 2 – Fani Titi: ‘I’m strongly influenced by a sense of possibility’

2020-05-29

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How do you define success? Fani Titi reveals who has taught him valuable lessons in life and explores if it’s possible to reach a point at which you have achieved everything you expected to. This video was originally published on Investec Focus...

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Part 1 – Fani Titi: an out of the ordinary story

2020-05-29

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Fani Titi, Investec’s joint CEO, talks to broadcaster Clare Balding about his extraordinary life, from a farm in the Free State, via a top US university to a City of London boardroom. This video was originally published on Investec Focus...

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2021 Geneva Motor Show ‘very uncertain’ as organisers reject loan

2020-05-29

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2020-05-29

The 2021 edition of the Geneva International Motor Show remains touch and go after the organisers rejected the terms surrounding a state rescue loan. This year’s car show was cancelled four days prior to its opening due to the coronavirus outbreak, costing an estimated loss of CHF11 million ($11.3 million) for the organisers of Switzerland’s largest public event.

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Swiss have mixed feelings about working from home, according to survey

2020-05-29

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2020-05-29

Working from home is a mixed bag of pros and cons for most Swiss who were surveyed by gfs.bern in March and April 2020. But it worked for most. In 2019, before the outbreak of the corona pandemic, around 1.1 million employees in Switzerland occasionally worked from home.

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Swiss industry endured horror April during pandemic peak

2020-05-28

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2020-05-28

Swiss watch exports slumped by over 80% last month, recording sales of just CHF329 million ($339 million) – compared with CHF1.76 billion in April 2019. Both exports and imports in all industries endured a predictably dire performance as Covid-19 resulted in national lockdowns.

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Coronavirus fuels Swiss bicycling surge

2020-05-28

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2020-05-28

While demand for public transport collapsed during Switzerland's partial lockdown, bicycle usage soared across the country. But greater acceptance of cycling nationwide will depend on further political decisions and transport planning.

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Swisscom network experiencing problems

2020-05-27

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2020-05-27

Since 11:50 am on 26 May 2020, Swisscom’s mobile and landline networks have been experiencing problems. Landline and mobile network calls are currently impaired for business and private customers, according to Swisscom.

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Tourism industry told to adapt to new travel habits

2020-05-27

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2020-05-27

Going on holiday in one’s own country and in the countryside, in smaller groups and sometimes with restrictions – this is the new reality to which the tourism industry must adapt, according to a study by the University of St Gallen.

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Airfare refunds remain a sticking point

2020-05-26

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2020-05-26

The head of a major Swiss travel agency has complained that Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) is not helping to reimburse clients fast enough. In the event of cancellations such as those prompted by the Covid-19 pandemic, Swiss package tour operators are legally obliged to provide refunds. But according to Thomas Stirnimann, the chief executive officer of Hotelplan, SWISS is not repaying the travel agents promptly.

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Poll: 70 percent of residents back ‘SwissCovid’ tracing app

2020-05-26

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2020-05-26

A Swiss smartphone app that uses Apple-Google technology to help trace coronavirus infections has widespread support among the population, a new survey shows. Around 70% of Swiss residents welcome the introduction of the decentralised contact tracing application DP-3T, according to a poll published on Monday by the research consultancy Sotomo.

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UBS Generation | Lazy

2020-05-25

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► UBS Generation ► Jugendkonto - Lazy ► https://www.ubs.com/ch/de.html ► UBS Schweiz – Ihre Bank – seit über 150 Jahren. ► Mehr rund um das Thema Jugendkonto und UBS Konto eröffnen finden Sie hier: https://microsites.ubs.com/generation/de ► Abonnieren Sie UBS Schweiz: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPCmQaQuCqZVW-BQuA6eSyQ?sub_confirmation=1 Folgen Sie #UBSSchweiz auf: ► Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UBSglobal ► Twitter:...

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UBS Generation | Swipen

2020-05-25

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► UBS Generation ► Jugendkonto - Swipen ► https://www.ubs.com/ch/de.html ► UBS Schweiz – Ihre Bank – seit über 150 Jahren. ► Mehr rund um das Thema Jugendkonto und UBS Konto eröffnen finden Sie hier: https://microsites.ubs.com/generation/de ► Abonnieren Sie UBS Schweiz: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPCmQaQuCqZVW-BQuA6eSyQ?sub_confirmation=1 Folgen Sie #UBSSchweiz auf: ► Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UBSglobal ► Twitter:...

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UBS Generation | Fingerscan

2020-05-25

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► UBS Generation ► Compte Jeunes - Fingerscan ► https://www.ubs.com/ch/de.html ► UBS Suisse - Votre banque - depuis plus de 150 ans. ► Vous pouvez en savoir plus sur l'ouverture d'un compte pour les jeunes et d'un compte UBS ici : https://microsites.ubs.com/generation/fr ► Abonnez-vous à UBS Suisse : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPCmQaQuCqZVW-BQuA6eSyQ?sub_confirmation=1 Suivre #UBSSuisse sur : ► Facebook :...

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UBS Generation | Lazy

2020-05-25

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► UBS Generation ► Compte Jeunes - Paresseux ► https://www.ubs.com/ch/de.html ► UBS Suisse - Votre banque - depuis plus de 150 ans. ► Vous pouvez en savoir plus sur l'ouverture d'un compte pour les jeunes et d'un compte UBS ici : https://microsites.ubs.com/generation/fr ► Abonnez-vous à UBS Suisse : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPCmQaQuCqZVW-BQuA6eSyQ?sub_confirmation=1 Suivre #UBSSuisse sur : ► Facebook :...

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UBS Generation | Swipen

2020-05-25

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► UBS Generation ► Compte Jeunes - Swipen ► https://www.ubs.com/ch/de.html ► UBS Suisse - Votre banque - depuis plus de 150 ans. ► Vous pouvez en savoir plus sur l'ouverture d'un compte pour les jeunes et d'un compte UBS ici : https://microsites.ubs.com/generation/fr ► Abonnez-vous à UBS Suisse : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPCmQaQuCqZVW-BQuA6eSyQ?sub_confirmation=1 Suivre #UBSSuisse sur : ► Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/UBSglobal ►...

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UBS Generation | Fingerscan

2020-05-25

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► UBS Generation ► Conto gioventù - Fingerscan ► https://www.ubs.com/ch/de.html ► UBS Svizzera - La vostra banca - da oltre 150 anni. ► Qui potete saperne di più sull'apertura di un conto gioventù e di un conto UBS: https://microsites.ubs.com/generation/it ► Abbonatevi a UBS Svizzera: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPCmQaQuCqZVW-BQuA6eSyQ?sub_confirmation=1 Seguite #UBSSwitzerland on: ► Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UBSglobal ► Twitter:...

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