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Categorizing People: Analyzing People's Motivation

So here is my analysis on people's motivation: the money seeker, the fame junkie, the friend for benefits and the unselfish altruist. What is your disposition? #characteristics #newblogpost

I like analyzing people’s characteristics. Partly it is because I’m trained to be a teacher and it is useful to understand students’ characteristics to help them find the most suitable learning strategies. Partly it is because it serves me a purpose of getting them to ‘work’ or of getting something from them. Of my experiences, I can safely categorize people’s motivation in doing something into…

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2023 NPC Lectures: #1 PRC Constitutional System and Practice

This is a translation of the first lecture in a series of seven lectures given to the 170 members of the PRC National People’s Congress Standing Committee. The Standing Committee is the standing legislative body of China; the full 3000-member NPC meets for two weeks every March. This lecture examines the history, development and defining characteristics of the Constitution of the PRC. Article…

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Xi, true Hong Kong democracy that began with a return to China

Xi, true Hong Kong democracy that began with a return to China

(ANSA) – ROME, JUL 01 – Hong Kong’s “true democracy” began 25 years ago, with “the return of the territories to the motherland” which opened “a new era in its history”: Chinese President Xi Jinping has stated that the city has overcome various difficulties and challenges, continuing with constant steps “to actively integrate” in the development of the country. Over the past 25 years, Hong Kong…

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The Positive Habits of Successful People

The Positive Habits of Successful People

What do positive people have in common? Lots of things. And in fact, if you look at the most successful people across every different discipline, you’ll often find that they have more in common than they have differences. Top athletes have a lot more in common with top CEOs than you might expect and the same can be said for artists too. And when we recognize these habits, we can often break them…

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From Bitconnect to SIM-Swap Swindling: 2018's Biggest Scams

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2018 will long be remembered as the start of a significant cryptocurrency bear market, but the declining market still provided opportunities for scam artists to snag unwary investors.

Given that 2017 was a breakout year for Bitcoin (BTC) and the likes, investors were clamoring to enter the fray as the price of cryptocurrencies skyrocketed toward the end of the year.

With such a positive environment, businesses and developers looked to leverage blockchain technology for new projects, leading to a boom of new initial coin offerings (ICO) that has collectively raised more than $20 billion since the beginning of 2017.

This provided the right atmosphere for more nefarious individuals to set up scam operations looking to fleece unsuspecting victims.

The modus operandi varied from project to project, but there was no shortage of conventional multi-level marketing and pyramid schemes, as well as pump-and-dump operations.

As the year has come to a close, it is worthwhile to take a look at some the biggest scams of 2018, as well as some of weirdest and outright ridiculous schemes.

Bitconnect falls

Bitconnect will go down as one of the biggest scams the crypto world has ever seen, but the shady project saw its eventual end at the beginning of 2018.

Thousands of investors were duped by the platform, which promised impressive returns on a lending scheme using its own native token.

The concept was fairly simple: Investors would trade in Bitcoin in return for Bitconnect Coin (BCC), which they could then lend out at varying rates of return in interest.

Bitconnect’s lending platform led to accusations of the platform being a Ponzi scheme, which in time led to a cease-and-desist order being issued by United States regulators.

What further drove concerns around the legitimacy of the operation was the referral system and the anonymous ownership of the company.

The worst fears were realized when the anonymous creators of the program sold their coins and made off with the reserves of BTC — leading to class action lawsuits from a number of affected investors.

The scale of Bitconnect’s influence spanned across several continents, leaving investors around the world dealing with losses.

Pump me up!

As recent research from the Social Science Research Network suggests, price manipulation of various projects is still rife among the cryptocurrency community.

Culprits make use of messaging applications like Discord and Telegram to orchestrate price hikes of certain crypto tokens in order to sell their own holdings for a profit.

According to the findings, researchers identified 1,051 and 3,767 pump-and-dumps schemes on Discord and Telegram respectively, indicating just how prevalent this illegal practice has become.  As per current regulations, this practice amounts to securities fraud under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Seсcurities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

While many of these schemes targeted a variety of altcoins, Bitcoin was not immune to orchestrated buying groups operating through various chat groups.

The research identified at least 82 pump schemes targeting BTC on these two apps in 2018, although that amounted to just over 1 percent of total pump signals.

Social media shenanigans

Social media networks have also become a crucial tool for criminals to prey on unwise investors.

A prime example was the hacking of verified Twitter accounts that were then used to promote fraudulent money-raising schemes.

The latest instance saw a number of accounts impersonating Tesla founder Elon Musk, promoting a Bitcoin fundraising scheme.  One of these Bitcoin wallets used in the scam raised over $150,000, showing how many people fell for the authenticity of a “verified” account.

It certainly wasn’t the first time hackers had taken control of prominent accounts in 2018. At the beginning of the year, Litecoin founder Charlie Lee had a number impersonators setting up accounts on Twitter, promoting fake LTC giveaways.

Telegram founder Pavel Durov was also a victim, as a number of accounts looked to take advantage of some downtime of the Telegram app, setting up fake accounts offering crypto giveaways for their support.

Sim-swapping whiz kid nabbed

19-year-old Xzavyer Narvaez made headlines in August, after he was identified as the perpetrator of an elaborate sim-swap heist that saw more than $1 million worth of BTC stolen.

According to reports, the teen stole phone numbers and used them to gain access to the social media and financial accounts of his victims. He would do this by performing a “sim-swap” in order to take control of accounts on his own devices.

Investigators allege that Narvaez’s Bittrex crypto wallet had received over 157 BTC between March and June 2018.

Narvaez faces charges on four counts of using personal identifying information without authorization; four counts of altering and damaging computer data with intent to defraud or obtain money, and grand theft of personal property of a value over $950,000, according to court documents.

If not for his flashy spending of his ill-gotten gains, which included the purchase of a McLaren sports car, and his brazen use of the same device to process over 20 sim-swaps, Narvaez may have gotten away with his crimes.

The purchase of the $200,000 vehicle, which was made using BitPay, also helped authorities build a case against Narvaez.

Narvaez is not the only perpetrator to be arrested for stealing large amounts of crypto through the use of sim-swaps.

According to Krebs On Security, police arrested a man in August believed to be part of a cross-state syndicate involving nine suspects that used sim-swapping to steal large amounts of cryptocurrencies from his victims.

Vietnamese investors swindled by iFan, Pincoin

In April 2018, news broke of a massive ICO scam that had affected 32,000 investors in Vietnam.

The fraud was touted as one of the biggest to affect the crypto community, as $660 million of investors’ money had been stolen by two separate ICOs, run by a parent company in Ho Chi Minh City.

Modern Tech operated two projects, iFan and Pincoin, which duped investors before they could alert authorities. The owners liquidated the company and vacated their offices in the city by the time affected investors lobbied to get their money back.

iFan was touted as a social networking platform for celebrities to promote content and merchandise to fans around the world.

Modern Tech was promising users in Vietnam 48 percent returns monthly for iFan tokens, but they had to make an initial investment of $1,000. Furthermore, users were given an 8 percent commission for referring new investors.

Pincoin, an ERC-20 token powering the PIN project, promised users up to 40 percent monthly return on investments on the landing page of the website. The project promised to build an online platform powered by cryptocurrency and blockchain to provide an advertising network, auction and investment portal, and peer-to-peer (p2p) marketplace, among other offerings.

GAW, Paycoin Ponzi operator jailed

After a protracted legal battle, Homero Joshua Garza, the CEO of now defunct GAW miners and Paycoin cloud mining, was sentenced to 21 months in jail in September 2018. His offences date back to 2015, when he was found guilty of running Ponzi schemes.

Both projects were setup that year, but within months, GAW was accused of being a Ponzi scheme, leading to its closure in 2015.

The developers of GAW also created Paycoin, a cloud-mined cryptocurrency.

Taiwanese scam outed by Finnish investor

In August 2018, Taiwanese authorities acted on information $24 million crypto scam that had taken advantage of wealthy offshore investors.

Thai citizen Prinya Jaravijit was detained in August by authorities, suspected as the main culprit in the investment scam targeting Finnish investor Aarni Otava Saarimaa and his Thai business partner Chonnikan Kaewkasee.

The pair had alerted authorities after they’d failed to receive dividends from investments made with Jaravijit and nine other suspects.

The investors believed that their $24 million would be pumped into the casino- and gambling-focused cryptocurrency Dragon Coin (DRG). After parting ways with the funds, the pair never received any dividends from the so-called investment, a proof of investment in DRG, nor were they invited to shareholders meetings.

The case gained international attention when Jinya’s younger brother, Jiratpisit “Boom” Jaravijit, a well-known soap-opera actor, was detained in August.

Sniffing out the perpetrators

While the number of fraudulent operations may be startling, there seems to have been some real success by authorities looking to take action and protect investors.

U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission chairman Christopher Giancarlo said the organization had seen an increase in the amount of actions and fines taken against fraudulent projects, including the cryptocurrency sector.

“We have not been shy to take these cases to trial, winning significant trial victories in this area over the past year — including a precedent setting victory in a trial involving Bitcoin (BTC) fraud.”

While financial regulators and authorities may have been dishing out fines, conventional authorities made a number of high-profile arrests during the course of the year, as Cointelegraph has previously reported.

Some of the ring leaders have been included in this article, but these arrests show that even the anonymous characteristics of cryptocurrencies can’t completely hide the paper trails of illicit activities.

As regulators gain a better understanding of the ins and outs of cryptocurrencies and ICOs, the prevalence of these types of crimes could very well drop.

However, these stories show that investors need to be cautious with their crypto and make sure that due diligence is done when investing.

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Lib Dem Ed Davey demands a 'new deal' for millions of struggling carers including free travel for youngsters and the same legal protection at work as those facing racism, sexism and homophobia : MailOnline

Lib Dem Ed Davey demands a ‘new deal’ for millions of struggling carers including free travel for youngsters and the same legal protection at work as those facing racism, sexism and homophobia : MailOnline

The party’s acting leader today sets out a five-point-plan for the nation’s carers 

He is acting party leader and is running to take the job full time later this year 

Kingston MP was a carer for his ill mother for three years when a teenager 

.Millions of carers juggling a job with looking after sick relatives would be given greater legal protection and more money to help them get by under plans…

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As a virgin novelist, building up character profiles has been the fun part.  Getting inside each character’s head, then building them up into credible people who I can relate to, as well as love… and hate.

We, the human race, are all so splendidly diverse, from the way we look to what makes us tick. I love people and I have always been a people watcher.   I can people watchfor hours, especially…

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Wizkid: What is the impact of Sounds From The Other Side, a year after?

An in-depth look at how Wizkid's bold attempt to crack the huge American market with 'Sounds From The Other Side'.

Today, July 14, 2018, marks the one-year anniversary of Wizkid's ambitious third solo body of work 'Sounds From The Other Side'.

In his fast-paced, chaotic career, SFTOS would be his most high stake solo project, an audacious attempt to announce himself properly on the American stage. 

The album or EP as it was touted at the time would be his most ambitious work ever, aiming to crack the usually receptively cold American market.

Background

As fate would have it, the frigid American music market had started flirting with sounds from the motherland. His bromance with international pop star/bad boy Chris Brown starting from 2012 would gradually ease Wizkid into the American market.

 We can't also forget about the rapper Wale. The two acts would collaborate often resulting in 'Drop', a lusty urgent track put out in July 2013 and 'Murder' that featured in Wizkid's second solo effort.

With his profile steadily rising in North America, Wizkid told DJ Abrantee he recorded a new song with Chris Brown 'African Bad Girl' on Capital Xtra in late 2014. Wizzy revealed the song would be the first single off his next project. This would be the first announcement of a new album after his sophomore LP 'Ayo (Joy)' which earned mixed reviews.

 In July 2015, his globe-trotting efforts would pay off big time. UK Grime star Skepta who is of Nigerian origin linked the biggest rapper in the world Drake to Wizkid's sensational single 'Ojuelegba'. Drake who had heard of Wizkid jumped on the remix. The song would be released on his Apple Music station OVO Sounds.

 This singular move would take Wizkid's name from conservations between taste makers to the artificial thick lips of the Jenners/Kardashians in California, Los Angeles.

 With his international wave on the rise, Wizkid rearranged his rollout plans, a move not familiar to his longtime fans. By September 2015, Wizkid characteristically announced that he had scrapped his third album after being inspired by 2face Idibia's legendary catalogue. To appease his fans he would put out a 10 track EP by October 2015.

That EP would not come out in October. From late 2015 to July 2017, Wizkid would continually tease his fans with high stake project. The recording of SFTOS started from 2014-2017. The principal architects would be Sarz (his frequent collaborator), Major Lazer, Picard Brothers, Dre Skull, Del B, Spellz, DJ Mustard, Twice as Nice and DJ Maphorisa.

To further concentrate on his album, Wizkid rented out an L.A mansion in March 2016. He and his cohorts, Legendury Beatz, Sarz and Efya would spend hours in the studio working on his big North American debut.

 This was also the period he debuted his new nickname Pablo, most likely named after Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar. The HBO series 'Narcos' would introduce the narco-terrorist to millennials.

 By March 2016, Wizkid would collaborate with Drake on a number of songs for his icy testimonial ode for the cold city of his childhood and upbringing Views. One of the lead singles for Views would be 'One Dance', a blend of Drake's R&B/pop vibe, British pop and Caribbean influenced background vocals delivered by Wizkid.

"I think I put up something on my Instagram and Drake heard it and was like 'yo dawg that sh*t sounds crazy. We need to do something for my album real quick" he told Ebro during his Beats 1 on Apple Music interview.

The collaboration would further push Wizkid into the music scene in North America. The song earned Wizkid a Grammy nod and an ASCAP recognition.

One of the other recordings from Wizkid and Drake's collaborations was a rough sketch song called 'Come Closer'.

The track would leak in February 2017 and it was initially called 'Hush Up The Silence'. Despite speculations that Drake wanted the song as a collaboration with him and his Jamaican buddy Popcaan, Wizkid would officially release the track as his featuring Drake on March 31, 2017.

Earlier on March 1, 2017, Billboard broke the news that Wizkid had signed "a multi-album worldwide deal with RCA Records/Sony Music International." The stars were aligning for Wizkid's official North America roll out.

"Just from having conversations with them. I really just wanted to go with people that understand my dreams and my vision. From the first meeting with RCA, they just understood it.

 "It wasn’t really about money or about numbers, it was just about getting the vision to where it should be. That’s why I did that with them and they’ve been amazing people out there. I couldn’t ask for nothing better" he told XXL Magazine in July 2017.

'Sweet Love' an oft-teased track that almost made it mystical was released by Wizkid on March 1, 2017.

On April 6, 2017, Wizkid would release the 'Come Closer' video sans the presence of 6 God. The mysterious no-show of Drake wasn't strong enough to deter the video to become a hit and a testament to the rising acceptance of African excellence and appreciation of melanin beauty. As of today, it has racked up an impressive 60 million views on YouTube.

"I took like 4 days to make that video," he told MTV Base in May of 2017. "I just want to DAPS and I was like 'yo I've got a crazy idea and this is how I want it.' I literally called the girls in the video."

 The video and track itself were way better received than 'Daddy Yo' which had come out in December 2016 as a teaser of what was to come. Wizkid's use of reggaeton was questioned by some of his fans.

 On June 29, 2017, Wizkid would unveil the artwork for his all or nothing project. The album cover wasn't well received and even Wizkid would poke fun at it. Still, this couldn't stop the momentum of SFTOS.

 D-Day

On July 14, 2017, Wizkid dropped the body of work that took him 3 years to record. Sounds From The Other Side was finally here.

The initial critical reactions of the project were good. Here are some of the reviews of SFTOS by international media;

Pitchfork - "WizKid is primed to carry Afrobeats to great heights" 7.4/10

Rolling Stone - "Wizkid’s Major Label Debut Is a Border-Blurring Dance Party" 3 out 5 stars

Okay Africa - "a true afro-fusion album, well-balanced between world-conquering ambitions and the culture whence it came."

Pulse Music Review described the body of work as "well-crafted, one-dimensional pop dance project that is all about vibes than actual substance."

Commercially in the United States, SFTOS sold 6,286 units in its first week. That’s broken down into 2,672 pure album purchase, 6,079 song downloads, 4,510,897 song streams. All of these made up the first week sales for Wizkid.

It also debuted at number 107 on the Billboard 200 chart. There is no information available on the latest number of copies SFTOS has moved.

A Year After

365 days after the release of Sounds From The Other Side, what is the body of work's impact? Did Wizkid achieve his desire to crack the North American market?

Numbers-wise Sounds From The Other Side did not make a commercial dent in America's massive music recording industry. Conservatively speaking the project should have done at least 50,000 units with a single going at least Gold. Yes, Come Closer has been certified Gold in Canada (40,000 Units) and Silver in UK (200,000 units) but the aim was to crack the US. 'Come Closer' has yet to move 500,000 units in America even with Drake on it.

 "SFTOS was a DUD. It had zero impact in both Africa and the world in general and that makes no sense seeing as the guy is the 'hottest' with a huge following to back him up.

"Also, when you consider the fact that this album had all the creative and structural support that a Major label offers, it's more glaring that SFTOS FLOPPED!  Drake, Major Lazer, Chris Brown, Ty Dolla Sign, Efya, Bucie, Trey Songz, Sarz, Del B, Spellz, Dre Skull, DJ Mustard, Major Lazer, and the Picard Brothers and yet...

"It's not a project that we're going to remember or celebrate. That's saying a lot" says Obinna Agwu, Talent Manager and A&R exec who was worked with M.I Abaga and Timi Dakolo.

Back home in Nigeria, Sounds From The Other Side was not activated. There was a free listening session for SFTOS in London sponsored by Beats by Dre. There was also an album release party in New York. Also, there were billboards in America promoting Wizkid's latest body of work. Lagos, Nigeria got little from the promo run.

With Wizkid also predominantly choosing a more Caribbean flavoured sound, many of his Nigerian fans felt that SFTOS wasn't for them. "I like Wizzy but that album was too much of Jamaican vibes. He should have done more Naija stuff for us his real fans" says, Yinka 20, who has been an ardent Wizkid fan since his first album.

"Its just a collaboration between my producers, and international producers and international artists. I am just blending my sound with theirs. That is sounds from my side and their sides and merging it to make good music" said Wizkid in an interview with MTV Base in 2017.

 For him, the project was a mix of both worlds but for longtime fans, it wasn't.

Another SFTOS flaw is that there was no clear communication on what Sounds From The Other Side was, an album, EP or mixtape. Wizkid would use the last two terms interchangeably confusing fans and music lovers.

Also, the post-release marketing of SFTOS has been non-existent. While the album has a lot of strong singles in it, no single has been released since. The project has been laid dormant.

'Africa Bad Girl' that was christened as the first single by Wizkid never got released. Maybe we can blame this on Wizkid who has been a no-show in the United States for some time now, another puzzling factor on why Wizkid's North America agenda seems to have stalled.

However, we should not be in a hurry to give Wizkid's adventurous sojourn an F9 just yet. Sounds From The Other Side was an avenue to show the world what Africa could offer to the global sound.

Let's go back to June 2011, a sweltering summer not only for North America but Nigerian music as well. That month, music entertainer D'banj would do the unthinkable by signing to G.O.O.D Music owned by Hip-Hop's ego god Kanye West. This move would shake the foundation of Nigerian music.

 Out of the array of new-gen superstars, D'banj had made the boldest move into North America. Out of his peers, he dared to seek a new frontier, the expansive and dominative American market.

Expectations were high for the Koko Master. With Don Jazzy having production credentials on the iconic Watch The Throne collabo album between JAY-Z and Ye, it seemed the time had come for Nigerian pop music to be on the world stage.

 A year later D'banj would have a scene-stealing moment in the G.O.O.D Music posse cut 'Lamborghini Mercy'. Sadly, by the time the compilation album dropped, D'banj would have a paltry 23-second vocal contribution on the entire album.

 D'banj's own compilation album D'Kings Men was more an effort of the entertainer trying to create his own imprint after the break up of Mo' Hits, than a G.O.O.D Music project. Apart from some forgettable contributions from Big Sean and Kanye West, D'Kings Men wasn't the project that would shatter the North American barrier for D'banj.

In 2016 both parties would part ways without an official solo body of work to show for it. A knee-jerk reaction would be to dismiss D'banj's efforts as a failure.

However, with a bird's eye view, you can see that D'banj clearly laid the way for younger Nigerian pop artists to make further inroads into North America. Wizkid said it himself that he grew up around D'banj especially during the Mo' Hits era.

 Partly, we must avoid the temptation to slam Wizkid's SFTOS as a flop commercially without looking at the cultural aspect.

Bankulli, who has credited vocals on Watch The Throne and Kanye's experimental cult classic 'Yeezus' says Wizkid's last body of work is just beyond numbers.

"The album was a passport for African music," he tells Pulse. "As of now, Wizkid is the ambassador of African music" he further says.

"His album was a platform to show the world what African music could in terms of merging with the global sound. D'banj tried to do this earlier" explains Bankulli.

"Wizkid basically took the Fela sound and mixed it with Caribbean sounds. By doing that he showcased what Africa could offer" he says. Bankulli, however, admits that "the album was marketed in America but there was no activation in Nigeria and because of this Nigerians didn't really embrace it."

It's been 365 days since the release of the daring Sounds From The Other Side. Since then Wizkid has walked the runway of Dolce & Gabbana, sold out the Hammersmith Apollo and 02. Yes, these are UK stints but let's not forget he was also billed to perform at Coachella this year which he surprisingly didn't show up for. He also worked and gone on tour with trap god Future.

 He might not be doing crazy numbers in the US but he has a steady profile. Also how many black acts outside of the United States has made a huge mark on sales in America's music industry? Maybe Sean Paul?

Like Wizkid told Channel 4 in 2017 "The U.S is catching up right now" and it might take a long time to embrace the sounds of Nigerian pop music.

Cracking the American market will never be easy for a non-white artist not born in North America. Yes, while Sounds From The Other Side wasn't a masterpiece or perfect with regards to marketing we should be aware that it has pushed the narrative of African music in North America forward.

 "It’s a great thing happening with music. I’m excited to be a part of this generation of artists making music to impact the world...And for the artists and the producers and really everyone from the entertainment industry in Africa, this is the right time to leverage off of that. It’s a great thing" he told XXL Magazine.

SFTOS might have been a small step for Wizkid but it's a leap for African pop music. We now have to watch out for the next act who will take it further.

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Asperger’s and ADHD: Differences, characteristics, and diagnosis : Medical News Today

Asperger’s syndrome and ADHD are two conditions that both involve brain development. They tend to develop early in life and may cause some similar behavior traits.

The medical community, as of 2013, no longer diagnose Asperger’s syndrome as a separate condition. Instead, they place it under the umbrella term of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). People have typically used the term Asperger’s…

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Executive Account Manager

Executive Account Manager Role Summary Responsible for managing the long term success of GE 039 s relationship with a set of accounts in order to achieve the goals and objectives identified by the customer and GE Healthcare. Essential Responsibilities Individual will drive orders and sales growth define and implement a 1 3 year plan develop and execute a One GE Healthcare Sales strategy to capitalize on GEHC 039 s broad portfolio of products services and solutions lead and secure large strategic cross P amp L customer purchases and lead the account team. Provide strategic leadership and direction for the GE Healthcare Account Team encompassing total responsibility for 100 of the GE Healthcare business at assigned Accounts Achieve sales orders and margin targets for GEHC sales in assigned strategic accounts while managing costs within budget Analyze accounts to develop a business plan and strategy that creates new business opportunities for all GE Healthcare products amp services Lead and leverage the Account Team including Product Sales Specialists Account Managers Service Operations and other Company resources to provide the necessary technical clinical and business content to customers as needed may directly manage one or more Account Managers dedicated to the strategic accounts. U.S. Develop and maintain a detailed understanding of the business of the assigned accounts including customers 039 key initiatives and priorities and keep GE Healthcare Region Manager Zone Manager and Product business leaders informed and appropriately involved Develop amp implement Go to Market plans with Zone Region U.S. cross functional teams to achieve results through effective project proposals negotiations and contracts. Grow GE 039 s share of customer investments in capital and operational expenditures Establish and enhance relationships at CXO level with account headquarters through responsive resolution of issues and addressing customer needs by integrating all appropriate GE Healthcare resources. Promote service offerings to identify and escalate commercial service needs to drive customer NPS Build long term strategic alliance with the portfolio of accounts to continue to add value Ensure knowledge of and compliance with Quality Regulatory integrity and company policies Geographic scope Zone or Region Qualifications Requirements Education to Bachelor Degree level or equivalent knowledge or experience 7 years experience in Business Management or Sales Marketing 5 years experience in closing large complex strategic deals Proven key account management and project planning skills Outstanding influencing interpersonal and networking skills to drive collaborative culture at all levels Proven track record on relationship building skills High level presentation skills able to present ideas to customers in a way that produces understanding and impact Quality Specific Goals Aware of and comply with the GEHC Quality Manual Quality Management System Quality Management Policy Quality Goals and applicable laws and regulations as they apply to this job type position Complete all planned Quality amp Compliance training within the defined deadlines Identify and report any quality or compliance concerns and take immediate corrective action as required Knowledge and understanding of all Global Privacy and Anti Competition Policies Knowledge and understanding of all Environmental Health Policies including but not limited to GE Healthcare EHS Policies GE Healthcare Fleet Rules etc. and operate within them to ensure that no company policy or Country Int 039 l Law is broken Ownership of order and configuration quality at the point of entry to ensure accuracy configuration integrity and that all requirements are tied to documented customer inputs Drive continuous improvement on all related processes work instructions and procedures to ensure ongoing standardization and simplification of the Quality Management System Desired Characteristics Master 039 s degree preferred or equivalent knowledge or experience Fluent in English language Healthcare experience in a commercial environment Direct and or Indirect management experience Managing in a matrix organization Deep knowledge of GEHC and the products and services offered About Us GE NYSE GE drives the world forward by tackling its biggest challenges. By combining world class engineering with software and analytics GE helps the world work more efficiently reliably and safely. GE people are global diverse and dedicated operating with the highest integrity and passion to fulfill GE 039 s mission and deliver for our customers * راتب مجزي جداً. * مكافأت و حوافز متنوعة. * توفير سكن مؤثث أو بدل سكن. * أنتقالات أو توفير بدل عنها. * توفير تذاكر السفر لمن يشغل الوظيفة و عائلته. * نسبة من الأرباح الربع سنوية. * أجازات سنوية مدفوعة الراتب بالكامل. * مسار وظيفي واضح للترقيات. * بيئة عمل محفزة و مناسبة لحالة الموظف. * تأمين طبي للموظيف و عائلته. * تأمينات أجتماعية. التقدم و التواصل مباشرة دون و سطاء عند توافر الألتزام و الجدية التامة و المؤهلات المطلوبة علي: jobswzayef@gmail.com

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Commercial Operations Director

Commercial Operations Director Role Summary Responsible for leading an operations team supporting Sales and partnering with Finance and other Commercial Operations Centers of Excellence COE teams to drive orders and commercial performance. This position will have direct report responsibilities. Essential Responsibilities Key responsibilities include Lead wing to wing ITO processes amp mechanisms and coordinate their implementation. Partner with the Commercial Operations COE 039 s i.e. Deal pricing Process excellence variable compensation commercial tools and improve sales force effectiveness Cultivate partnerships with Commercial leaders and enable their teams to build consistent strategies for multi modality projects and GTM plans. Establish strategic imperatives Growth Simplification amp Quality and initiatives in order to ensure the fulfillment of business requirements and to optimize business performance Track order forecasting through CRM i.e. SFDC Develop and maintain critical relationships with Commercial GMs and finance teams to deliver orders performance to OP targets Enable collaborative culture and drive organization to improve customer client satisfaction levels and responsiveness Lead quarter end orders closing with Finance and local commercial teams Develop metrics to measure progress to make tools more effective and to make the employees more efficient Ensure data analytics drive decision making for market share maximization. Identify opportunities to improve visibility win rate and share performance across modalities and Zones Lead as appropriate the various Commercial Operating Mechanisms Drive processes simplification and best practices Ensure that the processes of the Quality Management System QMS are implemented and maintained QSMRs Support internal and external Quality audits and closure of audit findings Support the EHS program and the follow up EHS contractor safety EHS training fulfillment Qualifications Requirements Required Qualifications Bachelor 039 s Degree and 8 years 039 experience in sales management and or operations Demonstrated ability to lead and influence a team within a large complex and matrixed organization Ability to influence and collaborate with senior level management team Experience leading or managing projects of various size duration and scope Ability to translate strategy into business objectives Strong process skills and understanding of business finance Executive level presentation and facilitation skills Coaching and mentoring experience Demonstrated written and oral communication skills Problem solver reliable responsive amp attentive to detail Action and results oriented Desired Characteristics Quality Specific Goals Knowledge and understanding of all Global Privacy and Anti Competition Policies including but not limited to GE Healthcare HIPAA Guidelines NEMA Regulations etc. and operates within them to ensure that no company policy or US Int 039 l Law is broken. Aware of and comply with the GEHC Quality Manual Quality Management System Quality Management Policy Quality Goals and applicable laws and regulations as they apply to this job type position. Complete all planned Quality amp Compliance training within the defined deadlines Identify and report any quality or compliance concerns and take immediate corrective action as required. Drive continuous improvement on all related processes work instructions and procedures to ensure ongoing standardization and simplification of the Quality Management System. Preferred Qualifications MBA or equivalent Certified Lean expert Black Belt or Master Black Belt Knowledge and experience of large complex sales and marketing processes Healthcare knowledge Initiative and self confidence Team player Business acumen Preferred Qualifications Strong oral and written communication skills. Strong interpersonal and leadership skills. Ability to influence others and lead small teams. Lead initiatives of moderate scope and impact. Ability to coordinate several projects simultaneously. Effective problem identification and solution skills. Proven analytical and organizational ability. About Us GE NYSE GE drives the world forward by tackling its biggest challenges. By combining world class engineering with software and analytics GE helps the world work more efficiently reliably and safely. GE people are global diverse and dedicated operating with the highest integrity and passion to fulfill GE 039 s mission and deliver for our customers * راتب مجزي جداً. * مكافأت و حوافز متنوعة. * توفير سكن مؤثث أو بدل سكن. * أنتقالات أو توفير بدل عنها. * توفير تذاكر السفر لمن يشغل الوظيفة و عائلته. * نسبة من الأرباح الربع سنوية. * أجازات سنوية مدفوعة الراتب بالكامل. * مسار وظيفي واضح للترقيات. * بيئة عمل محفزة و مناسبة لحالة الموظف. * تأمين طبي للموظيف و عائلته. * تأمينات أجتماعية. التقدم و التواصل مباشرة دون و سطاء عند توافر الألتزام و الجدية التامة و المؤهلات المطلوبة علي: jobswzayef@gmail.com