June 9, 2015
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Small & Large Companies Anticipate
Challenges Raised By Offset
Why should
companies accept obligations that constitute a contract within a
contract, and which have the possibility to disrupt free trade?
International companies have to identify the most suitable
trade-off between their own industrial strategies, which are driven
by competitiveness, and offset requirements from countries seeking
local industrial development. With many international
contracts being signed under such constraints, ECCO offers
stakeholders the opportunity to examine the organizational plans of
large corporate groups, while also discovering how small and medium
enterprises (SMEs) perceive this unprecedented environment.
The 10th ECCO (European Club for Countertrade and Offset) Symposium
in Paris, France, offers small and large companies the opportunity
to state how they anticipate the challenges raised by offset.
Questions that will be raised at this forum include: How do
companies adapt their procurement, production and sales strategies
in order to meet offset obligations? What systems do companies have
in place for gathering intelligence, and how do they take advantage
of innovative negotiation methods? In short, how do they use offset
to enhance their competitiveness? FORUM
The afternoon forum on 18 June focuses on offset management in
large corporate groups. The speakers will show how they organize
their organizational structures in order to fulfill direct and
indirect offset requirements. They will debate whether companies
should oppose offset, or use it as a vector for development and
growth. Further questions that will be answered include:
Why should companies accept obligations that constitute a
contract within a contract, and which have the possibility to
disrupt free trade? Which types of relationships and
partnerships should be created to fulfill offset successfully?
Specialists and experts from around the world working for
international groups and who are confronted with offset will be
present to answer questions from delegates. Both days will end with
a round table during which delegates can air their views and ask
questions. WORKSHOP The all-day
workshop on 19 June deliberates the offset challenges that SMEs face —
discussing some consequences, management strategies and
opportunities. SMEs are confronted with offset requirements, either
directly with offset authorities of buying countries or in being
required to fulfil offset equal to the value of their sub-contracts.
A panel of SMEs from Europe and beyond will discuss their fortunate
and less fortunate experiences — the problems they face in
managing offsets and the opportunities generated by them.
The venue is 14 rue Bergère in Paris, at BNP Paribas Bank, and the
number of participants is limited to one hundred For more
information about the venue, topics and the agenda, click here
www.ecco-offset.eu. Interested parties who would like to
take part in round-table discussions should contact Calum Prieur by
email at
calum.prieur@ecco-offset.eu as quickly as possible, stating
their choice of topic.
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Assuming The Role Of Leadership
There are basically five qualities of highly productive work groups
that should be fostered throughout the stages of team development.
The first quality of highly productive groups is
the existence of shared values. This quality can
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do we stand for?" Examples of shared values would be: integrity,
excellence, quality, caring about people, profitability and harmony.
The second quality is shared objectives.
It is essential that everyone take the time to discuss the
actual reason for forming the team, and the chief results that are
expected of them. The more thorough the discussion on goals and
objectives, the more effective the team will be when it begins
working. The third quality is shared activities.
Each person knows what they are supposed to contribute to the
achievement of the overall goals and objectives of the team.
The fourth quality is that the head of the team leads
the action. The leader becomes the role model for
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achievement of the overall goal. The fifth
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They are always asking themselves, "How are we doing, and how
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One of the marks of excellent
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The Growth and Use of Secondary
Capital (New Money) Creates Unprecedented Wealth In Today's New Age
Of Possibility
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