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After my speech on Building Leadership Presence for a large business organization, an audience member raised her hand to comment: Im new to the company, but there is one change that I wish wed make. I think we need a mentor program where wed be paired with an experienced manager to have someone show us the ropes. That would really shorten the time it takes new people to develop leadership presence.

When I suggested that she find her own mentor, this woman was way ahead of me. Oh, I already did that, she replied. I just think it would be a great program for all new employees.

Her comments reminded me of research conducted by the American Management Association (AMA) several years ago. They did a survey with 6,000 participants across the United States. The survey asked only two questions: 1) Do you get enough recognition at work? 2) Would you do a better job if you got more recognition?

The response was overwhelming: 97 per cent of the respondents said no they didnt get enough recognition at work, and 98 per cent replied yes they would do a better job if they received more recognition.

To the AMA, this pointed out inadequate management practices. Obviously, not enough managers were doing a good enough job at recognizing and rewarding the people who report to them.

While that is a valid point, I looked at the results in another way: It seemed that most of us were waiting without much success for someone else to acknowledge our efforts. Only then would we do a better job.

Talk about relinquishing control!

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On the other hand, some individuals, like the woman in my audience, refuse to give anyone else control over their performance whether its the motivation to do a good job or help in developing leadership presence. These self-starters dont wait to be empowered; they go right out and empower themselves.

Troy Media columnist Carol Kinsey Goman, PhD, is an executive coach, consultant, and international keynote speaker at corporate, government, and association events. She is also the author of STAND OUT: How to Build YourLeadership Presence. For interview requests, click here.

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The Grains Research Updates 2022 virtual forum was told the high-tech device was due to arrive in the State later in the month.

The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, WA (DPIRD) will join with Case New Holland Industrial to test the technologys suitability to control weeds in Australian dryland and irrigated agriculture.

It will also examine which weeds are easiest to control with electricity and the technologys potential uses in Australian agriculture to generate cost savings and influence crop yields.

The project also has support from the Grains Research and Development Corporation, Wine Australia, WA consultants AHA Viticulture and the Cotton Research and Development Corporation.

The Swiss made Zasso Electroherb machine, based on Brazilian technology, uses mechanical power to produce a high voltage current, which is applied directly to plants via a series of electrodes mounted behind or in front of the tractor.

The electroweeding process works by passing electricity through a plant by touching it with an electrical applicator, which causes the cell walls to be destroyed killing the plant or suppressing growth.

The technology has not been tested under Australian field conditions before, although it is used in Europe on a small scale for horticulture and viticulture properties and for roadside weed control.

DPIRD research scientist Miranda Slaven told the forum that electric weed control could be part of an integrated solution to reduce dependence on chemical inputs and create more sustainable farming systems.

Finding alternative weed control strategies to chemical measures is important in Australia, due to increasing rates of herbicide resistance and increasingly discerning market demands, she said.

This new device is at the frontier of agricultural technology, and it is valuable to test it under Australian growing conditions to examine its potential application as a non-chemical methodology in our agronomic systems.

A preliminary plot trial indicated volunteer crops and grass weeds could be the hardest to control, due to the plants high surface area and extensive branching of roots and shoots.

The device will initially be tested on its ability to control weeds on viticulture and horticulture properties and later along roadsides and fencelines, as well as its use for fallow weed control at the departments research facilities in the Grainbelt.

The research will target herbicide resistant weeds, like annual ryegrass and wild radish, and problematic agricultural weeds, such as feathertop Rhodes grass and fleabane, as well as perennial weeds, including kikuyu and wireweed.

The machine is on route to Western Australia and will be commissioned before being rolled out in the field in coming months.

Project lead, research scientist Catherine Borger said a literature review and reports from Europe suggested soil health and soil biota were not compromised by the technology.

Our research will include an analysis of the technologys effect on soil health, including soil microbial density and diversity, as well as soil root pathogens, such as rhizoctonia, Dr Borger said.

We are also particularly interested to ascertain whether there is a potential fire risk during summer so the trials will be undertaken following safety training using the utmost safety procedures.

A cost-benefit analysis will also be incorporated into the research to determine where this technology can provide economic benefits to the industry in WA.

The two year electroweeding project findings will be shared with industry.

The virtual Grains Research Update continues on 8 and 10 March. To participate visit the GRDC Updates and events page.

Picture caption: DPIRD research scientists Dr Catherine Borger (left) and Miranda Slaven are working on a new project examining the potential for electric weed control in Australia.

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MultiChoice has made it clear that the airing of Russia Today (DSTV channel 407) is completely out of its control.

On Wednesday, viewers were not able to view Russia Today. MultiChoice confirmed that the channel is indeed suspended. The broadcaster said sanctions imposed on Russia by the EU led to the global distributor of the channel ceasing to provide the broadcast feed to all suppliers, including MultiChoice.

MultiChoice received a lot of backlash following the suspension of Russia Today. TheIndependent Communications Authority of South Africa(ICASA) also questioned why the Russian news channel was removed from DSTV.

ICASA Chairperson Dr Keabetswe Modimoeng said their Licensing and Compliance Division did not receive any notification by Multichoice confirming the discontinuation of the Russian news channel on its DSTV platform.

We want to reaffirm that we cannot continue to broadcast Russia TV on DSTV for reasons outside of our control. Theglobal distributor of the channel(who are based in Europe) stopped providing the broadcast feed to all its suppliers, including MultiChoice, because of the sanctions imposed on Russia by the European Union.

Our role as a broadcaster is to provide a platform for diverse news channels. Our aim is to enable our subscribers to select channels they wish to view. We do not have editorial control over the content of third party channels, nor do we endorse any points of view.

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The Economic Freedom Fighters said the suspension undermined both press freedom and the rights of consumers who pay for the DSTV service.

MultiChoice has chosen which news outlets consumers must watched and dictated what content must be watched, based on their allegiance in a complex conflict in Europe. MultiChoice has basically declared that the only reliable international news outlets are those aligned with NATO, such as CNN and the BBC.

We demand the immediate reinstatement of Russia Today and not this condescending move which seeks to force a one-sided narrative on the conflict between Ukraine and Russia.

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After declining to speak with the media on Thursday, hours after Russia invaded Ukraine, Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin broke his silence a day later. The 12-time NHL All-Star from Russia said he's hoping for "no more war."

Ovechkin called the situation "hard" because he has friends in both Russia and Ukraine. The 36-year-old added he wants "peace in the whole world" sooner rather than later.

"Please, no more war," Ovechkin said. "It doesn't matter who is in the war Russia, Ukraine, different countries I think we live in a world, like, we have to live in peace and a great world."

While Ovechkin criticized the war, he directed no negative words toward Russian president Vladimir Putin. A longtime supporter of Putin, Ovechkin called him "my president" on Friday and said it is a "hard situation right now for both sides." Ovechkin established a social movement called PutinTeam in 2017 to strengthen his re-election bid.

Ovechkin's anti-war sentiment mirrors that of another Russian athlete. World No. 7 tennis player Andrey Rublev wrote "no war please" on a nearby camera lens immediately after he advanced to the Dubai Open final on Friday.

Russia's invasion reportedly reached Ukraine's capital of Kyiv on Friday.

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Senators have introduced bipartisan legislation to ban targeted advertising and include teenagers in online privacy regulations

Washington (March 3, 2022) Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Bill Cassidy (R-La.) today expressed their support for President Joe Bidens commitment to holding Big Tech accountable for childrens online privacy, and mental health, and well-being after he used his State of the Union address to call for action to strengthen childrens online privacy laws. President Biden specifically called for a ban on targeted advertising to children and an end to personal data collection on children by online and social media companies. Senators Markey and Cassidy introduced the bipartisanChildren and Teens Online Privacy Protection Actin May 2021 and pledge in their letter today to working with the Biden administration to advance this legislation.

There is a direct link between the lack of online privacy protections for young people and the youth mental health crisis in this country,write the senators in their letter to Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo.In the absence of data privacy protections for children and teens, online platforms are able to amass troves of personal information about users and leverage that data with algorithms that amplify and recommend toxic content to young and vulnerable users to keep them glued to their screens.It is imperative that the United States addresses this issue by providing children and teens with control over their data and by prohibiting companies from engaging in harmful data collection and use.

A copy of the senators letter can be foundHERE.

More than90percentof parentsagree that existing childrens privacy rules should be extended to teenagers, and during the COVID-19 pandemic, young peoples use of the internetdoubledby some estimates. Over one in four teens report using social media almost constantly. And35 percentof parents report that their children began using social media at a younger age than they had originally planned. In 2021, Surgeon General Murthy released a report on the disturbing decline in childrens mental health, noting that social media platforms must do more to stop this devastating trend.

The Senators introduced theChildren and Teens Online Privacy Protection Actto help protect American children from harm. It prohibits internet companies from collecting personal information from anyone 13- to 15-years old without the users consent; creates an online Eraser Button to permit users to eliminate personal information from a child or teen; amends theChildrens Online Privacy Protection Actto stop online platforms from turning a blind eye to the children on their websites; limits the collection of personal information from young users; and creates a Youth Privacy and Marketing Division at the Federal Trade Commission.

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Senators Markey and Cassidy Praise President Biden's Call in the State of Union for Strengthening Children's Online Privacy Protections - Ed Markey