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The QuadSki - An all terrain vehicle!

The Quadski From Gibbs Sports Amphibians Gibbs Sports Amphibians is breaking new ground in the development of high speed amphibians. This company strives to make their vehicles excel across a wide variety of terrain & conditions, and transition between land & water seamlessly. Whilst their latest innovations are still to break cover, they have shared some of the innovations that have made the Quadski the benchmark amongst high speed amphibians.  Pictured here is the Quadski in action. The Quadski's powered by BMW's K1300 engine. On water, it uses the GIBBS patented water jet propulsion system, while attaining speeds of upto 45mph on both marine and land modes. Why did I pick this product among the ones available? I can see that this product can be used in some capacity with the military. It can act as a patrol vehicle, capable of deployment in densely forested areas as well as places with a lot of water resources, without having to change vehicles. The most obvious use ...
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Transferable Skills

Transferable Skills - Why do we need them? Also called 'portable skills', transferable skills are  that you can transfer from one job to another. Does not matter wherever you go, these skills that you have developed over the course of your career goes with you. Skills like leadership, adaptability, collaboration are some of the transferable skills. We will be talking about Computer Literacy, Leadership and Problem solving skills. Leadership Being someone who can coach, empower and support those around you is a great skill in the workplace. It helps you get the best out of the team you are working in. The website, mindtools.com, says that "l eaders help themselves and others to do the right things". What this means is that leaders set direction, build an inspiring vision, and aspire to create something new. Leadership is about mapping out where you need to go to "win" as a team or an organization; and it is dynamic, exciting, and inspiring. Computer Literacy ...

Promotional Strategy

Store Visited: Boating Camping Fishing (BCF) - Bankstown Product: Oztent RV-3 Tent Word Count: 684 Oztent RV-3 3 Person Touring Tent 1.  How does the company create awareness of its product? The company advertises the product in their catalogue for an upcoming trading period. They send out promotional content like emails and put on billboards, posters and send out adverts to be used on TVs and radios. They tease the product in their social media pages and basically get the word out about the cool features of this particular tent. 2.  How does the company get consumers to try its product? To try out the Oztent RV-3, the company directs its retail stores across the nation to put out a display tent inside the store. The customers can then visit the store and get the look and feel of a brand new product in display when it is fully in use. The store employees then make it look as attractive as possible by using different products that they think can go with the tent, in an intent t...

Harmony Day

Harmony Day , celebrated throughout the week of March 15-21, 2020, is the day Australia celebrates its cultural diversity. It is to celebrate the country's very diverse population, it is about respect, togetherness and a sense of belonging for everyone. Celebrated particularly on March 21 , it also includes the United Nations International Day for Elimination of Racial Discrimination . It has a proud history of being celebrated in Australia for over 20 years, with schools, churches, community centers coming together to celebrate the day with over 80,000 events so far( harmony.gov.au) . The message behind the celebrations is that ' everyone belongs '. This week in particular recognizes the successful integration of migrants into the country, all bound by core Australian values, regardless of language and culture differences. This is what makes Australia a very successful multicultural country, and a model for all other countries around the world to follow . Orange   is the ...

Workplace Bullying: Complaints.

1. People are often hesitant to make a complaint; why do you think this is? People are hesitant to complain because they believe that the actions taken against the bully will just be a formality or  no actions will be taken at all. However, after Brodie's Law now regulates the type of actions a company should take  against the bullies, workplace bullying is on a sharp decline, much to everyone's joy. Despite these laws, people are still scared to go up to line managers to report bullying. This may be due the  following reasons: They're afraid nothing will happen. They're confident that the complaint wont be taken seriously. They're scared of getting a bad reputation. They're worried about appearing incompetent or labelled a troublemaker. They're scared of being humiliated. They are reluctant to get the perpetrator into trouble. They're scared of feeling alone or isolated. They're scared of being left out and finally, They believe that they can be hum...

Pokhara

Pokhara is located some distance away from the capital city of the country, Kathmandu. It lies in Gandaki zone, Kaski District and is a beatiful valley with a massive tourist potential. It is the largest tourist hub of the nation, with two of the biggest lakes of the country, ancient caves, panoramic hilltops and everything that the most picturesque places of the world have. It is one of the four sub metropolitan cities of the country and arguably the most beautiful one. A large diversity of people, different ethnic races, different religions etc inhabit this city. You don't feel like coming back from the city if you're an outsider visiting the city from elsewhere. Words can not explain what eyes can see. See for yourselves!