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Sharing a post from my personal feed. Happy Holidays from Tinsley Risk Solutions! Let's talk about how your company can improve workplace safety and reduce injury costs in 2025!

A Message Worth Remembering Throughout 2025 Mental health challenges have many causes, and one that causes significant damage to otherwise healthy people, is bullying and mobbing. These harmful behaviours can take place within families, communities, and workplaces. While some instigators are fully aware of the cruelty they are inflicting, others may lack self-awareness. Education is critical to raising awareness about the serious and often devastating impacts of these behaviours on people’s lives. Bullying, harrassment and mobbing are not trivial issues; they are harmful, morally wrong, and can lead to lasting psychological and financial damage. In 2025, let’s collectively raise our voices against bullying and mobbing. Let this be a year of heightened awareness, increased accountability, and meaningful action. It is essential for those in positions of authority to honour their responsibilities, set boundaries, and act with integrity—even when it means challenging friends or those in power. Nobody should be above the law, and Australia has robust legal frameworks to address these issues. What we need is consistent enforcement. The No More Mobbing Campaign is committed to educating and advocating for change in 2025. We invite you to join us for two significant summits that have been scheduled for this year, focused on drawing attention to the immense suffering caused by psychosocial abuse and driving progress toward respectful, supportive environments: June: New Zealand Summit - Title to be announced (#DrDonnaStemmer) November: Australian Summit on Respect 2025 This is not a “soft” issue—it is the much harsher reality of life and death for many individuals. The time for complacency is over. We must speak out and take action to create a future where respect, accountability and integrity are the norm. Let’s work together to make 2025 a turning point. 🧡 Join us 🧡

When companies engage in posting fake jobs, they compromise the transparency and integrity that are fundamental to professional relationships. This deceptive practice not only damages the company’s reputation but also undermines the entire hiring ecosystem, leaving candidates disillusioned and hesitant to engage with future opportunities. 😠

Kpler Insight estimates that the Austrian market will lose approximately 0.7 Bcm of gas between Nov. 16 and Dec. 31 if Gazprom's halt in supplies to OMV from tomorrow onwards materialises. "During this period, we anticipate increased pipeline imports from Italy via the Tarvisio/Arnoldstein interconnection point, as this route is expected to be prioritised over imports from Germany due to the gas storage levy," said Ronald Pinto, Kpler Insight's Principal Analyst. "Just a few weeks ago, there was growing optimism about the possibility of an agreement that would enable gas to continue transiting through Ukraine to European consumers. However, the latest developments diminish the likelihood of this scenario, which has been our base case at Kpler Insight." Nominated gas volumes via the Sudzha interconnection point with Ukraine for Nov. 16 are stable at around 42.4 million m3. On the demand side, Austria has successfully reduced its YTD gas consumption, which is now 6% lower y/y. Austria’s underground storage facilities are also well-suited to meet demand, with stock levels currently 93% full —enough to cover the country’s gas consumption for more than a year, Pinto added. Kpler #pipelinegas #Gazprom

When market became liquid 16/11/24 the nomination is at the same level 43.4 mln m3 per day. The analysis of alternative routes posted by Jana Sutenko below, clearly reflects the availability of reserve capacity and the possibility of quick balancing of demand. It is worth noting that the message from gazpromexport seems to have been made as a reflection on the Stockholm Court for previously unfulfilled obligations! i.e., the unreliability of Gazprom's partnership has been proven once again, due to previously violated obligations, a decision was made to terminate contractual relations before contractual ones. the answer is simple. previously, such blackmail of Gazprom worked and European colleagues made political concessions. Today's model of the gas market is balanced and such blackmail is not even noticeable

Insights from Our Founder & Managing Director 2024 was a transformative year for Londonist Investments. From building new partnerships to exploring exciting opportunities, every milestone brought us closer to our vision of growth and innovation. Under the leadership of Asim Erturk , we’ve grown not just in numbers but in strength, strategy, and shared purpose. Looking ahead to 2025, we stand ready to embrace bold opportunities, face challenges with resilience, and continue delivering excellence at every step. Here’s to an exciting new chapter filled with growth, success, and collaboration! #LondonistInvestments #2024Reflection #2025Vision #Leadership #GrowthMindset 👉 Read Asim Erturk’s inspiring reflection here:

William Mars Mars, a brilliant scientist and one of the outstanding authors who contributed his scientific results to this book. You can read Will's and Tom's article "A Review of Thermal Effects on Elastomer Durability" on pages 251 - 324. It is an excellent and comprehensive review of thermal effects acting on rubber durability. I highly recommend reading it. 

Makes sense for both business and personal life...

Valuation report of Tangible and Intangible Assets, a good tool of wise investment and negotiation

TRUE - - - It is time, isn't it? TIP: our only point of 'control' is the present. 🕒 If we wait for 'someone else' to take a stand or push back against dishonorable behavior, nothing will change. Over nearly a decade, I've witnessed and experienced what I define as 'Systemic Avoidance of Duty' (SAD) within Management, HR, and Unions. 😔 The truly SAD aspect is that those who perpetuate this toxicity may not realize how much better their work and career experiences could be. It often functions as a trauma response. We should expect and demand more from those entrusted with 'The Public Trust,' especially when they violate that trust. ⚖️ It has to stop. The data supports this. There's no cost savings or financial benefit to maintaining a toxic environment—it merely reinforces undiagnosed narcissism or sociopathy among those in power, who pretend to be 'doing their job' when they are not. 🚫 Transforming toxic operations into healthy environments is always a win:win. The problem is, those guilty are afraid of being exposed. From a POTU perspective, demanding punitive measures only perpetuates 'Structural Violence'. We need to make it safe for change to happen. The problem with SAD is that it's all about using 'force' and abusing 'power', rather than stewarding power to create a non-toxic environment. 💪 When refusal to end toxicity persists, external oversight and litigation become necessary for positive change, which should be unnecessary among fair-minded and reasonable people. If policy and justice fail, depending on the severity of the harm caused, human beings eventually rebel when they lose faith in the systems supposedly preventing SAD. 🔥 We enjoy fictions like 'The Punisher' and 'The Equalizer' because they address unchecked corruption that leads to toxic, and eventually criminal, activities. Such corruption evolves when we fail to challenge SAD in our lives, work, and careers. Being a business owner, for example, does not grant the right to be abusive. 👊 We have a lot of work to do. It begins by each of us taking personal responsibility to expose, challenge, and say 'no' to SAD when it shows up. It also involves documenting events in support of those targeted and being an honorable 'witness' to those who dare to stand against it. 🛡️ Too many people are waiting for 'someone else' to act, while merely complaining. That does not work. 💬 - POTU David 💖 Love/Like, 🔁 Repost/Share, 💬 Comment with your thoughts, share. Our world needs to learn how to live the principles it already knows. #potudavid #howtothinkpotu #management #HR #unions #sadmanagement #sadhr #sadunions