Francisca Seabra’s Post

Grateful to Servizzi Ewropej f’Malta (SEM) and the Funds and Programmes Division (FPD) within the Ministry for the Economy, European Funds and Lands for inviting me to participate in a panel discussion organised within the launch event of the Interreg VI-A Italia-Malta Programme 2021-2027 at Hilton, Saint Julians. I was there carrying the flag of the Malta College of Arts, Science & Technology, and speaking from my experience as the first Maltese to coordinate an Italia-Malta project, the CALYPSO project, way back in 2012.  My main message to the audience referred to projects that can make a difference and maximise this funding opportunity: “More than further awareness and popularisation projects and activities, we need added value projects that build the needed capacity, expertise and infrastructure to boost the pulse of change and innovation for the future that we need in a continuously changing nation. We look forward to projects that meet and exploit the challenges, hailing the application of research in support of societal demands, fuelling a flourishing sustainable and greener economy. .....and there will hopefully be a greater drive coming from the private sector, and increasingly projects articulated directly by the national stakeholders and the local public responsible entities and agencies, topping the research-based initiatives from academic pipelines”. https://lnkd.in/eJaab2Qv

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We had a very interesting mentoring session yesterday with Merete Daniel Nielsen Nielsen from TCI Network within the 2nd TCI Cluster Accelerator Program that currently trains about 20 cluster managers from all over the world to consolidate their development and improve their strategies. This time we focused on three very specific lines of analysis to the Cluster Turismo Salud Cordoba: - How to develop a network of international contacts to facilitate the internationalization of the cluster. - How to generate more commitment from partners to ensure the continuous development of the cluster. - Which sources of funding from international organizations could support the internationalization of the cluster. Your recommendations have been very concrete and I am sure we will put them into practice.  The truth is that the two mentoring sessions have been very helpful to face the challenging moment we are facing in the consolidation of the cluster. Thank you very much Merete Daniel Nielsen for your advice. #turismosaludcordoba #tcinetwork #cordobaacelera #competitivedevelopment #clustermanager #desarrolloproductivo #productivedevelopment #triplehelixmodel Córdoba Acelera

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I had the pleasure of attending the Mitie High Potential event yesterday—not as one of the high potentials, mind you, just an observer. It was fantastic to be in the midst of Mitie's top account and delivery teams. During the session, Frost & Sullivan presented an insightful analysis of the UK facilities management market and its participants, shedding light on the current trends. It got me pondering about motivation and drive, both on a personal level and within the company. How do you stay motivated when you're at the top of your game? How do you push yourself to improve just a little bit each day? Whether you're Pep Guardiola at Manchester City, Siya Kolisi of the South Africa Rugby Team, or working in an FM company like ours, what drives performance, and what metrics do you use? Is it the Dave Brailsford approach of incremental gains? His philosophy of "the aggregation of marginal gains" focuses on making small improvements in everything you do, believing that these tiny changes can add up to remarkable results. Or do you measure large absolute changes; trophies or revenue or numbers of contracts at year end? So, what is it that drives us in FM? Is it how many contracts we've won or retained? Is it being voted the best place to work? Or is it something more personal, like the satisfaction of seeing those incremental improvements in our daily tasks? For me, it’s recognising that we are slightly better today than we were last week, last month, and last year. It’s about delivering to our people, our clients, and through these improvements, our stakeholders. However, what motivated me today was beating my personal best on the ride into work on this lovely day!! #mitie #highpotential #motivation

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