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(Reuters) -     South African miner Harmony Gold on Monday reported that four workers died on Saturday in a maintenance-related accident at its Kusasalethu mine, 90 kilometres (55.92 miles) west of Johannesburg. "Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited regrets to report that four of its employees have tragically lost their lives following an infrastructure maintenance-related incident on Saturday, 7 May 2022, at its Kusasalethu mine, near Carletonville, in the Gauteng province," the company said in a statement. Harmony, South Africa's biggest gold producer, said the affected part of the mine had been closed pending investigations.

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A long time ago, when I first watched Star Wars, I remember getting goosebumps as I visualized myself being part of the Resistance — a space cadet exploring new planets, fighting united for the Force. My experience is not unique; great works of art inspire us all. Exploring new planets was (and still is) a ways off, so in the meantime, I was inspired to join a crew telling these amazing stories — it's what made me join Pixar Animation. What I learned about storytelling from my days at Pixar has stayed with me as I lead teams globally. It has enabled me to inspire and lead with purpose, allowing my team to dream of and execute a vision larger than ourselves. In this article, I'll touch on a few lessons from Pixar's course on the art of storytelling to highlight the executive qualities I believe every leader should foster. #TheRealYou: The Lead Character
All stories have a lead protagonist, a Ted Lasso who is authentic, vulnerable and purposeful — characteristics that can rally the team to be their best. MORE FOR YOU
Your authentic narrative is what makes you, well, you. It helps people relate to you and understand the type of leader you are. The first step in establishing an executive presence begins with understanding and sharing the journey that has shaped your perspective and values. What have you been through, and what makes you tick? What inspired you to move from one path to the next? What speed bumps did you face, and how did you overcome them? For example, my own personal story begins with how Hollywood and Bollywood movies inspired me to pursue a master’s degree in computer graphics and work in the entertainment industry. That choice subsequently led me to launch my career via Pixar, later leading me to YouTube and then to TV at Google. I did not get these opportunities easily. I had to work hard to understand the market and connect with people in these spaces, spending time relating to their challenges and helping them understand how I could provide value. This is the perspective I leave with my teams: Success is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration. Believe in something, then put in the effort to make it happen. #AnInspiringNarrative: The Story Structure 
Every story has a foundation — a structure. In a simple story structure, there is a problem, a set of characters aims to solve this problem and everyone lives happily ever after. But the narrative is usually more complex and often doesn't quite end, leaving the audience asking for more and, many times, allowing them to create their own story surrounding that narrative. Mastering story structure and fine-tuning it into a narrative that defines a timeless mission can uplift a team and create a shared purpose and meaning for being. A genuine narrative that resonates with people when it comes to why they should care can help your team understand what's at stake and their role within it. By creating a shared narrative, a story can support every team — from operations and sales to creative and marketing — and help them collaborate seamlessly. I regularly take time to think through our product’s narrative and story structure. What are the problems that the world is facing? How can our products help solve these problems? Can we help entertain, educate and inspire? I have found many books, including Made to Stick by Chip and Dan Heath, to be instrumental in shaping my narrative. For example, one of my realizations about media was how strongly it shapes our subconscious biases — for good and for bad. Leading the TV team at Google, my team and I took on a strong commitment to ensuring we could provide a breadth of perspectives to our users — our mission and storyline are rooted in showcasing the diversity of thought and opinions to the world around us. We are also strongly leaning into aspects of sustainability to ensure we are leaving the planet in a better state than we found it. These are powerful product narratives and storylines that get me and my team up every day. #KnowYourAudience: Pitching And Iterating 
Leaders are constantly challenged to advocate for their ideas, both internally and externally and at all levels. Different audiences comprehend messages via different techniques — some more visually, some with denser and more complex ideas meshed together in charts and some with simple spreadsheets. Helping people resonate with your narrative is as much as your storytelling techniques as it is about understanding where they come from and framing the pitch around what's sticky for them. This is why a kids film is so different than one we would make for teenagers or adults. At Pixar, we showcased our movies to kids at least four to five times during the production process to retune the storyline, even if it meant delaying the launch. Similar to defining your narrative, you have to practice your pitch and constantly iterate on it based on feedback from the audiences you are looking to target. Some pitches will bomb, but as long as you are open to feedback, you will be able to land on something that works. Simple, sticky stories can stay with people for a lifetime. The good news is that once you’re able to inspire others to adopt your ideas, you’ll have partners working alongside you telling your stories! Individuality, defining a legacy and creating excitement for your narrative are all important leadership qualities that can enable you to thrive as a leader. Storytelling is an essential part of each of these qualities — not the story of your project, but also the story of who you are as an individual. Cultivating your executive presence will improve your ability to be effective and satisfied in your work, motivate and inspire your colleagues and guide your company to success. With that, I'll leave you with the biggest storytelling lesson of all, Ted Lasso’s motto: Speak human!

Executive Presence: How Movies And TV Can Teach Us To Inspire And Lead Teams With Clarity

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Donny van de Beek of Manchester United prepares to enter the game as a substitute during his last match during the Premier League match between Manchester United and Fulham at Old Trafford on May 18, 2021 in Manchester, United Kingdom
A 5-1 victory season-opener at home against Leeds United seemed to be a sign of Manchester United’s revamped fight for the English Premier League title, but the draw against Southampton last weekend brought those expectations back to the ground. Jadon Sancho has yet to score as he adjusts to Manchester United’s playstyle, and Raphael Varane has not yet touched the pitch thus far. With the transfer deadline closing in, many have speculated that Manchester United right-back Donny van de Beek will be asking for a transfer away from Old Trafford. Van de Beek joined the club last year on a £40 million ($55 million) transfer fee but has yet to make an appearance this season. He was left on the sidelines for the Southampton match as he watched Red Devils manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer deploy Jadon Sancho, Jesse Lingard and Scott McTominay, who is nursing an injury. The Dutchman has been struggling to compete for minutes since his arrival from Ajax, and it has caused some concern from the Manchester United faithful.

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In terms of content, it’s essential to structure our thoughts logically, as well as choose our words carefully. Just as important are projections, pronunciation, and diction. After all, in order to be a good communicator, you need to go beyond language skills. In other words, you need to learn to speak with clarity
Whether you’re having a  one-on-one meeting , speaking at an industry, or just shooting the breeze with friends or family,  communicating with clarity  shouldn’t be overlooked. It ensures that you’re delivering the right message. And, more importantly, that the other party gets that message loud and clear. What’s more, it’s possible to learn to speak with clarity. And, to get started, here are nine strategies to utilize. Identify and overcome obstacles. In my opinion, identifying the obstacle should definitely be you’re starting point. How can you speak clearly without first identifying the overcoming the obstacles holding you back? It’s like trying to go on a bike ride when you have a flat tire. While everyone has their specific hurdles, one way to identify your obstacle is to  play time management games . These games reveal to you where you have unclear speech, as well as time issues. Here are the most common challenges to clear speech and communication — and how you can resolve them. Fast rate. Unclear speech results from a variety of factors, such as being nervous. As a consequence, words become muddled up with consonants since vowels have become shortened. In fact, it’s when speaking,  we should aim for about 140 words per minute . Slowing down your speech and talking deliberately (at first) helps form your sounds more accurately. And, this gives your listeners time to process what you’re saying. But, how can you slow down? One suggestion would be practicing deep breathing while speaking. You can also try the following;
“Shadowing” others, such as watching  TED Talks  and then, mimic speakers. Working with a coach or consultant. Slowing down naturally can best be accomplished by breathing deeply while speaking. After you gain clarity — in this day and age — I also think we need to step up the pace again when speaking. Slow speech aggregates those who are in a rush — which is most of us. Become clear in your speech first — then speed it up again. (I’d say it takes six months to a year to get this right, you can’t rush it — and it takes a lot of practice.) Mumbling. Another common culprit is mumbling. And, this usually goes hand in hand with fast speech. The reason for this is that the mouth doesn’t open as much when speaking quickly. In turn, the sound of your speech gets distorted since it’s being squeezed between your teeth. The best way to address mumbling is by relaxing your jaw and tongue. Doing so will allow you to speak clearly and with greater precision. You can also use some of the strategies listed above, such as recording yourself. A more strange technique would be speaking with a cork in your mouth because it makes your mouth work harder to pronounce the words more clearly. Some people mumble because of self-confidence — they don’t really believe what they have to say is important. Believe what you have to say has merit, and it will help with clarity. If you know you are mumbling today — just be quiet and listen. A quiet voice. Speaking too softly or not loud enough will result in a lack of clarity. What do your listeners have to work with when you aren’t putting enough sound into the room? The more breath you take and the more vibrations you feel in your body, the more power you will be able to produce without straining. Keep in mind though, that your voice will appear louder to you than to your listeners. This is awkward, but don’t worry too much about it. Again — record and listen to your voice — continually adjust to the correct volume for the situation. An accent. Others may find it difficult to understand you when you have a thick accent. But, there’s nothing wrong with having an accent — all of us have one. But, depending on who is listening to it, it may be difficult to understand. An accent is more problematic when combined with a weak voice or fast rate. As a result, a strong accent may cause confusion and frustration. Before you start speaking, make sure that you’re projecting well and speaking slowly. It could be as simple as that. Usually, with a thick accent, you will need a coach. Listen to Arnold Schwarzenegger in his first movies — you can hardly understand him. Listen when he was California’s governor — quite a bit better in his speaking. Listen to him today — he’s understandable. Schwarzenegger put a lot of time into his muscles — and in speaking better — with tons of work, many coaches, and practice. Speaking well and with clarity doesn’t happen by accident; it takes difficult work and practice. Speaking with clarity is like anything else worth doing well — it takes practice and concentrated work to get it right. There are many YouTube’s about speaking well — look up a few of these. Stay in your wheelhouse. “The ‘most natural’ way to project confidence when we speak is when it’s done from the position of authority or as an expert,” says writer and wellness advocate  Evelyn Marinoff . “We all tend to pay close attention to such individuals and believe pretty much everything that they say. Because they ‘know their stuff.’”
“So, find your strengths and passions, and further develop them—become the best you can at what you do.”
This was actually a conversation my brother and I recently had. My argument was that I get turned off by people who are considered experts because they have a platform. It’s like when a celebrity champions a diet. They may not be wrong. But, they aren’t nutritionists and, so you should take their advice with a huge grain of salt. Being an authority figure doesn’t just give you “brownie points with others—mainly, in the form of respect and appreciation, it will also breed confidence. In turn, this “makes us better armed to face the world, to weather adversities, and to calm down our nervousness and self-doubting.”
You don’t have to use big words. It’s not uncommon for educated people and thought leaders to use a lot of big words when speaking. I can’t vouch for them all personally, but I believe it’s because they think that this will validate that they “know thief stuff.”
However, this isn’t always true. For some, having an extensive vocabulary is merely a tactic to hide behind. As a result, your arguments become misrepresented. And, that defeats the whole purpose of communicating with others. Does this mean you should avoid big words all the time? Of course not. Sometimes they are more accurate and superior to their smaller cousins. If you don’t want to exasperate or offend your audience, define big words before using them. Captivate and engage others. Piggybacking from the last point, an audience that doesn’t understand you won’t be able to benefit from your expertise. And, that might be because you’re using jargon. Remember, just because you and your colleagues throw around industry terms freely doesn’t mean that everyone is aware of their meanings. Unless you know your audience, like their backgrounds and motivations, steer clear of the complicated words or acronyms that your audience is not familiar with. It’s a surefire way to lose them and prevent them from being  engaged and captivated . Another suggestion? Keep your explanations simple and clear. This guarantees that your audience can relate to and understand them. And, when they, you’ll be able to maintain their attention
In the words of Albert Einstein, “If you can’t explain it simply, you don’t understand it well enough.”
Read a Thesaurus. Using different words can ensure that other people will understand what you’re saying. By using synonyms and changing a sentence structure, it will be much easier to get someone’s attention. But, repetition is needed to initially grab their attention. Repetition has a special quality that’s called “specialty.” This is because people can say the same thing in a variety of ways. It will be in your best interest to learn a wide range of synonyms and related words. Here are just a couple of examples in action:
When you can’t think of a specific word, for example the word goal, you could say, “aim” or “objective” instead. When you’re talking to someone and they don’t understand what you mean — you can use goals or intentions. When you wish to reiterate your point — if you say, “we need to reduce expenses by creating a budget. This would save us a lot of money.” The short explanation gives clarification to the sentence. Write more often. It becomes easier to speak more clearly when you’re able to write well. Over time, your vocabulary, sentence structures, and arguments will become second nature. The reason? It helps you prepare and think ahead. As a result, you do not need to focus on your structure or vocab. Instead, you can focus on your presentation structure in order to avoid mistakes. Even if you’re busy as heck, try writing in a journal during your  morning routine  for a couple of minutes may help. Avoid sub-clauses. Another benefit of writing? It allows you to put several arguments inside one another. In other words, writing allows your audience to find the beginning of your sentence so that they don’t get confused. You can’t do that when you’re speaking. Therefore, don’t nest ideas inside each other. Be concise when writing and end one thought before starting another. When you clearly end a sentence — you won’t lose your audience. More importantly, the listeners can walk away with the key points you wanted to relay.

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Devon Choo	eBay, Newegg, Gateway, and Dell Technologies	Chief Operating Officer	Former

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Work History	The Knot Worldwide		eBay, Newegg, Gateway, and Dell Technologies
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