by Kathy Gibson | Jul 24, 2020 | Trends and Analysis
Going back to work amidst the Covid-19 pandemic is not a simple matter for most people regardless of how keen they are to get back to routine. Almost four months have passed since the hard lockdown began. Many have not stepped into their workplace or seen their...
by Kathy Gibson | Jul 24, 2020 | Trends and Analysis
Over recent months the Covid-19 pandemic has shown that as humans we are all connected. There are also parallels with the climate emergency we are facing: both require a global response, long-term thinking, and businesses to play their part. By Robin Fisher, senior...
by Kathy Gibson | Jul 24, 2020 | Trends and Analysis
Do you have a business idea but are reluctant to launch it in the current crisis? Why not be like the 67 160 entrepreneurs in the US who filed to set up new companies in the last week of May alone? This was a 21% increase from the same seven days in 2019 and a sign...
by Kathy Gibson | Jul 17, 2020 | Trends and Analysis
Resilience is the key to enabling business growth in a hostile market environment. This is the word from Christopher Palm, chief risk advisor at the Institute of Risk Management South Africa (IRMSA), who adds that in its most general human context, resilience is...
by Kathy Gibson | Jul 17, 2020 | Trends and Analysis
By now we have all become “experts” on virtual meetings, whether they are taking place on Zoom, MS Teams or whichever platform your organisation may be using. “But the question is, are we all being as effective in these meetings as we would be if they were...
by Kathy Gibson | Jul 17, 2020 | Trends and Analysis
The disruptions forced on society and businesses in the past few months may well have upended business practises as we know them, but their impacts are likely to be felt by governments and business well into the future. While this may be unsettling at first glance,...
