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Remembering Archbishop Desmond Tutu and Professor Hlengiwe Mkhize
Remembering two remarkable people. I was honoured to meet and speak to archbishop Desmond Tutu at a small dinner event hosted by professor Hlengiwe Mkhize, former South African ambassador to the Netherlands. Desmond Tutu's memorable words that revealed his strength of character and compassion as well as his spontaneity and wonderful sense of humour [...]
Preparing for Post-Covid Growth
The role of stakeholder analysis A major part of preparing for a 'new normal' entails understanding how stakeholders' behaviour is likely to change. Creating a new business plan for a post-covid world that does not put stakeholders' behaviour centre stage, may prove to be a costly exercise. Stakeholder analysis should become a big part [...]
Hybrid work policy
Creating the best possible hybrid work policy Are there any companies that have not put remote working on their agenda for the post crisis era? I still have to find one! Survey after survey suggests that companies in all industries and regions are preparing to introduce a hybrid work policy for after the COVID-19 crisis. [...]
My 4 roles as online lecturer and facilitator
Our workshops, webinars, masterclasses, consulting and coaching sessions went online in 2020 and it now turns out that this was not for a short spell while we waited for the pandemic to disappear. The pandemic did not disappear and neither did working from home, interacting via our screens or being constantly conscious of social [...]
Dragons’ Den – Netherlands British Chamber of Commerce
It was inspiring to be on the panel of dragons during the Dragons' Den event hosted by the Netherlands British Chamber of Commerce on January 14. The inspiring part was listening to dynamic, innovative British SME company owners or managers give passionate presentations on their - often unique and innovative - products and services. The [...]
2021: Upskilling and Reskilling
The World Economic Forum's January 2021 Insight Report is worth reading! https://www.weforum.org/reports/upskilling-for-shared-prosperity In their report on 'Upskilling for shared prosperity' WEF makes a strong case for accelerated upskilling. Multiple reports from reputable sources have stated that our skills will be irrelevant 5 years from now. As we have all experienced, COVID-19 has accelerated digitalisation [...]
