Weekly Reports

MANY SMALL BUSINESSES REFUSE TO BELIEVE THAT SOME BIZARRE EXTERNAL EVENT could severely disrupt their company, and dismiss the importance of Continuity Planning for such a crisis – exceptionally unlikely, but possible risks like floods, hurricanes, mob terrorism, pandemics, or... Continue

THE COVID PANDEMIC HAS CREATED “POSSIBLY THE MOST STRESSFUL EXPERIENCE many people have had in their lifetime (routine upended, unemployment, infection), creating immense challenges which normally would have reassurance and support of family & friends. But due to the nature... Continue

‘OFFICE POLITICS’ IS BROADLY ABOUT INTERACTION “OUTSIDE FORMAL ORGANIZATIONAL PROCESSES to accomplish personal objectives, at the expense of the organization… often an essential ingredient of trust and reciprocity which strengthen interpersonal relations at work.” With many offices now expected to... Continue

STRATEGIC PLANNING BEGINS WITH STRATEGIC THINKING, WHICH BEGINS WITH CAPACITY TO FOCUS – a not-so-easy practice when uncertainty, disrupted routines and chaotic surroundings keep increasing these days. Our minds need “time to give the brain opportunity to pause, untangle, and... Continue

IN A MATTER OF MONTHS, SOCIETY HAS CHANGED FROM PERCEIVING REMOTE WORK as a “luxury, or even ‘freelancer lifestyle,’ to realizing the vast majority of jobs today can be done from home. Video calls have gone from being a suboptimal... Continue