Guess the Word and Contact Us for Prizes! Series 57 starts soon….. 1st letter of each Post Title (in a Series) spells a business word – spelt correctly or jumbled up. Previous answers: Series 56 spelt N-O-W-L-O-C-K-D (LOCKDOWN) Series 55 spelt D-R-S-I-T-U-P (DISRUPT) Series 54 spelt S-W-I-N-G-S-U-P (UPSWINGS) Series 53 spelt L-O-O-K-O-U-T (OUTLOOK) Series 52 spelt …
Category: Series 56 – Lockdown
Demise Covid-19 spells the demise for firms in some sectors more than others. Most at risk: energy (oil price slump), retail (non-food), airlines, travel, automotive. Likely to thrive: healthcare (virus-facing), utilities, telecoms, communications media. But for all firms, survival will matter more than profits or growth for the next 2 years. All firms can go…
Killed Killed by Covid-19: forecasting experts, extrapolating into the future, based on the past. Better to embrace uncertainty, build resilience & stocks, allow a margin of error, and respect diverse views. Revived by Covid-19: common sense & trusting our own instincts Guessed the Word? Series 56 (4/8) …
Collapse Which firms will collapse first? Zombie enterprises propped up by repeat loans won’t stagger on through the pandemic. Nor will their main clients & key suppliers. Despite government rescue packages, it will be corporate undertakers & wind-up merchants who stand & deliver Guessed the Word? Series 56 (3/8) …
Order in Lockdown = order in some food! Online orders boost sales, but to pivot to delivery, a restaurant must overhaul menus with transit in mind, coordinate couriers, absorb delivery firms’ 30%+ fees, re-jig kitchen layout to include dedicated production lines to fulfil digital orders, & install pick up units in place of tables &…
Let up When to let up Coronavirus restrictions? There’s proof that lockdowns slow down the spread & ease pressure on health services, but no evidence of what happens when normal life resumes. Businesses should expect tough social distancing measures until Autumn 2020, with some timed/ targeted relaxations thereafter Guessed the Word? …
Wait Coronavirus is teaching us to wait: to hear if workers have recovered; to learn if social distancing is enough to stop the spread; to achieve ‘herd immunity’ in populations; to see how long nations can sustain restrictions; to test when economic harm to quality of life exceeds health gain in length of life. On/off…
Other side Coronavirus: how will it be on the other side? Unwillingness to commute far for work. No need for big offices, or to live in costly city houses. More home cooking & buying online. No dividends. No interest from savings/investments. Higher taxes. More health spending. And no faith in insurance, which turned out not…
Need Coronavirus: when we need people to comply, 2 ways work: Monitor them & punish those who break the rules. Or give them the facts, earn their trust, & they will do the right thing. Billions of people wash their hands – not because they’re being watched, but because they know it stops the spread…