Everything Covid-19 is the ‘everything crisis’. Its impact is sharper, deeper & less predictable than previous shocks. Even good firms & talented workers will be affected. Don’t put all the eggs in one basket – diversifying reduces risk of running out of cash before recovery starts. To get an omelette, we have to break eggs. …
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Guess the Word and Contact Us for Prizes! Series 59 starts soon….. 1st letter of each Post Title (in a Series) spells a business word – spelt correctly or jumbled up. Previous answers: Series 58 spelt B-I-O-M-E-Z (ZOMBIE) Series 57 spelt R-O-U-G-H-F-L-U (FURLOUGH) 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 …
Zombie Exposed by Covid-19: zombie firms that are more debt than alive. Low interest rates & easy consumer credit kept them teetering on the edge of bankruptcy but undead, despite relentless price pressure. Lockdown + harsh recession = curtains. A shakeout will be painful for workers, suppliers & clients, as the dead men stop walking …
Mourn Covid-19 casualty: The Office, whose loss we now mourn. Provider of work, workplace, routine, structure, amusement, purpose, refuge, friends & partners. Enabler of sanity, escape from home chaos & ways to pass the time. Separator of work & home lives. Driver of higher standards of behaviour, dress & language. Situations vacant: Office Spouse, Jokers…