Lag How to reset a business or a career successfully? 1st lesson: Don’t rush; allow for lag. Configure for a safe pause. Prepare for a period of limbo. Toughen up for the restart acceleration. Do the reset in distinct stages, to help identify what’s OK, and what needs fixing. Rethinking place & purpose. Go follow…
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Jitters Business owners & leaders have Covid-19 jitters. But those who’ve made it this far have already shown they can manage both detail (cut costs, deal with suppliers, engage clients, forecast cashflow) AND big picture (think ahead, reorganise staff, pivot operations). Finance & legal expertise helps firms lookout for whatever’s round the corner. More than…
Rush to untie lockdown shackles. Unknowingly, we’d all rehearsed for Covid-19 for 20 years & moved to online orders; work/ study from home; email instead of writing; being entertained when & where we choose; got video-conferencing to replace meetings. So, prepare now to set your firm free – will it be radically different? much the same?…
Fallout Covid-19 fallout: lasting change in consumer and worker behaviour & expectations. So, allow more space between occupants. As lifts can only take 2 people, signpost stairs & alternative routes. Stagger opening hours. Do more online. Reduce property footprint. Use offices for get-togethers, not routine work. Re-do contingency plans – those fallback disaster recovery premises…
State banquet A state banquet is business entertainment, to strengthen ties with 150 guests invited for their cultural, diplomatic or economic links. Preparations begin a year in advance. Each dish is handmade. Every last detail is inspected & approved by the Queen herself. Some things in business are too important to delegate Guessed the Word? …