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Overcome challenges, in times of adversity.
Overcoming challenges means overcoming risks. We are in challenging times for all businesses, and now it’s become increasingly clear that COVID 19 pandemic is not going anywhere anytime soon. We all have to learn how to overcome challenges and let the show go on despite this unprecedented crisis. Overcoming challenges where the outcome is unclear,…
Read MoreSocial isolation can be difficult for many.
Social isolation tips to see you through the COVID-19 crisis. The COVID-19 pandemic quickly changed the way we live and work, with the impact of social isolation. We need to adjust our lives to the new needs of our customers, employers and of course our family and friends. Start making the adjustments you need to…
Read MoreLessons you can learn from the trenches.
Lessons you can share during times of adversity. When you want to achieve big things in life, listen more than you talk and learn the lessons. Seek good advice which will help you to cope better with this life-changing crisis. One day you will die, and some people will cry, while many will forget you.…
Read MoreHarsh times tests all of us every day.
It’s been harsh times, but you can make things better. Have you been looking after your well-being while working from home during these harsh times? It is a busy time at the moment, but are you taking the time to look after your well-being? Everyone is under more pressure than usual, as they are working…
Read MoreAdversity accelerates worries and stress.
Adversity accelerates worries only if you allow it. Anxiety doesn’t discriminate; having wealth doesn’t mean you are safe from distress, just as having less doesn’t make life any easier. We live in challenging times, where adversity accelerates both as individual and business worries and stress. Money-worries can make things even worse. Many people experience financial…
Read MoreRestructure businesses with new knowledge of adversity.
Restructure businesses one piece at a time. Improve restructuring businesses and ultimately make them work better and be able to survive the next crisis. The COVID-19 pandemic should be the most crucial wakeup call anyone can have if a better future is to emerge. The COVID-19 pandemic has now turned everything upside down, Everyone is…
Read MoreTough times deliver the new reality.
Don’t stop marketing during tough times. Businesses everywhere are confronting a new reality. Tough times which has been forced upon us by the COVID-19 pandemic. For some, it has meant an unprecedented reduction in sales and a disruption of day-to-day business operations. For others in harder-hit areas, it means a near, or complete shutdown of…
Read MoreCatastrophe or not, there will always be an end.
What do you need to move beyond a catastrophe? When you’re stressed and uncertain during a catastrophe like the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s challenging to find the resources you need to move forward. I know you don’t have much time. But it doesn’t take much time to recast your to-do list and start to become more…
Read MoreViral epidemics are not new.
How did we let COVID-19 virus get out of hand? Germ warfare has been part of strategic thinking for millennia; probably back to 1500-1200 BC (Hittites). The tactical use of spreading disease is old military theory. Viral epidemics are not new. George W. Bush in 2005: “If we wait for a pandemic to appear, it…
Read MoreLock-down doesn’t mean everything has to stop.
What to do when you’re in a ‘lock-down’? Today, with aa lock-down it feels like the world is in serious trouble as COVID-19 spreads out of control around the globe. Business owners and corporate leaders alike find themselves in uncharted waters in dealing with the virus. They have many questions about containing the spread among…
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