Agile Leaders are able to embrace Empowerment and Diversification. Some of the hallmarks of strong shock absorption -scale, inefficiency, or centralization – are seen as impediments to effective competition in volatile environments. Yet, when set up in the right way, these elements can enhance the ability of organizations to withstand shocks without inhibiting performance.
Let this sink in… here is our weekly encapsulated summary of key reality events that highlight the other market place dynamics a typical South African Executive needs to incorporate in their people Leadership skillset.
Power crisis hits new heights as SA plunged into stage 6 darkness, intimidation, threats, illegal strikes all infer political meddling????????; Eskom has spent R4bn on diesel so far in 2022????; public works & SIU join forces to fight corruption in construction sector⚖️; R17bn SANRAL projects back on track with development bank support????; adding e-tolls cost to fuel levy no longer an option says Mbalula????; CR vows to step aside should he be criminally charged????????????; ANC appoints Baleka Mbete to lead women’s league task team????????????; JZ expected to lay complaint against Zondo next week????; don’t blame me for loadshedding says Gwede????; WC tourism on the up????; Saffa’s paying 14% more for food than a yr ago shows study????; another 0.50% hike in July on the cards says SARB????; digital ruling brings more spectrum frustrations to cellphone companies????; ConCourt rules Divorce Act unconstitutional over Muslim marriages⚖️; only service delivery can save Gauteng ANC in 2024 warns minister????????????; 21 teenagers likely to have been accidentally poisened in tavern tragedy????; Zondo flays MP’s for not keeping spies in check????; ANC Preoccupied with self interests & factionalism warns David Makhura????????????; SOE’s still at risk of recapture as politicians can still meddle warns Zondo????; BUSA “unsurprised” state has let loadshedding reach crisis levels????; June factory activity shows worrying fall in demand????????; credit demand grows at a slower pace in May????; internationally, Markets end horrific half yr, S&P endures worst 1st half drop in 52yrs????????????; Eurozone inflation surges to new high of 8.6%????; hunger soars to unprecedented levels????; Russia’s oil output rises as industry adapts to sanctions????; EU said to be working on new sanctions on Russian gold????; Shanghai Disneyland reopens as China eases Covid curbs????; travel chaos in Europe as London & Paris cancel flights✈️; Gig economy workers feeling the pinch amid rising prices & layoffs????; Indian state applies emergency measures amid fears of religious violence????; activists in Belarus face execution for anti Russian sabotage????; life becoming utterly unbearable for Sri Lankans☹️; Russian missiles rain down on Ukraine as NATO members meet????; EU starts delivering monkeypox vaccines to member states????; Danes urged to conserve electricity as energy crisis worsens????; poll finds Aussies see China as bigger threat than Covid????; Zim Central Bank raises rates to 200%????; Tokyo swelters in June heatwave????; Asia boosts demand for Russia’s discounted lighter oil????; Russia defaults on Foreign Sovereign Bonds for 1st time since Bolshevik revolution????????; food export bans in about 20 countries send prices soaring⏳; G7 pledges to raise $600bn to counter China’a Belt & Road project????; Egypt turns to India for wheat imports????; BoJo wants to be prime minister until mid 2030’s????; Biden signs 1st major federal gun reform in over 3 decades????; protests continue at US Supreme Court after abortion ruling????; indices, JSE@65661⬇️; DOW@31097⬇️; FTSE@7168⬇️; R/$16.06; R/£19.55; R/€16.88; Bitcoin $19242; Brent crude $111; sports, Bokke heavy favorites to floor Wales as Test series kicks off????; Enoch Nkwe announced as CSA’s director of cricket????; Simbine storms to victory in Stockholm Diamond League meet ????♂️; Hamilton risks British GP ban if jewellery isn’t removed as F1 circus hits Silverstone????; SA teen Aldrich Potgieter makes history winning The Open Amateur Championship????????♀️; SA’s Brad Binder celebrates return to MotoGP’s top 5???? ( Thanks to Dan Thomalla)
So now ….What to do differently this week to make YOUR second half of your 2022 year a resounding success?