Generative leaders ( BCG Group) are motivated by the belief that supporting employees, society, and the planet should be at the core of the business agenda. And data consistently shows that companies that actively work to generate value for a broader set of stakeholders tend to deliver better returns to shareholders, too.
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 Generative Leadership skillset.
Eskom crisis hits epic proportions ????; SA needs energy security says ANC????; Tshwane coughs up R876m debt owed to Eskom????????; state steps in to stop truck protests spreading????; solidarity urges small power producers to apply for permits????????????; DA calls for parliament to reconvene over blackouts & fuel price hikes????⛽️; SA out to woo UK tourists as pandemic bans are lifted????; fix water leaks to help fix water insecurity says Amnesty International????; state capture inquiry to set up data centre for sensitive evidence⚖️; Fitch holds SA rating at BB- with stable outlook????????; acting public protector distances office from Mkhwebane’s appeal cases⚖️????????; National Planning Commission wants energy crisis declared an emergency????; Transnet in talks for new contracts after lifting force majeure????; CR blames owners for tavern tragedy????????; protestors block entry to Kruger National Park over rising fuel prices⛽️????; fuel price surge could drive work from home revival????; vital state capture cases to be put on court roll by end sept????; declassified spying report reveals covert operations targeting CR17 & NGO’s????; gross negligence leads to gov printing server crash????; tourism will drive economic recovery for next 10yrs says global body????????; Eskom says unaffordable deal will add R1bn to wage bill????; suppliers reluctant to trade with SAA says Gordhan????✈️; DA submits bill calling for deregulation of retail fuel sector????; Eskom to restore power to Free State municipality after receiving R1.1m payment????????; ANC to challenge DA on cadre deployment policy????; CCMA victory on vaccine mandate may be start of long court battle????⚖️; fuel prices to reach record highs in July⛽️; forfeiture unit in court bid to seize R3.4bn Optimum assets⚖️????????; Chris Hanri Baragwanath hospital a disaster waiting to happen shows report????; Zikalala wants clarity by Treasury on R1bn flood relief funding????; police investigating CR advisor says media report????; internationally, BoJo resigns after mass ministerial revolt????; UK’s Labour Party pushes for general election????; former Japanese PM Abe Shinzo assassinated during speech in Japan????; Russian superyachts conspicuous by absence in French Riviera????; Swiss court clears Platini & Blatter of fraud⚖️; western sanctions a declaration of economic war asserts Russian foreign minister????; China flood season enters critical period????; Bangladesh floods expose weak preparations against climate threat????; G20 ministers set for standoff with Russia over Ukraine invasion????; Africa needs $424bn to recover from Covid devastation????; MI5 & FBI warn of growing threat from China????; UN wants cash handouts to ease cost of living crisis in poor nations????; FED committed to rate hikes for longer if inflation persists????; South Korean spy bosses face charges of abusing power⚖️; OPEC head Mohammed Barkindo dies in Nigeria????; global staple food prices tumble to lowest levels in months????????; NATO allies sign accession protocol for Finland & Sweden after deal with Turkey????; EU ratifies landmark rules to rein in tech giants but enforcement a worry????; Cuba simmers after crackdown on protestors⏳; EU gas prices surge as Norwegian strike starts⛽️; Russia moves a step closer to a war economy????; drought in Italy forces state of emergency☀️????; Germany posts its 1st monthly trade deficit since 1991????; Turkey’s inflation rate nears 80%????; China battles new covid flare up????; Sydney floods trigger evacuation orders for thousands????????; shock exit of Argentina’s economy chief shocks investors????; Europe travel chaos continues as unions dig in at Paris airport & easyJet staff strike????✈️; indices, JSE@68327⬆️; DOW@31384⬆️; FTSE@7196⬆️; R/$16.53; R/£ 19.71; R/€ 16.95; Bitcoin $21525; Brent crude $107; sports, all change as new look Bok team tackles Wales in game 2????; SA teen sensation Dewald Brevis signs T20 deals in Sri Lanka & Caribbean????; it’s Djokovic v Kyrgios in Wimbledon mens final????; Zhou Guanyu survives horror F1 crash in silverstone????; Branden Grace pockets a cool R66m winning LIV Golfs 1st US outing⛳️ ( Thanks to Dan Thomalla)
So now ….What to do differently this week to make YOUR second half of your 2022 year a resounding success?