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.
Crippling Eskom loadshedding persists????; CR expected to declare energy emergency within days????; ratings agency expects diesel & wages to push Eskom loan up by R45bn????; public servants now demand 10% wage hike????; Fitch ratings warn Farmgate may derail CR’s reform plans????; financial greylisting would turn SA into financial pariah warns std bank CEO????; over half of municipalities are bankrupt or insolvent says Finance minster????; energy dept wants power plan by end 2023????; Mkhwebane wants summons for CR if he refuses to testify at impeachment????; Rooibos industry pays R12.2m to indigenous councils????????; global trade body warns of over reliance on commodities in Africa????; R93m Transnet graft case postponed until end aug⚖️; NUMSA says automotive industry can afford its demand for 20% pay hike????; Transnet signs loan deal with international banks worth over R25bn????; SAA sale part of vital reforms says Gordhan✈️; several sars offices closed as pay strike resumes????; unscrupulous officials issue thousands of fraudulent visas & permits warns home affairs????; watchdog looks to tackle sky high airline tickets????; SIU arrests former employees of Eskom contractor????⚖️; Thulas Nxesi wants to create 2m jobs before 2024 elections????; BUSA warns of more civil unrest in SA????; SA’s 3rd monkeypox case found in Swiss tourist????; embattled municipalities need R54bn to recover say ratings agencies????????; CR urges swift action after 19 killed in tavern attacks⚖️????; task team set up to investigate crimes at Eskom says commissioner????; internationally, US inflation surges 9.2% to 40yr high????; Italian markets plunge as president refuses Draghi’s resignation offer????; Macron warns on gas supply from Russia in Bastille Day speech????; Sri Lankan president hands in resignation after fleeing to Singapore????; Bank of Canada delivers 1st 1% rate hike among developed countries????????; Janet Yellen wants Russia frozen out of G20 talks????; Asia afflicted with new wave of covid-19????; IEA says oil market walking a tightrope as rising prices drive down demand????; over 9m have crossed the border since Ukraine war????; UK rail workers vote for new strike????; Biden faces high stakes on visit to Middle East????; Rishi Sunak leading the race for British PM????; former Trump advisor admits to plotting foreign coups????; EU tells Hungary & Poland to bolster democracy????; IMF warns gas disruptions could plunge many economies into recession????; Iran preparing to supply Russia with drones warns US????; Europe’s big oil mulls takeovers of renewable energy producers????; EU to sue Hungary over LGBTQ law????????; European fires lead to evacuations as intense heat wave causes deaths????; Japan’s ruling LDP wins elections in wake of Abe killing????; India set to surpass China as worlds most populous nation????; UK regulator plans 1st global crypto rules in oct????; indices, JSE@65088⬇️; DOW@31288⬇️; FTSE@7159⬇️; R/$17.09; R/£20.28; R/€17.24; Bitcoin $20730; Brent crude $101; sports, Bokke v Wales decider in CT????; All Blacks decider v Irish????; Aussie decider v Poms????; Ronaldo set to reject reported record €275m Saudi deal⚽️; Banyana Banyana qualify for FIFA WC2023⚽️????????????; speculation fever pitched that kyalami set to join F1 2023 calender????; St Andrew’s hosts 150th Open????????♀️( Thanks to Dan Thomalla )
So now ….What to do differently this week to make YOUR second half of your 2022 year a resounding success?