Leadership is the most important factor in true business success…..Great Leaders will enable a doubling of Profits .
The Global marketplace is truly Brutaful( Brutal AND Beautiful) .Wow Wow Wow …..if anyone ever queried the VUCA( Volatile,Uncertain,Chaos and Ambiguity ) concept the world Corona crisis is living evidence !The challenges facing our South African CEO’s in this crisis are a wonderful crucible for true leadership .As we are immersed into our 2020 year, the excitement builds dramatically in our week 13 pulse view. In essence ,We have a Global Crisis ….Time for Real Leadership in all areas of our lives !
DOWNGRADED we go as Moody’s cuts SA to JUNK????????; LockdownSA in full swing, COVID-19 cases spike in excess of 1170 while SA reports 1st resultant deaths????; SANDF deployed until mid June????; Up to 1 million at risk within 40 days say researchers????; CEO’s & corporate SA laud CR for his handling of COVID-19????????????????; Hospitals & social services stretched as cases rapidly increase????; CR launches solidarity fund, Oppenheimer & Rupert family’s donate R1 billion each????????; state lab targets 36 000 coronavirus tests a day by end April????;Tourism & Farming sector to receive more financial help through crisis????; Mkhwebane loses yet another bruising court bid against SARS????????????; Kuben Naidoo reappointed SARB deputy governor, ensures continuity????; JZ approaches ConCourt in final throw of dice????; Gov orders Icasa to temporarily issue new spectrum for lockdown period????????; public sector unions reject government wage offer????????; Edcon faces collapse as CEO tells suppliers of no cash????; Petrol price to drop by R1.88/l come April⛽️; SAA employees March salaries all paid as pressure mounts for liquidation✈️, while SA express cannot pay salaries due to income shortage????; SARB to buy gov bonds to inject liquidity into market????; shoprite to pay R102 mil appreciation bonus to floor & distribution staff amid crisis????????; R30 bn UIF lifeline for workers hit by economic downturn????????; brace for record GDP decline in coming months warn economists????????; ZAR could weaken to R19/$ amid fears of global recession & Moodys downgrade????????; internationally, US congress approves $2 trillion stimulus package????????????; BoJo & Prince Charles test positive for COVID-19????; cracks start showing as EU at odds over economic response to Virus????????; Unemployment soars as US bears brunt of virus outbreak????; world bank working on $160 bn relief package????????; India commits $23 bn in stimulus as it locks down 1.3 billion citizens????; G20 leaders commit to “whatever it takes” in COVID-19 response????; 1/3 rd of global population now in lockdown????????; China slowly returning to flying & driving as normal????; NY cases top 28 000 while US tops 101 000????; Aussies to inject $66 bn to avert job losses & recession????; indices, JSE@42496⬆️; DOW@21636⬆️; FTSE@5511⬆️; R/$17.63; R/£21.95; R/€19.61; Bitcoin $6625; sports front, Japan 2020 Olympics finally postponed for a year????????; Bulls rope in Jake White as director of Rugby????; F1 postpones May race calendar????; sports stars across the globe taking pay cuts in COVID-19 response????????( Thanks to Dan Thomalla )
So …..As we face this Global Crisis ,what real Leadership change will we embark on this coming week ?