Leadership is the most important factor in true business success.
A good colleague of mine Max Moyo (www.maxmoyo.com ) describes the Leaders Challenge as Brutal and Beautiful ….therefore Brutaful ! The South African marketplace is truly Brutaful. Our week 31 synopsis.
Eskom to fight energy regulator NERSA in court for higher tariffs????; Eskom posts net loss of R20.7 billion with municipal debt rising to over R20 billion????????; court orders old mutual to reinstate axed CEO Peter Moyo????; SAICA CEO Freeman Nomvalo appointed as Eskom Chief Restructuring Officer????????????????; record unemployment of 29% paints grim picture of SA inc????; Denel to take legal steps to recover stolen monies from former execs????????; SARS acts on Nugent report, places 3 execs on suspension????; Mkhwebane & CR square up in court on Gordhan, judgement reserved until next week????; SA factory sentient PMI jumps to 3yr high in positive sign????????; Mark Barnes resigns as post office CEO over differences in future strategy????; KPMG now actively doing lifestyle audits & integrity checks????; Telkom announces complete shift from copper to wireless????; SA miners to deliver much needed tax windfall as metals prices surge????????; ANC dispands both its Western Cape & Youth League Leadership????; SASSA intercepts over 6000 fraudulent grant payments in a month????; parliament to discuss Mkhwebane’s future in sept⏳; treasury to increase bond auctions to fund Eskom & tax deficit⚖????; ANC aware divisions are impacting economy says Duarte????; Royal family slams land report as anti-Zulu????; SA population swells to over 58 million says Stats SA????; Samwu ends damaging strike in Tshwane with minor victory????; internationally, FED reduces US rates by 0.25%, willingness for more cuts????; a week in, Boris Johnson’s leadership under strain as conservatives lose more bi-elections & only hold commons majority of 1 seat????????; Trump breaks ceasefire with 10% tariffs on $300 billion worth of Chinese imports, markets tank????????; BOE cuts UK growth forecasts as Brexit looms????; China increasingly militant over Hong Kong protests????; Mexico narrowly avoids slipping into recession⬇; US’s racial legacy takes Centre stage as 2020 elections loom????; combative Johnson already irking EU leaders????; China’s industrial profits fall, add to fears of global slowdown????; indices, JSE@56263⬇; DOW@26485⬇; FTSE@7407⬇; R/$14.78; R/£17.97; R/€16.42; bitcoin $107600; sporting front, Bokke in driving seat as Pumas victory could lift 2019 Rugby Championships????????; Stuart Baxter resigns as Bafana coach⚽; caster semenya loses appeal in Swiss court ruling ????♀; SA’s Ashleigh Buhai leads Women’s British Open by 3????????♀ ( Thanks to Dan Thomalla )
What real Leadership change will we embark on this next week ……….