Business Succession Strategies: Facing My Assumptions. As a student of African politics, I love to read about leaders on the continent (I’m a student of US politics too). Statements credited to leaders on the continent
Business Passenger on Trial. Don't we all hate to be delayed on a flight by one looney passenger refusing to cooperate with the crew? Getting increasingly impatient, we act as calm as we can
Business Quibi Lessons: Researching the Market and Each Other. Who invested in Quibi? Investments came in from Alibaba, Walt Disney, Sony, Disney, NBCUniversal, Viacom, Warner Bros and others totalling $1.7b. Why was Quibi so exciting? It was a
Future That Was Regrettable. What if I told you that the world has suffered in equal measure from those with noble intentions as it has from those who had evil intentions. In fact, some
Business It’s a waiting game. When the pandemic hit, businesses didn’t know how to respond. Many adopted a wait and see approach hoping it will blow over. Others started planning to downsize, expecting the
Future Exclusivity is the new Bubble Getting ready for Bubble 2.0. Those who can afford to will inoculate themselves from the crowd through amplified exclusivity. What this pandemic has revealed is that people can and
Future In a Pandemic, there are no True Experts. When faced with a pandemic, the type of which we have never experienced before, there are really no experts. Everyone is either under-reacting or overreacting to the situation. The resulting
Future The Future of Capitalist Greed Every major corporation in the world has been targeted in anti-trust probes for unfair market practices. Many of the same corporations have had to pay out huge amounts in settlements
Future Adapt, we must! Unprecedented times are upon us. The events of 2020 have reshaped many of our lives and I dare say we are just beginning to see the full impact. The results
Future Deaf, Blind and Dull Enough to Dive. Oftentimes, success comes down to how blind or dull you were when you launched out to achieve that objective. To succeed at a thing, you need to be selectively deaf
Future 3 Questions About the Future. 1. How much of the future is predictable? 2. How much of it can be planned for? 3. Do we have to be surprised all the time? In observing many
