In my role of business consultant I often find myself preaching to clients to remain rational and not lose their heads. It is only natural that when we feel such heightened uncertainty, our decision-making processes can break down. We may become paralysed and afraid to act, or we may act on the basis of bias, …
Planning & Budgeting in all this Chaos
I first of all want to thank all those persons that contacted me to comment and discuss the previous Blog Article on Micromanagers. From all the feedback we received we seems to have a 2nd pandemic in Malta, besides COVID-19, which is related to the micromanagement virus. This week I took part in a Webinar …
The Micromanager
I seem to meet micromanagers all the time. I came to the conclusion that in Malta since the territory is small, everyone is dead set to defend his or her turf and hence feel the need to keep full control on everything. The reality is that no one likes to be micromanaged. It’s frustrating, demoralising …
Mindset
I have personal & virtual meetings or calls with business owners or business leaders all the time. It is true that these are extraordinarily difficult times, however I cannot help noticing the difference in mindset that different business leaders have when dealing with similar challenges. There are those who retract, spreading doom & gloom wherever …
Shifts in the COVID-19 related Perceptions in Malta
EMCS has once again conducted a market research with regards the perceptions of the Maltese on certain aspects related to COVID-19. The research was held between the 18th and the 21st August. The research outlines that there have been various shifts in perceptions since the last survey done in May 2020. Some of these shifts …
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Re-think how and where to connect to your clients
It is clear that the pandemic and all the various restrictive measures has had a profound impact on how people live and in turn has changed the way consumers behave, in some cases for years to come. These rapid shifts have important implications. Because many of the longer-term changes are still being formed, companies have …
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Uncertainty – Leading the possible
It’s only natural to seek certainty, especially in the face of the unknown - and the unknown is likely to be with us at a very heightened level for a substantial amount of time. When most of us face a challenge, we typically fall back on our standard operating procedures. Call this “managing the probable.” …
Human Resource – A Complexity Mindset
Human Resource Leaders always had a difficult job even prior to the pandemic, as out of all resources that an organisation has the human resource was always the most difficult one to manage. Covid-19 has now changed the playing field. Today, HR leaders are working around the clock, taking unprecedented measures to keep their employees …
Persuasion
I recently delivered a training course on Communication skills and delved into the aspect of Persuasion. I did so, as leadership involves making unpopular decisions while navigating complex relationships with colleagues, partners and clients. However as a Leader you will still need to get buy-in from these constituents and therefore you will need to convince …
COVID-19 Vaccine – Where are we?
With the number of COVID-19 cases in Malta on the rise, I thought it would be useful to you, as Business Leaders, if I can provide you with an in-depth review of the COVID-19-vaccine situation. I have looked at publicly available information on the potential time to develop a COVID-19 vaccine as well as potential …
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