In my role as Business Consultant, I can think of a great number of companies that where or are being forced to different levels of re-organisational efforts at an accelerated pace, in response to the crisis brought about by the pandemic. When such a re-organisation is happening it is a very delicate period and all …
Continue reading Strategies for an effective re-organisation during a Crisis
On the 27th August I posted an article entitled "The Micromanager". In a space of just over 1 week, it became the article mostly read from all the other articles I have ever posted on this Business Insights Blog. Many have contacted me and asked me to provide more detailed insight as to how to …
As you know, I run a Business Insights Blog and hence you might be asking, what does this topic have to do with Business? Believe me it does. What happens with our children and whether they will return to school or not, will have an impact on how thousands of workers, employees, managers and business …
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, …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Continue reading Shifts in the COVID-19 related Perceptions in Malta
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 …
Continue reading Re-think how and where to connect to your clients
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.” …
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