by Guy | 1 May, 2025 | Board & Governance, Business - General, BusinessFitness, Culture, Disruption, Excellence, Growth, Leadership, Recession, Risk, Strategy, Success
“Resilience is not what happens to you. It’s how you react to, respond to, and recover from what happens to you.” – Jeffrey Gitomer Introduction: Business Resilience – The Fourth Pillar “Plans are critical. Risk mitigation strategies...
by Guy | 16 Apr, 2025 | Board & Governance, Business - General, BusinessFitness, Culture, Disruption, Growth, Leadership, Recession, Risk, Strategy, Success, Technology
“Risk comes from not knowing what you’re doing.” – Warren Buffett Introduction: Balancing Risk and Reward Imagine your business faces an unexpected disruption—a cyberattack, a sudden supply chain breakdown, or an economic downturn. Without a robust risk...
by Guy | 11 Dec, 2024 | Board & Governance, Business - General, BusinessFitness, Culture, Disruption, Economy, Growth, Leadership, Recession, Risk, Success
“Expect the unexpected, and you’ll never be caught off guard.” – Aristotle Introduction: Setting the Stage Did you know that while 70% of large businesses feel confident in their ability to respond to disruptions, an estimated 80%+ of SMEs are...
by Guy | 24 Oct, 2024 | Business - General, Business Debt, BusinessFitness, Disruption, Economy, Growth, Investing, Recession, Risk, Strategy
“Beware of little expenses; a small leak will sink a great ship.” – Benjamin Franklin Introduction: Why Managing Debt Is Key to Business Success Imagine your business as a dam that holds back a reservoir of water – water that is vital to the...
by Guy | 24 May, 2023 | Board & Governance, Business - General, BusinessFitness, Culture, Customers, Disruption, Economy, Excellence, Leadership, Motivation, Recession, Risk, Strategy, Success
Are you “predicting rain” for your business? And are you ready for the tough times if they come? After all, we’re living in some turbulent times: a war in Europe impacting the globe, sabre-rattling around China that could escalate, growing weather pattern instability...
by Guy | 30 Mar, 2023 | Business - General, BusinessFitness, Culture, Economy, HR & Personnel, Motivation, Productivity, Recession, Work Life Balance
Is a global recession looming, or not? Certainly at the start of 2023, the IMF believed much of the world would be facing one this year, although by the end of February, forecasts were being pushed back. One thing is certain, a slowdown is underway and significant...