Businesses take risks to pursue opportunities. What is your risk appetite? This question has been asked by companies for years. Risk appetite is the amount and type of risk an organization is able to support in the pursuit of business objectives. Examples of successful high risk appetite companies are: Amazon; Uber; and Tesla. Continue reading
The governments of most of the world’s countries, as well as the World Health Organization (WHO) have given people advice on how to avoid infection by Covid-19. These measures include:
Covid-19 is not the only pandemic ravaging the world’s population right now. Diabetes is another one—one that we have been dealing with for a long time. There seems to be a connection between the two, and that connection may be deeper than is currently thought. Continue reading
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) technical committee TC176/TF has developed a “Future Concepts Final Draft” (1). The purpose of the draft is to:
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“The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn.” – Alvin Toffler, futurist
This is the first in a series of articles concerning the needs to reskill to meet the challenges of a VUCA world and our imminent climate crisis. In subsequent articles we will dive deeper into reskilling for the effects and opportunities of climate change, reskilling for digital transformation, and reskilling for the evolved style of leadership required. Continue reading