#290 – WHAT’S YOUR SURVIVAL PLAN IF THERE’S NO VACCINE – PATRICK OW

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Using the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic as a model, experts have suggested that the COVID-19 outbreak will last between 18 and 24 months

A group of researchers at the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP) suggest that the outbreak would not end until 60% to 70% of the human population is immune to the virus. This may take between 18 and 24 months. Continue reading

#289 – HOW TO IDENTIFY AND MANAGE UNCERTAINTIES OF AN UNPREDICTABLE FUTURE – PATRICK OW

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On 31 December 2019, the World Health Organization (WHO) learned of several cases of severe pneumonia in the Chinese city of Wuhan. This strain of coronavirus has since spread through China and into other countries. WHO later named COVID-19. Continue reading

#287 – HAVE THE FAITH TO SEIZE RISK OPPORTUNITIES – PATRICK OW

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Have faith to seize on opportunities that come your way (but the risk is within us!)

Everyone has opportunities. But it is up to us to seize the opportunities that come our way!

There will be opportunities to build lives, to better ourselves, or to serve the community.

Faith and opportunities

Faith is the complete trust or confidence in someone or something. It is the confident assurance that something we want is going to happen. Faith is the certainty that what we hope for is waiting for us, even though we cannot see it up ahead. Continue reading

#285 – FAULTY STRATEGY OR FAULTY EXECUTION – PATRICK OW

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Organisations cannot afford to have a faulty strategy, a faulty strategy execution, or both. Getting them right is vital for their survival especially in today’s crisis and economic downturn.

Businesses survive and thrive by taking risks. They falter when risks and opportunities are not managed effectively. Continue reading

#283 – THIS IS THE BEST TIME TO DO YOUR CORPORATE PLANNING DIFFERENTLY – PATRICK OW

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This is the best time to do your corporate planning differently

Steve Jobs envisioned a future state with computers on every worker’s desk. It will be a progressive culture where technology creates more opportunities for employees and a workplace without secretaries. Continue reading