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The new normal -really? By Tes Proos, president of Site Africa
Managing change has been a hot topic for many years, across many circumstances – be it business or personal. So, how are we doing under the circumstances?
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rankly, we are zoomed out and most of us have never worked harder for less money. Lay-offs, furloughs and companies closing down are the order of the day. It’s mayhem. So what now? According to Michael Jackson, professional speaker on change, there is no ‘new normal’ just as there is no normal. “In our lifetimes we have lived what we might better term in an ‘abnormal’ manner; inasmuch as change has been rapidly and constantly occurring. Change today is now coming at us even faster than ever before, and is now a virtually constant scenario. Humans don’t handle change very well and therefore crave normality. “And nor do we need to ‘pivot’, as we rather need be both ‘conscious’ and ‘awake’ to this new order of things. It has been claimed that global markets will take five years to climb back to precorona levels – and that means 2025! For now, a brand new year, 2021, is around the corner, and is coming whether you are ready for it or not. 2021 will take no prisoners; sweeping in change before it at a never before seen pace. It doesn’t care about you, your family or your business. It’s just coming. You’re either ready, or you’re not,” he concluded.
Rethink everything The point is that there are no clear answers in our murky crystal balls. One 26 Business Events Africa October 2020
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