by Carey-Lyn Kurten | Jan 18, 2021 | Navigating Change, Resilience
What if the perceived challenge is greater than my perceived resources? This is the perfect storm for anxiety. The perfect storm is an idiom derived from the 1997 Sebastian Junger book by the same title, used to describe a critical or disastrous situation caused by a...
by Carey-Lyn Kurten | Aug 26, 2020 | Uncategorised
And the impact of bias on the current economic crisis Remember the 1995 movie called Outbreak? Dustin Hoffman plays the lead role with a star cast including Rene Russo, Morgan Freeman, Donald Sutherland and Kevin Spacey. A deadly virus, carried by a monkey host from...
by Carey-Lyn Kurten | Jun 5, 2020 | Emotional Intelligence, Hope, Navigating Change, Resilience
You may write me down in historyWith your bitter, twisted lies,You may trod me in the very dirtBut still, like dust, I’ll rise. Extract from Still I Rise by Maya Angelou “You may write me down in history With your bitter, twisted lies You may trod me in...
by Carey-Lyn Kurten | May 31, 2020 | Navigating Change, Resilience
President Cyril Ramaposa concluded his speech with “The greatest test will be our willingness to embrace change” (13th May 2020). Exactly what does this look like and how do we lead our businesses through this change? The Covid 19 Risk Adjusted Strategy is a Five...
by Carey-Lyn Kurten | May 29, 2020 | Navigating Change, Resilience
“When the world changes around you and when it changes against you, what used to be a tail wind is now a head wind – you have to lean into that and figure out what to do, because complaining is not a strategy.” Jeff Bezos There is no doubt we are facing very...
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