The BeyondCovid Survey found that 26% of SMMEs reported being forced to close their doors, 7% permanently between July 2020 and March 2021.
Our current VUCA world (volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity) is demanding that we acquire, hone and practice a myriad of self-leadership techniques and tools to ensure that we flatten our own curve of chaos, and optimise our efficiency and effectiveness despite the uncertainty and volatility of the external environment.
The collective stress levels of the human race are at an all-time high, and the possibility of the effects of the pandemic being far-reaching on the global economy for an extended period of time, up to 12 years, are huge. Even if we survived 2020, it is way too soon to gloat at our own brilliance and sit back and relax, despite our bodies, souls and minds being in desperate need of timeout and time off of the Ferris wheel.
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