About a year ago, having been persistently shocked by a series of unprecedented adverse climate change events from all parts of the world, I was increasingly drawn to the question “Are We Close to the Line of No-Return?” As heavy rains caused severe land-slides in many countries, including Australia...
…The AfCFTA and state interest
Economic integration and globalisation are prominent features of the modern world. Principally, the increase of division of labour and splitting up of supply chains have led to globalisation of production and shipping for several goods and services. Such important strides have further improved international economic...
Gold as a commodity has been an essential component of nations’ financial reserves for centuries, and its appeal is showing no sign of diminishing, with central banks set to be net purchasers of gold given the economic disruptions across many economies. But what is it about gold that has...
A functioning economy is about the economic system. Are the goods and services produced valuable and capable of generating profit for the business, hence, allowing for living wages and salaries for employers? Are people able to live comfortably? Is the cost and standard of living bearable? Are there places...
Over the last fourteen (14) weeks, one has been covering the ins and outs of negotiations, from outcomes and locations to styles, types and many more negotiation elements.
Some of the suppositions in the series were adopted and adapted from leading experts, including Hitesh Bhasin, Sharthak Mishra, Markus Braer, Geert...
“SIGA is a new institution and my expectation is that you would help develop a new culture… the attitude must be new king, new law; a new authority, a new culture; a culture of accountable governance and of respecting the norms; sensibilities and practice of good corporate governance.”
These were...
The world was brought to its knees as COVID visited its harshest reality unto us, and for over two years, we grabbled and struggled to find an approach to mitigate the pandemic. But unfortunately, many of the methods we have deployed in past centuries since the industrial revolution in...
Building the Lean Organisation
Introduction- A Journey into Time
Toyota conceptualised, designed, developed and delivered a production methodology post-World War II that would fundamentally alter the industry in years to come. The inefficiencies of the conventional production model were addressed by the development of the Toyota Production System (TPS). It concentrated...
