Sink or swim: fast-thinking and agile action in a time of change
There’s more to life than sitting in front of a computer screen, and despite the advantages of online learning, contact engagement will never die out, says the dean of Milpark Business School
03 August 2020 - 11:00
Crisis can bring out the best in people, says Cobus Oosthuizen. There was a standing joke during the anti-apartheid sanctions era that long-term business planning in SA meant knowing what you were going to do after lunch.
Covid-19 has brought its own uncertainty – yet people are coping, says Oosthuizen, dean of Milpark Business School. “In December we were all oblivious about what was going to happen, yet many companies have adjusted and learned to do things in a different way,” he says. “There are no guidebooks telling you how to mitigate this kind of risk, but some companies have become Covid-fit.”..
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