There are quite a few contenders for your least favourite phrase, while the use of “unprecedented” is, er, well you get the point. Like you, I am adjusting to “new normal”, now we know there is no “exit strategy”, and that “living with Covid-19” is where we are heading. At least that is how it…
Leadership by Laptop – your “new normal” Into week 5 of “lockdown” in the UK – maybe longer where you are – and I feel we are beginning to see a reduction in the number of times we hear people talking about “when this is all over”, “when things get back to normal” and…
The Key Indicator of the Second Most important topic right now…? The most important thing right now is health, and I hope you, your friends and family are in good health, or good hands. If you are in good health, the next bit may be relevant: if not – just concentrate on getting better. The…
No, not Covid-19! 3 weeks ago, I had an instructive experience involving a short visit to our local Accident & Emergency department. Having not taken avoiding action with a fast-moving large dog, I found myself saying to a concerned stranger “Thanks, I’m fine…” after been knocked over and hitting the back of my head. I…
Covid-19 The Wider Picture shows winners and losers Before reading: wash your hands. Seriously. On this morning’s BBC Breakfast TV presenter Dan Walker claimed the average computer keyboard harbours 14 times more germs than an average toilet seat! That’s your computer keyboard, let alone your mobile phone…. Covid -19 was not on anyone’s business…
Not true of course, just a twist on a famous Mark Twain quotation*. But the question of what you are buying when you do buy shares remains relevant, especially in a week which has seen the largest stock market price falls in a long time. Maybe the financial effects of Covid-19 will come to be…