This virus is not relenting. The Covid-19 virus is threatening our ways of life. This is the new normal. As some countries revert to martial law to curtail the spread of the virus, we must adopt modern ways of working so that our lives can continue. Some facts are clear: The kids must continue to study. That means parents must embrace home study. Subscribe to an online learning platform. Or hire a teacher. Or you as a parent put on the teacher’s hut and provide both formal and informal home teaching. Use this as an opportunity for bonding. The worst…
Assess, respond and monitor: EY COVID-19 Board Alert Timely
Coronavirus is trending on all social media platforms for a reason: it is the 21st Century Pandemic. Many of us are experiencing something like this for the first time. And it has tested the global economy preparedness for an outbreak. According to the EY Board brief on the COVID-19, 1. 79% of board members state that their organizations are not very well prepared to deal with a crisis event (EY Global Risk Survey, 2020). 2. Over 35 million people are under a lock-down (New York Times, January 25th, 2020) 3. A total of US $1.1 trillion-plus of potential loss in…