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Understanding purpose and its power – The Nando’s Story
Nando’s is one of South Africa’s proudest consumer exports. With nearly 1500 stores in more than 30 countries the brand is gaining traction in new markets all the time. It has more than 500 stores in the UK and Northern Ireland where most patrons know it to be exotic but suspect it’s probably British because…
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We are losing the war against climate change
We are losing the war against climate change. I recently had the privilege of delivering my first ever TedX talk looking at ways of accelerating better climate outcomes. Capitulation is not an option, so we need to find new strategies with which to combat the devastating pace of climate change. There is a…
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The power of bloody-minded persistence
I saw a wine farmer friend the other day. “How’s the harvest going?” I asked, concerned about the impact of the unseasonably wet summer in the Western Cape. “I wouldn’t be a proper farmer if I didn’t complain about something,” he replied, “if you talk to farmers and you are not complaining, they don’t treat…
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How to break SA’s deeply damaging own-goal streak….
This time last year, the Rand was the world’s best performing currency, today, just 12 months later, it’s the worst. It’s a demonstration of how fast things can change in a competitive global environment. Investors with better options quickly move money to where it delivers the best, lowest risk returns. Countries that provide…
