Boardroom Talk
Boardroom Talk: When despondency on SA’s corruption hits, see perspective for the young democracy.
Alec Hogg writes on South Africa's young democracy and maintaining one's perspective amidst despondency from blatant corruption.
By Alec Hogg
When despondency sets in over examples of blatant corruption in South Africa, one way of retaining sanity is through perspective. My point of departure is that SA is a young democracy. And that any society requires time to mature. Especially where money is involved.
There are continuous reminders in one of my favourite and most often-referenced books, Engines That Move Markets by Alasdair Nairn. I imported my copy via Amazon. Good news for those attending BNC#5 is Exclusive Books will bring a few copies to the event which will be available for sale at their Drakensberg pop-up shop.
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