One of my mentors, former ABSA CEO Dr Danie Cronje, told me an overseas trip could be worth months of formal university study. Open eyes and ears to what’s around you, he said, and you’ll absorb perspectives easily missed when living in our geographically- and often intellectually-isolated corner of the world.
After my experiences of the past two weeks, Danie’s words ring truer than ever. Seeing buoyant business activity in the UK and Switzerland came as a jolt after SA’s all-too-apparent economic stagnation. Overlay a Covid-imposed absence of three years and exposure to extraordinary ideas and people during the WEF meeting in Davos, and the impact has been explosive.
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More for you to read today:
- How to Weather This Stock Market Storm. For some Main Street investors, this year’s decline doesn’t feel like a calamity. It feels like an opportunity.
- The Tech Crash Could Be a Talent Bonanza for Big Tech. After years of fighting to keep engineers and other sought-after employees from leaving for rivals or buzzy startups, big tech companies are increasingly attractive for hard-to-find tech workers.
- And in case you missed it, RW Johnson sends a warning to politicians who don’t control their borders (think ANC v ActionSA) in his excellent recent piece: Think carefully about immigration.
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