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Read MorePart 1 of 3: Being adaptive and responsive for business resilience
For an in-depth version of this article, refer to the linked document on the bottom of the article. Last year at around this time, organisations would have been busy with the annual strategy setting, annual planning and annual budgeting process to help prepare them start 2020 on a strong footing. However, 2020 unfolded in a…
Read MoreMeet Dipti Batta, Senior Principal Consultant & Agile SME
For those who have had the privilege of meeting Dipti Batta, the words to describe her are not hard to come by. ‘Passionate’, ‘energetic’, and ‘amiable’ are the words best suited to her manner, while ‘change-enabler’, ‘client-centric’, ‘agile enthusiast’ and ‘deeply knowledgeable’ can be used when describing her professionalism. Dipti has over 22 years’ experience…
Read MoreRebuilding Post-Covid-19? Where Do You Start
Now that COVID-19 has left many businesses / business functions in a state of trauma, the question of “Re-building” is at the fore-front of most CEO’s minds. Referencing the tried-and-tested Blueprint Model shown below – the question is: can it be used as a reference point for businesses / business functions to develop their “Re-build”…
Read MoreMeet MAC’s Executives: Nigel Worthington, Senior Executive
Nigel Worthington has been a director at MAC Consulting for 24 years, and brings a unique mix of management and consulting experience, business know-how and English charisma to the team. British born with a career that began at Proudfoot Consulting (now Alexander Proudfoot) in Australia, South Africa has been home for 30 years, and it’s…
Read MoreA rocky road ahead to a sustainable future?
“Apocalyptically orange sky loomed over San Francisco earlier today as smoke from unprecedented wildfires blotted out the Sun”. “August 2020: The warmest summer on record for the Northern Hemisphere”. These US headlines are just part of a story of climate change induced disasters from around the world. Back in 2012, in an article for MAC,…
Read MoreLessons from an anthropologist
Over a glass of wine and good conversation with a respected anthropologist, I discovered that consulting and anthropology are in many ways similar and require many of the same talents. Anthropology describes the impact of humans on humans – their cultures, tools, techniques, traditions, values, economic mechanisms, and struggles for prestige. Anthropologists study the culture…
Read MoreFeeling at ease: driving customer value on all platforms
We have all encountered this experience at least once in our life: You have had a week that brought you to your knees and the thought of interacting with strangers automatically triggers a frustrated sigh. Despite your desire to simply climb into bed and rest your mind, you get into your car and prepare yourself…
Read MoreMeet MAC’s Executives: Shaun Schmidt, Senior Executive
At MAC Consulting we help our clients equip their organisation for the future. This includes people and process excellence as well as how our clients make changes to their businesses with project disciplines, incorporating focus on value, agile methodology and change management. I consider myself a Business Transformation specialist. My skills are at the intersection…
Read MoreLockdown lessons to remember as we shape the new ‘normal’
As we near day 150 of lockdown in South Africa, we can reflect on how the past 5 months of remote working have challenged and changed us. It is a good time to pause and look at how we have reshaped our behaviours, ways of work, and our mindsets, as well as considering how this…
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