Revelling in the fact that there are financial contracts explicitly designed to benefit from volatility, and, the wind that extinguishes a candle also energizes the fire. Likewise with randomness, uncertainty & chaos: we want to be the fire and wish for the wind.
You’d rather be helping Francis Ford Coppola build a butterfly farm on his ecoreserve in Belize — alas, the summer gigs have moved from vacations to conferences vicariously and virtual powwow.
Transforming organisations digitally because of COVID-19 accelerated virtual solutions and boosted the must-have skill requirements to keep business thriving.
So, professionals with digital skills, tech savviness and data literacy are proving that, yes, our fabled meritocracy still allows for the making of ungodly sums and success (hopefully).
From classroom to cameraphone, the joy of connecting with leaders, mentors and teammates never fails to put a smile on my face. Had the pleasure of taking part in some digital workshops this week with inspirational movers and shakers: including alumni from the University of Greenwich and the remarkable Pat Tierney. For a nerdling like myself I’m taking notes on sparking ingenuity.
We don’t want to just adapt and survive the pandemic — more like the Roman stoics, we want to have the last word!
Posie Lombardi Rodriguez 