The Dispatch

CiNext – Corporate boycotts expose an inconvenient truth

by JOHN FOLEY via REUTERS BREAKINGVIEWS Boycotts can really work. Think of what happened to the Montgomery city transit system in Alabama in 1955, when Black passengers stopped taking…

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The nexus between business, policy & society

Social wellbeing cannot be reduced to GDP; quality of life, ethical standards, safety systems, and personal achievements are not accounted for by the size of an economy. And in reflection…

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Reinventing business on purpose

by Nathanael Muscat A demarcation lines between industries and offerings become ever more blurred, purpose is fast emerging as a key strategic driver for sustainable growth. Traditionally, high-growth strategies involve…

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The normality that never was

by Jesmond Saliba - CiConsulta The amusing thing about our collective drive towards the so-called ‘new normality’ is that the times before the Covid-19 crisis never felt like normalcy of…

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How to Avoid Extra Stress caused by Frequent and Intensive Internal Communication

by Tanja Tatomirovic One of the things I learned in childhood was not to accumulate material goods, because, as my parents taught me, in that case, I would not recognize the…

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Minding our SMEs’ business

by Jesmond Saliba It seems obvious today that there is a symbiotic relation between national health and the economy. What is less immediately obvious is that anxiety is causing as…

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First in, last out

by Jesmond Saliba Tourism was the first sector to feel the brunt of the coronavirus and, given the overlapping nature of the situation, it may be the last to emerge…

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Avoid crash-landing Air Malta

by Jesmond Saliba Air Malta has, inevitably, been caught up in the Covid-19 turbulence. Every airline around the world has been crippled by stringent passenger travel bans resulting in grounded…

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The Brands That Will Survive Covid19: Those That Kept Communicating

by James Vella Clark “All we need to do is make sure we keep talking” ‘Keep Talking’ - Pink Floyd. When three weeks ago, people started retreating inside their homes,…

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The public side of the private sector

by Jesmond Saliba It only took a few days of partial lockdown to demonstrate how deeply our separate lives are connected by our consumption patterns. From the fuel we put…

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Laugh, Cry and Breathe… how to cope with the nauseating roller coster of emotions

Are you OK? But are you… really? It’s fine if your not, you know. A lot of people are definitely not OK right now. As we keep hearing, we are…

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Defining essential business

The restriction of businesses is a painful but necessary measure as the pandemic response strategy enters a critical period. In the middle of the Covid-19 crisis, authorities must walk a…

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What are the employer and employee rights and duties when implementing teleworking arrangements?

On Friday the 20th of March 2020, the Superintendent for Public Health of Malta announced that Malta had 11 new confirmed cases of coronavirus. The “eighth case”, as identified by the…

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Generation Alpha will follow Generation Z

Alpha, is what the unofficial namers of generations—marketers, researchers, cultural commentators, and the like—have affixed to Gen Z’s successors, the oldest of whom are on the cusp of turning 10,…

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Do we have time for physical activity?

It's a standard in the Corporate world, that many busy executives set one of their New Year’s resolutions to primarily focus and find more time to exercise. The New York Times…

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What to expect in 2020’s geopolitical scenario – Matthew Bugeja

2019 was quite the year. Looking back, there have been a few surprises. But I have been writing these geopolitical forecasts for about six years, and I cannot say that…

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Importance of Intrapeneurs for a thriving business

Companies that become complacent and fail to create cultures where employees can be creative are going to be left behind and go out of business. And the benefits of intrapreneurial…

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How Managers Can Truly Inspire Their Teams

As a manager, you have an important responsibility to maintain the morale of your team. They want to feel seen, heard and appreciated. But this isn't always possible if you…

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Rumination converts pressure intro stress

Pressure is not stress. But the former is converted to the latter when you add one ingredient: rumination, the tendency to keep rethinking past or future events, while attaching negative emotion to those thoughts.…

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How to overcome your 3 AM work thoughts

Many of us think about work outside of the office — that’s where some of our best ideas emerge. However, thinking about work often means stressing about work, which can…

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Malta : Bond Issuer Rankings – Edward Rizzo

All bond issuers on the Regulated Main Market and the companies that act as guarantors to several of the issuers have now published their annual financial statements and also their…

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Breathing Back LIFE Into Family Business

Breathing back LIFE into such struggling businesses is possible when people are put first. - Dr Anthony Sammut Partner NOUV I come from a family business background, (no surprise given that…

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