Earl Simpkins

Partner @ PwC Strategy& in the Energy & Utilities Practice and Industrial Products & Services Deals Go-to-Market Team Lead

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So true! Contradictory as it may sound, you need to remain constantly vigilant against your own success. Do you have a system for recognising and ensuring good habits are enshrined in your #company #culture? #quote

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Like any natural force, you can’t fundamentally alter culture – but you can work with it and tap into its power. Don’t try to block the wave, ride it.

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New apps are being built to warn users if they have been in contact with a coronarivus-infected user. These apps are likely to raise even more concerns about data privacy.

More than ever, businesses will need to tread carefully with any personal information held.

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What’s your company’s reason for existing? What hole would be left if you disappeared?

Why should you – or your employees – bring their best to work everyday if you can’t answer those questions?

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“The difference between climbing back to success and continuing to lose lies in culture” – @RosabethKanter.

Establishing values, accountability, and the right tone from the top can make all the difference when managing through a crisis.

#COVID19

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When you consider that so many children were already struggling with literacy before schools shut down, the need to invest very heavily in education post-coronavirus is stark. The long-term health of knowledge-based businesses depends on an educated workforce.

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If you want employees who are more engaged and productive, give them a purpose �� one concretely tied to your customers and your strategy.

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#CapabilitiesDrivenStrategy

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Success comes from scaling a few #differentiating #capabilities across your entire portfolio. Uncover products and services that don’t fit your capabilities system and find ways to better integrate those that do fit.

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“Focus is a strategic advantage that lets you move faster on what matters most”. Thank you, @joulee, for this powerful reminder. Companies need to be clear about the few things they need to do better than anyone else to win…

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#strategy

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Leaders who faced a #crisis believe that their inability to gather information quickly and make timely decisions were particular areas of weakness to their response to the crisis. However, many emerge stronger from the experience. https://t.co/heRy5LDmO5 #COVID19

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The fact that the vast majority of the top-performing CEOs were promoted from within may suggest that it’s easier for insiders to gain access to transformative ideas than for outsiders to work with and within the company’s identity.

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As politicians debate the risk vs rewards of lifting stay-at-home restrictions, it is interesting to see how the economic costs of #COVID19 are on an almost equal footing to the human costs of this #crisis in most people’s minds. https://t.co/BwWkOYdJrV #consumersurvey

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Many employers ask, “What if I spend money #upskilling my employees, and they leave?” The reply is simple: "What if you don’t, and they stay?"

With everyone practicing social distancing, can you use the forced downtime to make progress in upskilling your workforce?

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At times like these, when #COVID19 throws so many unforeseen challenges in the way of #business as usual, leaders should empower their employees to explore for themselves innovative ways forward. https://t.co/i0RPtGdviA #leadership

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Is well-being without growth possible? Interesting article on “post-growth economy” and a call to action for businesses to hurry up and help shape the slowdown.

#postgrowth

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Great quote from Henry Ford. We all know that working in teams is not always easy… but so rewarding when it works well!

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Try PwC’s COVID-19 Navigator to gauge your readiness to respond to the crisis. How prepared is your business? Are you clear on the steps needed to adapt to the new normal on the other side of this pandemic?

https://t.co/ly0tHnjGVW

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Although we’ve seen employers work hard to keep their workforce informed during the COVID19 outbreak, disinformation and confusion have spread along with the virus. Consistency and accuracy are key for leadership to be seen as a source of truth.

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If working from home, it's imperative that we develop our day to day lives to continue functioning as normal. See below for helpful tips on how to thrive in the era of #remote #working: https://t.co/BlBHG4MzRR

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In response to #Covid-19, a number of companies have been forced to ask their employees to work remotely. This handy guide could help you establish remote-work policies and practices to remain effective in the absence of a structured, pre-planned process: https://t.co/V7f4MsivZ2