Jason De Quadros

  Will The Ukraine War Change Business ? The war will add to supply-chain disruptions in sectors such as automotive, increasing the pressure of localization Supply chains will become increasingly localized A surge in energy and other commodity prices will hasten public and private sector efforts to improve food security The commodity rally will drive adoption of sustainable food policies The investment needed to reduce Europe’s reliance on Russian energy will affect funding for clean-energy investments in developing countries The energy transition will vary between the developing and developed world The EU will need outsized investments to diversify away from Russian gas Financial sanctions against Russia may accelerate the transition from US dollar backed financial systems to interoperable central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) The weaponized of financial sanctions will lead to a bifurcation of the global monetary order Geopolitical ten...

  I attended an amazing Business lecture and discussion recently - via my UBC Executive MBA Program . What are the 4 Defining Business Management Movements (In The Past 30 Years) - and What Can We Expect Post Pandemic / After COVID-19 ? 1st Wave: Process Engineering - Circa 1990-Early 2000s Focus on eliminating bureaucracy and boosting operational efficiencies Managers might assume "player-coach" roles that required them to take on worker tasks 2nd Wave: Digitization - Circa 2010 Democratization of access to information and people CEOs / C Suite Officers communicated directly to the entire workforce Removed some Vice / Junior Managers from the information loop 3rd Wave: Agile Movement - Circa 2015-2020 Shorten timelines and increase innovation by using internal marketplaces across whole organizations to match skills to work and to rapidly assemble project teams on an as-needed basis 4th Wave: Flexible Work - 2020 - 2022 Work From Home Increased the need to culti...