Rethinking Vulnerability
Where do we now find ourselves? It feels that the very definition of vulnerability is shifting.
Where do we now find ourselves? It feels that the very definition of vulnerability is shifting. Environmentally, socially, psychologically, for example. Business owners and those of us working in different industries and sectors have been affected not just in the short term – but deep vulnerabilities will be felt as we look to the longer term.
Ria Shepheard and Glenn Baker, both from Charles Stanley Wealth Managers, will explore this. They will also discuss the near future for consumers and the consumer’s role in any kind of new economy, including the relevant skills and competencies that businesses will need in order to competitively adapt.
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