Part 2: ‘Reset, Restore, Renew’ webinar series

A guest blog post from Wirecard’s South Africa office.

Today was the second webinar in Wirecard’s three-part series, ‘Reset, Restore, Renew’ aimed at helping business owners and entrepreneurs navigate towards ‘the new normal.’

The ‘Restore’ webinar was led by professional mediator and counselor, Elzabè Opperman, MD of The Talking Point, an integrated, dialogue-based business support practice and solution provider.

Elzabè used the concept of interconnectedness to make a series of key points:

Come together, not in competition but in collaboration

Elzabè shared her personal approach to business, which emphasizes a focus on shared value; of what can be achieved, not when individuals or companies compete with one another, but when they choose instead, to collaborate. The point Elzabè was making is that there is more to be gained when people come together, and that there is a strong need to heal our society, starting with individuals and families.

Reach for courage, not fear

Elzabè called on people to be courageous. One of the ways she recommended we do this, is to make phone calls to individuals who may be suffering in isolation. She used the example of her children – who rely on text messaging – to make video calls instead. For Elzabè, courage is about connection.

Resilience training starts now

It’s clear from the work Elzabè does as a family law mediator that resilience is a life skill she believes should be taught to children at a young age. In a second video Elzabè shared, a teacher gives a fun, interactive lesson about resilience to a group of small children. The point is, no one is too small to start learning what it means to be resilient.

Ready, steady, breathe

Elzabè referred to the CEO of the Marriot Group, Arne Morris Sorenson’s speech to his staff in which he said that the current crisis won’t last forever, and that together they could, and would, overcome it.

Elzabè’s final words addressed overcoming crisis by giving access to, and making available, support. She advised participants to take a deep breath; to breathe in faith and hope. And to reach out and make support available to family members, colleagues, staff members and community members.

If you missed Elzabè’s webinar, please watch it here.