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Whether this is a “Black Swan<\/a>” event or not, it’s certainly having an impact.\u00a0 As I write this, there are stories of panic buying of hand sanitiser and face masks at the local supermarkets.<\/p>\n That means it’s inevitable you will ask us what we are doing about the Coronavirus, and your stakeholders are probably asking you.<\/p>\n At the time of writing, there are reported just under 90,000 cases and just under 3,000 deaths.\u00a0 But who knows how accurate that is, or what the impact will be in New Zealand?\u00a0 It seems likely its going to be hitting us hard at the same time we get the normal flu season, so that won’t help.\u00a0 Man-flu is bad enough, this could be even worse!\u00a0 Actually, the emphasis on hygiene might have a positive effect, as people get back to basics and take care of themselves.\u00a0 Let’s hope so!<\/p>\n In the meantime, there are some real impacts.<\/p>\n We’ve seen airlines cancelling or suspending services as they experience reduced demand.\u00a0 That’s going to impact trade.\u00a0 If its necessary to meet with overseas suppliers or customers, and that travel is disrupted, then the resulting business will be reduced.\u00a0 \u00a0With reduced travel, we’re also seeing reduced freight<\/strong>.\u00a0 Supply chains are slowing and stopping.<\/strong>\u00a0 In the IT industry,\u00a0 there are now significant delays in sourcing equipment, including basic items like laptops, tablets and phones, and even games like Nintendo<\/a>.<\/p>\n It is reflected in other industries.\u00a0 For example, in automotive,\u00a0 Bosch<\/a> are warning that Chinese supplied parts are becoming scarce.\u00a0 Hyundai<\/a>\u00a0have had to put their manufacturing plans in Korea on ice as they work through supply issues.<\/p>\n The brakes are on conferences as well.\u00a0 I’ve just booked travel to a US IT conference that might not occur.\u00a0 The big “MWC” Mobile World Congress mobile phone showcase, where many manufacturers launch their new product, was cancelled last week.\u00a0 Closer to home, Cisco just cancelled their Melbourne Cisco Live<\/a> event and SalesForce<\/a>\u00a0just moved their in-person conference to a digital event.\u00a0 (Those carbon footprints are shrinking rapidly!)<\/p>\n At Kinetics, we can do most of our work remotely<\/strong>.\u00a0 If any of our staff have to work from home, they can.\u00a0 They’ll miss the camaraderie of their colleagues in the office environment, but they get on with their work.\u00a0 With Microsoft Teams<\/strong>, we can communicate easily from anywhere, run online meetings and channel the vital office conversations that add so much value to work.\u00a0 Our tools all work remotely<\/strong>, from our CRM to our time tracking, job-logging, support tools and financial systems.\u00a0 Everything is securely protected<\/strong> with various layers of defenses, so we’re feeling strong and ready.\u00a0 The only thing we can’t do remotely is come onsite to your office and move things around or plug them in.<\/p>\n How many of your staff can work remotely?<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0How many of the software tools you use are ready for remote access for all your people who need them, ready to use at once?\u00a0 Can your phones work from people’s homes if they need to be away for a period of time?\u00a0 Every business will be slightly different, and we’re eager to help you work through your own situation.<\/p>\n Please contact your account manager or call us on 0800 KINETICS for advice.<\/strong>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" No amount of AntiVirus software will help with this one! Whether this is a “Black Swan” event or not, it’s certainly having an impact.\u00a0 As I write this, there are stories of panic buying of hand sanitiser and face masks at the local supermarkets. That means it’s inevitable you will ask us what we are […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":4161,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"[header2 text=\"<\/b>No amount of AntiVirus software will help with this one!\" align=\"left\" color=\"#336A40\" margintop=\"\"]<\/b>\n\nThe economy is suffering a very real impact<\/strong><\/b><\/h2>\n
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\n\nWhether this is a [wow_colorme]\"Black Swan<\/a>\" [\/wow_colorme]event or not, it's certainly having an impact.\u00a0 As I write this, there are stories of panic buying of hand sanitiser and face masks at the local supermarkets.\n\nThat means it's inevitable you will ask us what we are doing about the Coronavirus, and your stakeholders are probably asking you.\n\nAt the time of writing, there are reported just under 90,000 cases and just under 3,000 deaths.\u00a0 But who knows how accurate that is, or what the impact will be in New Zealand?\u00a0 It seems likely its going to be hitting us hard at the same time we get the normal flu season, so that won't help.\u00a0 Man-flu is bad enough, this could be even worse!\u00a0 Actually, the emphasis on hygiene might have a positive effect, as people get back to basics and take care of themselves.\u00a0 Let's hope so!\n\nIn the meantime, there are some real impacts.\n\n[header2 text=\"The economy is suffering a very real 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