PAUL RAFTERY

Why Projects RH? Some readers may ask “why does Projects RH have a view on this topic or experience in this area?” Most founders and business owners are happy with how they run “their” businesses. The need for a change in how the business is run generally comes from either the decision we need other people’s money to.... CONTINUE READING....

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Everyone wants cheap, reliable and environmentally friendly power. Global power demand is expected to increase by 67% by 2040. This is fuelled by the switch from oil-based transport to electricity propelled transport. Wood Mackenzie have recently reported over the last five years solar power has fallen by 54% and wind by 29%. Whilst solar and wind are cheaper than gas; they do different things in balancing supply and demand. Interestingly, with the rapidly falling price of batteries stored renewable energy has the potential to displace gas generated electricity but it is unlikely in the foreseeable future to replace gas for city heating or for cooking. Many people around the world still do not have electricity as hard as it may be to believe - they have no Internet no fridges no television and no lights in the bathroom at night. For many of these people, particularly in Asia, the prospect of coal-fired electricity which is baseload is critical for their development. The cost of solar a

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Now is the time to swim out ahead of the wave. The wave is a tsunami so we need paddle hard now to be out and ahead. We can expect to emerge from Covid 19 in less than.... CONTINUE READING ....

Unemployment associated with Covid 19 has given the anti-immigration lobby an opportunity to shout their disapproving message “migration steals jobs”. Australia needs be smart and create demand for locally made things like housing. In Australia we have business migration which creates new...... CONTINUE READING ....  

April 2020 saw many people round the world sent to work from home with great fears by management that their productivity would fall. Despite distraction from children and families, most workers have put in well beyond their eight hours a day. When you allow for zoom meetings and mobile phone calls our private lives of lost the slither of anonymity they once had.   Somehow, meetings are taking longer, I guess because people seek interaction and the systems clearly working slower. In this new world we need to manage the balance between being a good professional and personal well-being. Like so many I used to wake early and goes the local gym come home have breakfast and go to the office. I am feeling guilty about taking time out to go for a walk, read an article at night go to meditation (online of course) spend time just talking to my wife. I suspect as we work our way back to the new norm, we will need to develop some personal space. Over recent years I have accepted Saturday calls par

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Sustainable renewable energy will be a clear pillar of the post Covid 19 world. Whilst the oil majors cut their dividends and reduce capital expenditure their investment in renewable energy has been ring fenced. This ongoing change within the oil majors demonstrates that they have both a pragmatic streak and continue to think long-term. Most were early investors in solar energy but its time was not ready. They next moved in and out of coal, pure retail and car maintenance. Today they are currently focused on gas but must be cutting their investment in new gas projects. At a time when they are focused on the image at both the community and shareholder levels their leadership in renewable energy should be welcomed. Their investment will drive technology resulting in many projects for others that do not meet their investment criteria which include size. 2020 to need to be a substantial year for solar and other renewable projects. The investment majors will continue to see the prices of so

In five weeks, we have seen the business environment change as dramatically as it has in the last five years. I am paraphrasing the words of a Sydney business consultant, Mark Hodgson, author of a Time to Shine. We are not going to see a new world order that day new economic paradigms. Those that can adjust rapidly with the clear winners. The lessons we need to learn of those of the entrepreneurs especially in the companies formed in the last three years. At Projects RH we have the privilege to work with a number of these. For them time is of the essence and actions must be clear and decisive. They are asking us to focus on our modelling rather than the syntax. We need think strategic and big picture as the new world is going to need a new reference set. If we swim against the tide we will be engulfed in the Tsunami and drown. We need to swim with the tide and be prepared to surf on the Tsunami. Paul Raftery www.paulraftery.com.au

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Covid 19, as we call it now, emerged from the city of Wuhan in China. It emerged in December 2019 and came to prominence around the time of Chinese New Year. It has spread globally and impacted on all developed and developing economies. We need deal with it and its business impacts in a clinical manner and without entering the blame game. In this article we focus on how business can deal with the fallout of the disease. New reality, new perspective. Now. For the first time my life I am working from home and dealing with a new reality. I am working long hours but I am not sure about my efficiency. We need all focus on getting ready for the post Covid-19 world and pit time aside to do this now. The team at Projects RH works with a strong and enthusiastic group of ...... Tap this link if you want to Continue reading Paul Raftery