The role of a leader in shaping employee behaviour in the VUCA/BANI world
The challenges of the turbulent VUCA/BANI world, faced by modern organisations, have led to a different perception of the role of a leadership. An organisation is often able to overcome difficulties owing to a leader who does not only make strategic decisions, but also supports employees. The aim of this article is to identify the role of a leader in shaping employee behaviour in companies in the VUCA/BANI era.
IRMSA Risk Report – South Africa Risks 2021
There is no doubt that 2020 will go down as a year to be remembered. While the Covid-19 pandemic has had an enormous impact,
the year brought many challenges, from the forest fires in Australia at the beginning of the year to the volcano eruption in the Philippines, followed by a long list of hurricanes and widespread social unrest in the US. All of these have highlighted the reality of
persistent and disruptive volatility. There is no reason to think that volatility will decrease - in fact, it is only likely to increase.
James Lane Allen said, “Adversity does not build character, it reveals it”. The adversity we are operating under is continuing to reveal
the importance of risk management and business resilience. It has changed the way we are, the way we work, the way we think
and the way we act. It has accelerated innovation and digitalisation, and created an imperative for companies to transform their
operations. It’s no longer the big fish eating the small – it’s the fast fish eating the slow fish (World Economic Forum). It’s now about
agility and how quickly we respond to changes, and the making of better-informed, faster decisions to survive in a rapidly changing
environment.
Risk in Focus – Hot Topics for Internal Auditors – AFRICA – 2026
The report highlights Africa’s rapidly evolving risk landscape, dominated by cybersecurity, digital disruption, business resilience, fraud, and financial/liquidity pressures. Acute foreign exchange shortages, inflation, and climate-related shocks heighten liquidity risk and force short-term decision-making, especially in public finances and infrastructure projects. Rapid digitalization and a dynamic fintech sector create major opportunities for inclusion and efficiency, but low cyber awareness, weak data governance, and skills gaps amplify cybercrime and fraud exposure. Chief audit executives are rebalancing toward more advisory work, embedding resilience, culture, and governance into audits, and pushing for better tools, training, and board engagement to respond to these interconnected threats.