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Beyond Cupcakes: Women deserve more this Women’s Day

As we approach Women’s Month, I am always struck by how far we have come as a country and yet how far we still have to travel. South Africa can be immensely proud of the glass ceilings it has shattered … Continue reading

Honesty is always the best policy

We live in desperate times. Unemployment is rife. It’s tough at the bottom, but it’s even tougher at the top. Pressure can turn carbon into diamonds, but carbon can often just become coal too. Pressure can often lead candidates to … Continue reading

Struggling with a Female Boss? Maybe the Problem Isn’t Her Leadership—It’s misogamy

If your female boss emasculates you, maybe it’s time to look in the mirror One of the saddest and silent, yet salient, failures of our 30-year journey to transform this country, has been our inability to rid our workplaces and … Continue reading

Navigating the Job Market in Challenging Times

Demonstrate worth during the interview process Economic conditions are tough, and organizations are striving to meet targets and balance budgets, often leading to necessary cost-cutting measures. While this reality is evident, many remain in denial—particularly those navigating the job market. … Continue reading

Will your new work plan let your company fly to the stars – or crash on take-off?

If you fail to plan, you plan to fail the saying goes. It’s the same with organisational design, developing and mapping structures, roles and processes, hierarchies and work flows to enhance your company’s goals. Not every plan you design will … Continue reading

Artificial Intelligence can never replace the human touch

Artificial Intelligence (AI) will rule the world one day, we are told and it might just if we let it. We don’t realise how prevalent AI actually is in all our daily interactions from travel to commerce, learning and simply … Continue reading

Being appointed to a hiring panel

is South Africa’s equivalent of jury duty If jury duty is a key civic duty for an American citizen, then a vital corporate duty in South Africa is being asked to sit on a hiring panel. The stakes are just … Continue reading

Let’s stop using weaponising resilience in the workplace

Resilience is perhaps one of the most over-used words in the corporate lexicon. We have always understood the importance of being resilient. You cannot be a South African at any level or from any quarter unless you are resilient – … Continue reading

Remembering the story of the bee took us right back to our hive

A time to reflect It should be a momentous moment; a time to celebrate, but it is also a time to reflect. Those of us privileged to remember those heady days tell of the excitement and incredible feeling of hope … Continue reading

Growing our own timber is hard, but we must do it

The injunction to lift as we rise is as relevant today. We celebrate South Africa’s 30th anniversary as a fully democratic and free country, as it was in 1994. Part of running a successful operation as a business leader is … Continue reading

Be alert to the danger of AI

removing the ‘human’ from Human Capital The role of AI, artificial intelligence, and its impact on our lives is becoming the burning debate of our times. And so it should. AI is all around us. Making our lives easier in … Continue reading

Take the assessment

it might answer questions you never knew you had Psychometric assessments are almost inevitable at this level. It’s not enough to have the right qualifications and the right track record, you have to be right for the job – and … Continue reading

Do not let your employees’ power naps

become your company’s load-shedding Do you nap at work? Do you allow others to nap? If the answer to both questions is no, then perhaps you need to rethink it. Just like working from home, taking a kip in the … Continue reading

Being this close to the finishing line

means you’ve got to push through October is a difficult time of the year. The tenth month of the year is close enough to the festive season to start thinking about annual bonuses, Christmas parties and holidays – and yet … Continue reading

Is it that bad if the Grinch steals the Christmas party this year?

It’s the happiest time of the year It’s the happiest time of the year we are told, family gatherings and festivities. The Season of Goodwill is a tough ask for some companies; there are bonuses to pay out and office … Continue reading

Business leaders! Plan the year ahead for yourself

Welcome to your brand-new year   Executive search across Africa Welcome to your brand-new year and with it the hope of incredible opportunities. Some of those aspirations though, much like their cousins; New Year’s resolutions, can be dashed very quickly. … Continue reading

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