Ian Webster

Understand the power of justification

ESTABLISH REASONS FOR EMPLOYEES’ ACTIONS TO MANAGE THEM BETTER. In my interaction with managers and supervisors at all levels I have found that one of the greatest barriers to understanding and dealing with misdemeanours is justification. Justification is a powerful ...

Dr James Arens

Medical cover should suit your family history

WHY IT'S IMPORTANT TO KNOW YOUR FAMILY MEDICAL HISTORY. Many people have a personal or family history of certain diseases and wonder how this will affect their future health risks – or that of their family members. One of the ...

Ton Barning

Happiness can be profitable

BY INVESTING IN THEIR EMPLOYER BRAND, BEST EMPLOYERS INVEST IN ENGAGING AND RECRUITING HAPPY PEOPLE. Stimulating happiness is not a soft relic from the seventies, but turns out to be one of the key indicators for high performing ...

Jabulani Ndhlovu

Voice, touch and beyond

NATURAL USER INTERFACES COME TO A DESK NEAR YOU. Bill Buxton first used a computer in 1971. It changed his entire perspective on life. Even four decades ago, Buxton could picture a future enhanced by technology. Eventually he came to dream ...

Gary Taylor

Living and working in Saudi Arabia

CONSIDERING A GLOBAL ASSIGNMENT? READ A SOUTH AFRICAN’S VIEW OF WORKING IN THE GLOBAL COMMUNITY. About two years ago, a call from a global search firm in Chicago broached the prospect of an exciting opportunity in Saudi Arabia, and pretty soon ...

Yusuf Mahomedy

Rattling the cage - Pimped up talent...and other things

GET A GLIMPSE BEHIND THE CORPORATE GLASS WITH HR FUTURE'S WORKPLACE RADICAL. With the headhunting season in full swing, the revolving door will bring new blood to your organisation and, oops, they are out again in weeks or months. Hand in ...

Christo Nel

Opinion leader - Process oriented leadership the tip of the iceberg

USE PROCESS-ORIENTED LEADERSHIP TO TAKE YOUR MANAGERS TO THE NEXT LEVEL. Process-oriented leadership is based upon the core belief that it is not possible, and definitely not productive, to impose a particular agenda on a group. It also recognises that within ...

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Wednesday, 1 September 2010

Q-KON and ND SatCom receive global award

Q-KON SECURES GLOBAL TELECOMS BUSINESS INNOVATION AWARD. A South Africa-based provider of turnkey solutions covering specialist areas of telecommunications and ICT, has secured joint first place for a Satellite IT ...

Wednesday, 1 September 2010

CANSA Cares

THE CANCER ASSOCIATION OF SA (CANSA) SHOWCASED ITS COMPREHENSIVE CARE AND SUPPORT PROGRAMME AS PART OF THE NATIONAL CANCER WEEK, an annual event during the first week in ...

Friday, 27 August 2010

SA’s Best Employer for 2010 announced

BEST EMPLOYER ANNOUNCED FOR 2010. Business management software provider SAP has been named as SA’s Best Employer for 2010. At the CRF Institute awards function at the Montecasino in Johannesburg, ...

Tuesday, 24 August 2010

Slating of immigration practitioners before portfolio committee

NEW DEVELOPMENTS REGARDING IMMIGRATION PRACTITIONERS. In the July edition of HR Future, Julian Pokroy wrote an article dealing with the question as to why foreign nationals and corporates should use the ...

Monday, 23 August 2010

Leading by example

ABOUT TO MAKE WAVES IN THE WITS BUSINESS SCHOOL LEADERSHIP ARENA IS PROF. DRIKUS KRIEK. Kriek is a renowned team development expert and known for his leadership and psychological expertise. ...

Friday, 13 August 2010

IASB proposes fundamental changes to insurance accounting

THE INTERNATIONAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS BOARD RELEASED A NEW EXPOSURE DRAFT ON INSURANCE CONTRACTS. "Its proposals represent a fundamental change to the way insurance accounting will be conducted in the future” ...

Friday, 13 August 2010

EE returns deadline approaches

NOT MUCH TIME LEFT FOR COMPANIES TO MEET EMPLOYMENT EQUITY RETURNS DEADLINE. The manual Employment Equity Reporting deadline of 01 October 2010, set by the Department of Labour for companies ...

Friday, 13 August 2010

USB named SA’s top business school in national survey

THE UNIVERSITY OF STELLENBOSCH BUSINESS SCHOOL (USB) HAS BEEN NAMED NUMBER ONE BUSINESS SCHOOL IN SA. This was announced by the Professional Management Review (PMR.africa). The USB is the highest rated ...

Friday, 6 August 2010

Professional Assignments Group welcomes new Operations Director

INDHERANI REDDY JOINS PAG AS ITS NEW OPERATIONS DIRECTOR FOR THE GAUTENG REGION. Reddy comes with extensive management and recruitment experience having worked for 11 years in the hotel management ...