Anne Pratt

Career and strategy leadership

‘Conscious leadership’ assumes that leadership is a trait that can be taught and learnt rather than just a quality that people are born with. There are ‘natural’ leaders but if we are ‘teachable’, we learn and develop our leadership capability ...

Lientjie Potgieter

Colour can improve productivity

Employees can get to know themselves and be the best they can be – with colour. Knowing your true self will help you set realistic goals for your life and your personal and professional relationships. The outcomes of not knowing ...

Samantha Crous

Let’s work together on skills

A coalition between Government, the Private Sector and SETAs is necessary to tackle skills shortages. According to the latest skills survey from the Institute of Directors (IoD), the growth of nearly 60% of businesses is being held back by a lack ...

Asanda Makanda

Employees can save you electricity

Raising employee awareness drives down your electricity bill. Teaching employees how to save electricity could save your company as much as 10% of its current electricity bill. Each employee’s electricity use costs the average company around R300 – ...

Gail Cameron

Power of social intelligence

Former US President Bill Clinton, former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and former South African President Nelson Mandela are known as leaders who understood and mastered the art of changing ...

Eliminate cyber loafing

A business cyber loafing policy is vital to stop mega losses. Multi-million rand productivity losses go unaddressed by South African businesses because of their failure to develop a company policy to regulate their people’s use of social media in the ...

Jules Newton

Bosses are a major retention tool

Few of us want to face the fact that, as bosses, we influence whether people leave or stay. It is said that when people start a new job, they join a company. But when they leave, they usually leave a ...

Mawethu Cawe

Your people are your business

It is easy to forget that people are at the heart of organisations. Human capital is the bloodflow of any corporate strategy, and thereby draws on the motivations, expectations, creativity, skills and passion of each and every individual. As such, ...

Jianele Gabriel

Degree not essential for leadership

“YOU DON’T NEED TO HAVE A DEGREE TO BE A LEADER – OR A MAN.” (Nelson Mandela, in conversation with Richard Stengel)I was struck by this comment when I heard it recently in an audio clip of former President Nelson Mandela ...

Friday, 3 February 2012

Pedersen & Partners expands its international footprint

Pedersen & Partners, a leading international Executive Search firm with 48 wholly owned offices in 45 countries, has announced the opening of its offices in Shanghai, China and in Jakarta, ...

Friday, 3 February 2012

QuickCV App to revolutionise job market

Recruitment specialist, Unique Personnel, in association with Durban-based app dev studio immedia has just released its first iPhone and iPad compatible app - QuickCV [http://itunes.apple.com/app/quickcv-for-iphone/id472620183?mt=8] aimed at businesses looking for ...

Friday, 3 February 2012

Professionals more upbeat on the state of the economy

Confidence among graduate professionals improved in the final quarter of 2011, according to the latest results from the PPS Graduate Professionals Confidence Index, with an overall confidence level of 58%, ...

Thursday, 2 February 2012

Progression calendar stars provide extra shine for Casual Day beneficiaries

Progression has donated more than R40 000 to the beneficiaries of Casual Day 2011, with sales from its second annual stylish corporate desk calendar. As an equity-owned company, aimed at ...

Thursday, 2 February 2012

Western Digital appoints SA Country Manager

As part of its ongoing growth strategy in the region, Western Digital (WD) has appointed Anamika Budree to the position of Country Manager for South Africa. This position will create ...

Thursday, 2 February 2012

Kelly Group reduces IT maintenance costs

“Our workforce is even more productive and experiences a better work-life balance through desktop virtualisation. This, in turn, has enabled us to be far more attentive to our stakeholders’ needs.” ...

Wednesday, 1 February 2012

Competition for University places highlights need for careful planning

The release of the recent 2011 National Senior Certificate (NSC) results by the Department of Basic Education, and the rush by many students to ensure they have a place on ...

Wednesday, 1 February 2012

Protect, manage, control application traffic

The security landscape has changed dramatically in the last few years. Not only are there an ever increasing number of threats to the network that must be guarded against, but ...

Monday, 30 January 2012

FOXit, Nintex partner to empower South Africa

FOXit (Pty) Ltd., a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner and service provider focused on Project and Portfolio Management in business, has been appointed as a Value-Added Reseller (VAR) Partner in South ...