Workplace 2020

HR leadership roles a game changer

Mar 13, 2019

Given the wealth of data the HR and talent team has access to, they can be pro-active in analysing the business and identifying the gaps that exist, thereby adding immense strategic value.

Workplace 2025: where humans and machines coexist

Jan 15, 2019

The world is undergoing its biggest transformation ever. As emerging technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) enter workplaces, human talent is grappling with an existential crisis. By Ronnie Toerien, HCM sales development and strategy leader at Oracle Africa...

What would you do if you didn’t need the money? (and why it matters now)

Jan 15, 2019

What would you do if you didn’t need the money? It’s not a question we often give much serious thought to, but it may very well be one that we need to answer in the next few decades. By Paige dos Santos, digital lead at SAP Africa The advent of the internet was...

Addressing the causes of alcoholism

Jan 15, 2019

The dangers of alcohol abuse are well documented, and there is no shortage of adverts that highlight the risks of drinking alcohol, particularly around driving under the influence. It is even more prevalent during peak holiday seasons, highlighting the link between...

Workforce of the future: what is driving it and where is it going?

Jan 15, 2019

An increasingly rapid pace of innovation is driving forward technological advances in the enterprise at an unprecedented rate, meaning that workforce dynamics are set to change drastically in the coming years. By Ronald Ravel, Director B2B South Africa, Toshiba South...

The world at your fingertips with Office 365

Dec 13, 2018

Microsoft Office – already the world’s favourite user productivity application suite – is now packed with more features than ever before. “Not only do users get all the great features and benefits of Office 365, they get them automatically and at no additional cost,”...

Executive retrenchment becoming the new normal

Dec 6, 2018

No job is safe, no future secure. That’s the new normal as executives in both the private and public sectors confront a disturbing reality – retrenchment. By Auguste Coetzer, a director of Signium Africa Executive head-hunters are today witnessing an upsurge in the...

Technology revolution is actually about people

Dec 6, 2018

People working in the manufacturing industry tend to see the Fourth Industrial Revolution as yet another nail in the coffin of an already weakened industry. But without downplaying the challenges, there is another view. By Ryan Crawford, IT manager at Bridgestone...

Populating your organisation in the face of rapidly-advancing technology

Nov 21, 2018

Society is currently experiencing the beginnings of a revolution that will fundamentally change the way we in South Africa live, work and relate to one another. By Aadil Patel, national head of the employment practice at Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr (CDH) Driven by...

The evolution of business communication from fax to email to … what now?

Nov 21, 2018

Love them or hate them, emails are still considered the primary method of communication for most organisations. However, businesses are under increasing pressure to respond quickly to customer demands, spurring the need for faster internal communications, too. By...

Solving the education-to-employment dilemma

Nov 21, 2018

In order to find employment after matric, learners need to be empowered with relevant skills. These can only be delivered via close collaboration between the schools, the public and private sectors. By Ebrahim Matthews, MD of Pearson South Africa South Africa is...

Corporate narcissism – SA’s secret curse

Nov 7, 2018

It is the unspoken curse stalking corporate South Africa. Few people talk about it but many executives encounter it and may be vaguely – or acutely – aware of the danger to organisations and careers. By Annelize van Rensburg The potentially toxic issue is corporate...

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