Tag: learning
Why the education sector is in dire need of more women...
Gender inequality is still rampant throughout society and in the workplace, it can take on many forms - disparity in promotions, unequal pay and less leadership roles. While this is often the case in big corporations and civil society, we should also be turning a lens towards the education sector, where gender inequality is even more pronounced.
From crisis to transformation – the future of learning
It MIGHT be trite, but the world is a very different place to what it was three years ago before the advent of the...
Personal development is critical for entrepreneurial success
As a founder or entrepreneur, especially in the early stages of business, you are the business. At least at the beginning of the lifecycle of a business it is almost impossible to separate it from the character and mind of the entrepreneur who brought it to life.
Deciphering consumer psychology during the festive season
As the year draws to a close, the festive season emerges as a pivotal juncture for both South African businesses and consumers, laden with anticipation and opportunity. With South African consumers facing financial hardships in the form of multiple interest rate hikes and fuel price increases, research indicates that South Africans are still projected to spend over R200 billion this festive season
BOOK REVIEW | Crucial Mentoring Conversations
Mentoring nourishes others to grow and act with greater confidence. The need for mentorship is greater than ever before. However, informal mentoring has not kept up with the challenges in business. In his latest book on mentoring, Niël Steinmann, South Africa’s leading authority on mentorship suggests a structured and intentional approach to mentoring, called crucial mentoring conversations.
BOOK REVIEW | The Performance Paradox
We all know we should be learning and growing. But how do you make time while under pressure to perform? Too many of us suffer from 'chronic performance': we feel constant pressure to look like we know what we're doing, to always be on, to rack up success after success and have all the answers, all because we assume that greater effort leads to greater success.
Future-ready organisations – workplace learning & innovation
The post-pandemic world of work is a torrent of unseasonable forces. Employees are tired of business as usual and demanding greater harmony between life and work (not work and life), while feeling the ever-mounting pressure of AI replacement. Workplaces are trying to keep pace with shifty operating environments, navigating hybrid work formats while coming to grips with an increasingly empowered Gen Z workforce.
Eight billion people with eight billion ideas
"To infinity and beyond…" Perhaps Buzz Lightyear was onto something, knowing he had to think big and be brave if he was going to become the galaxy-saving space ranger he was designed to be. While bravery is mostly faultless, for practical purposes, his proclamation can be tweaked to read: “in futurum ad infinitum fortiter.” In other words, ‘into the future, to infinity’ but what can we learn from this maxim?
SA’s digital skills shortage is an untapped industry
Over the past few years, the world has seen a massive wave of digital advancement – especially in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. The ways in which we engage with others and our work have been permanently altered. Digital innovation has become a real necessity.
Taking charge, adapting and innovating to keep up with the digital...
Keeping up with the fast-paced, ever-changing digital world can be difficult, especially as this change seems to happen faster and faster every year, with new technologies, solutions and tools constantly cropping up. And while the digital world is inevitably driven by change, this change also brings with it a fair share of pitfalls and challenges.