Tag: negotiation
Managing Up
Do you feel vulnerable to the whims of your boss, peers or internal politics? Do you push through each day with an undercurrent of anxiety? Are you micromanaged, interrupted in meetings, saddled with busy work or overlooked for career opportunities? There's a way to teach those above you to value your ideas and treat you with respect - without ever changing your job title.
Witness To Power – A Political Memoir
Mathews Phosa has been an eyewitness to the dramatic shifts of political power in South Africa. He was involved in the Black Consciousness Movement, the United Democratic Front (UDF), and the African National Congress (ANC). In 1985, he fled into exile and became an Umkhonto weSizwe commander in Mozambique.
Unlocking success by tapping into the power of soft skills
Now well over the 20-year milestone mark in my marketing career, one of the key lessons I learned along the way, is that academic ability alone wasn’t going to be enough to cause me to thrive in the workplace. It was through firsthand experience and keen observations that I discovered the profound significance soft skills play in a successful corporate career.
Best practices for managing contract renewals
Many companies think of contract renewal as a routine process that they can leave on autopilot. But apart from the risks of missing the timeframe to cancel or renew a contract, contract renewal is also an opportunity to strengthen your relationship with your business partners and refine the contract to meet your evolving business needs.
Can AI find your next C-suite hire?
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is revolutionising business and we’re all beginning to relax with it as we learn that it is generally to be welcomed rather than feared. As a tool, it is excellent at making tasks less time-consuming and more efficient, and this applies to the work of executive search businesses as much as to other business processes.
AI, NFTs & the modern contract – who holds responsibility?
As far back as 2018, Harvard Business Review (HBR) raised the question: how is artificial intelligence (AI) changing contracts? Five years may not fit the criteria of “long-term”, but with the pace at which technology is evolving, it might as well be decades. As remains the case today, HBR cited efficiency as a key driver for the growth of AI in contracting.
Spilling the beans on disputes in the Metaverse
Given the multi-faceted nature of the Metaverse, the disputes that could arise are limitless. It is therefore important that dispute resolution mechanisms that will be used in dealing with Metaverse-related disputes are agile enough to account for a new legal environment.
Signs your agent might not be the right fit and what...
Choosing a real estate agent is one of the most crucial decisions a seller makes in the home selling process because the right agent can be the key to a smooth, successful transaction, while the wrong one can lead to frustration and missed opportunities.
Is Alternative Dispute Resolution all it’s made out to be?
In today’s fast-paced business environment, where time is of the essence, any manner in which processes can be streamlined, made more efficient, and concluded within a shorter time frame than previously possible, is generally met with positivity and appreciation.
