Tag: remote working

Traditionally, mentoring involved a more experienced individual providing guidance, motivation and role modelling for a newer, younger individual in the workplace. This transfer of knowledge and industry insights entails a power relationship, where the mentor has authority over the person in the protégé role.

Our recent research  shows how navigating the pandemic unified leadership teams, while employees have generally found their leaders to be caring and empathetic as they lead their organisations through the challenges of COVID-19.

The COVID-19 pandemic has placed a bright spotlight on our leaders. With companies switching over to remote working in unprecedented numbers, a new form of leadership is needed. Although the uncertainty of the time puts pressure on both employees and management, leaders must rise to the occasion and provide the required stability.

While South Africans continue to grapple with the economic pressure of ongoing lockdown restrictions combined with the aftermath of looting and riots, residents of Durban, Cape Town and Johannesburg are also feeling the impact of municipal rate hikes.

While some aspects of office life may be replicated as we work from home, there are some instances where it can’t be replaced. Do you miss the office? You’re not alone.

Creating awareness around financial saving is important for businesses, and cash flow management is critical for survival.

As the winter season tightens its icy grip on South Africa, so the prospect of continued load shedding looms ever larger. And while some organisations have put measures in place to reduce energy demand in their buildings, most are not as energy efficient as they could be.

The idea that every morning office workers wake early, jump into polluting cars and overcrowded trains, and travel many miles to their place of work will soon seem inconceivable. The pandemic has highlighted the fact, that it as a model that’s already had its day.

It is important if you are working from home to check your policy and take the time to notify your insurer of this change in risk profile, to ensure you are properly covered if your risk has changed, you have acquired additional equipment or IT infrastructure, and so on.

In our mission of digital empowerment for all our people in South Africa, we face a constant battle against vandalism of network sites around the country. The scale of the problem is enormous, and the cost of repairing and protecting our sites affects our ability to roll out connectivity in areas that need it most.