Tag: skills

How small businesses manage growth, and the expansion of their teams is always a hot topic. We are often asked how best to go about it as many businesses make the mistake of thinking growth and expansion is directly linked to their staff complement, yet this could not be further from the truth.

This is easily one of the most challenging times to be a first-time job-seeker in at least a decade. Job losses are many, and there are plenty of experienced people taking lower-level jobs to try and get by; but that doesn’t mean it’s all doom and gloom for the first-time job-seeker.

The dawn of the Fourth Industrial Revolution is here. Sthe Shabangu, Lead: Public Relations, Public Affairs and Corporate Citizenship, Samsung Africa asks whether we are doing enough to ensure Africa is ready. Africa is standing before a small window of opportunity to grow future-ready leaders equipped to take on a new era of industry.

Given the endless stream of inspiring media stories that detail the increase of entrepreneurs to positions of power and the rise of the Unicorn...

In PwC’s 20th annual survey of CEOs worldwide, 38% (2016:35%) are very confident about their company’s growth prospects in the next 12 months while...

The arrival of a digital economy has ushered in an era of rapid business transformation. It’s brought new business models, new value propositions and...

"Companies concerned about how the revised codes of Good Practice will affect their scorecard rating and their business, need not be concerned, as it...

Only a small percentage of South African businesses have reached their potential level of Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) compliancy, making the rest increasingly...

Over the last five years alone, there has been an 11% increase in the demand for background screening services. However, the need to assess...