Tag: strategy
Lower rates on the cards in January?
The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) is meeting on 17 and 18 January to deliberate interest rates. The central bank’s monetary policy stance aims to keep inflation in the target range of 3%-6% annually, thereby protecting the value of the currency and the purchasing power of South African consumers.
Managing the generation gap
Andries Brink | Services Leader | PwC | andries.brink@pwc.com | www.pwc.com |
Different visions of the future and concerns about business issues persist between the...
Organisation Design for Uber Times
“Doing business in Uber times” has become a metaphor for doing business in a digital world of algorithms, automation, artificial intelligence and non-stop disruption....
BPS needed across industries?
In the digital economy, business productivity solutions (BPS) have become essential to running an effective organisation.
While various industries (like banking, supply chain, and...
Digital success is about evolution rather than revolution
Many C-suite executives break out in a cold sweat when they hear the phrase ‘digital transformation’ because it brings to mind massive business process...
Innovation and efficiency in the real world
What are the real benefits of driving innovation and efficiency in business?
Today ‘innovation’ is a buzzword: essential to many companies’ proclaimed existence, rather than...
Invest offshore ‘for the right reasons’
South Africans tend to flock offshore in response to rand weakness or negative news headlines.
This is counterintuitive, costly and can destroy value.
The decision to...
BusinessBrief August/September 2017 edition is now available!
Read our exclusive cover story entitled EMBRACING CHAOS – DO TROUBLED TIMES FAVOUR THE BOLD? by Jonathan Foster-Pedley, Dean & Director Henley Business School Africa as well as a host of other topical management articles written by professionals, consultants and academics.
Balancing shareholder and customer needs
Business leaders often struggle to find a balance between protecting commercial interests and adhering to the principles of good business ethics.
Following the recent spate...
Having fun growing a business through diversity
Diversity, if seen as a powerful tool and harnessed properly to serve the business purpose, can be an asset contributing to positive business growth,...































