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What is the most underrated trait among leaders? Is it strategic foresight, authority or decisiveness? Maybe it is humility or...
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Mining has become exceptionally effective at driving efficiencies within individual functions. Procurement teams negotiate harder. Operations pursue productivity improvements. Processing...
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Rapid market change, technological disruption and economic pressures are causing South African companies to no longer be content with incremental...
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One of the more persistent assumptions in organisational life is that if something has been communicated clearly, it has been...
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The finance industry can be an unforgiving environment for young professionals entering the workforce. From the outset, many are confronted...
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Many organisations believe they have a communication problem. Teams are working in silos. Messages are being misunderstood. Decisions are not...
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When How to Lose Friends & Alienate People was released – a tongue-in-cheek take on Dale Carnegie’s classic How to...
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South African boards and human resources teams share a problem that is widely recognised and rarely resolved: The leaders who...
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There is a narrative building around artificial intelligence (AI) that deeply concerns me. It is a narrative of fear: fear...
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A recent Microsoft Work Trend Index report has revealed that employees are interrupted every two minutes on average by meetings,...
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Boards know that every CEO will eventually leave, but too many only respond once a departure threatens stakeholder confidence and...
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In today’s evolving business landscape, organisational culture is no longer a soft differentiator, it is a defining factor of long-term...
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South Africa frequently emphasises business transformation, but capital flows tell a different story. The country’s major deals are still largely...
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Jeni-Anne Campbell, founder of The Good Businesswoman and author of Feeding Unicorns, says that when you spend time inside a...
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The chief marketing officer role has transformed – but most organisations are still hiring as if it hasn’t. Artificial intelligence...
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Gallup’s 2026 State of the Global Workplace report indicates a two-year decline in employee engagement across the globe which is...
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A young graduate lands her first job in a specialised field; no small feat in a country grappling with high...
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On 1 April 2026, Tandiwe Cimela stepped into the role of executive of Elite Risk Acceptances, one of South Africa’s...
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In many South African boardrooms, a dangerous conflation exists: We mistake high performance for leadership capability. When a team member...
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Every leader possesses incredible potential that can be unlocked by learning from past setbacks and moving forward with purpose. Mistakes...
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Corporate governance is becoming more demanding each year amid increasingly complex regulatory, trade and operating conditions. Boards are expected to...
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African business leaders are currently navigating intense geopolitical and global economic shocks, while feeling the pressures of deploying emerging technologies...
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When my daughter asks me for something she wants, I’ll often check whether she has already made the same request...
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Who were you before responsibility found you, asks Jeni-Anne Campbell, founder of The Good Businesswoman and author of Feeding Unicorns....
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There are leaders who wait for the right conditions, and those who build them. In her first year as managing...
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African organisations are confronted by the same pressures as all other international corporates when it comes to grappling with volatile...
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For years, entrepreneurs have been told that success is a matter of strategy: the right funnel, the right marketing plan,...
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Chief financial officers (CFOs) are under mounting pressure as their mandates expand. No longer confined to crunching the numbers or...
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Women have never been short on strength. What is often missing is the permission to use that strength in ways...
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After nearly four decades dedicated to vulnerable children, Karen Farred, CEO of Girls and Boys Town South Africa, believes leadership...
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South African firms are confronting an intensifying war for top talent, both locally and abroad, and companies without a sound...
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In South Africa, mentorship is more than a developmental tool. It is increasingly understood as a bridge to equity, resilience...
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Jeni-Anne Campbell, founder of JAW Advertising and author of Feeding Unicorns, believes that modern leadership has blurred the line between...
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Dori Moreno, a growth strategist who works with leaders and teams to strengthen clarity and performance, says the start of...
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It's February, and the adrenaline of the new year has finally worn off. Goals that felt exciting in January now...
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As global companies continue to increase investment in leadership development to strengthen retention, South Africa risks falling behind. Internationally, organisations...
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South African companies are entering 2026 with a sharper sense of how quickly disruption can reshape sectors after recent years...
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This time of year pushes all of us to take stock. We look at what worked, what didn’t and how...
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At the end of 2025, executive teams have a far sharper sense of what sustained uncertainty and disruption looks like...
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Global confidence in leadership is weakening at a pace few organisations can ignore. Only 19% of employees say they trust...
