The HR Management community of South Africa

50% of SA blue-chips lack succession plans - Goodman-Bhyat

Wed, 22 May 2013 09:45:00 +0200

A recent poll has indicated that about 50% of South Africa's blue-chip companies are unprepared should they face a sudden loss in management. The lack of a succession plan places these companies at risk, as a leadership vacuum could result in negative effects, ranging from a drop in share price to the possible failure of the business.
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Succession planning is prudent - Sprackett

Wed, 22 May 2013 09:34:00 +0200

Recently, a number of top management executives have unexpectedly resigned from South African companies such as Petro SA, the SABC and SAA. Abroad, Manchester United's manager Alex Ferguson has retired. These events highlight the importance of having a succession plan in place in order to ensure a business survives.
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Pule wants in on SABC board appointments

Wed, 22 May 2013 07:52:00 +0200

NEWSWATCH: Communications Minister Dina Pule wants to be in on SABC board appointments, reports Mail & Guardian, which also reports that both the ANC and the DA are upset over a BBC programme on the plight of SA whites. MyBroadband reports on the hack attack on the SAPS website, and the SABC says that TV and radio presenter Vuyo Mbuli will be given a provincial official funeral.
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Twitter: The (career) carnage continues

Fri, 17 May 2013 09:59:00 +0200

Ex-spokesperson for the Hawks McIntosh Polela is the latest to be felled in a spate of twitter-induced career suicides (or at least setbacks), demonstrating that the balance between communicating quickly and communicating carefully can be difficult for communicators.
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Coface report highlights strain on SA's growth

Wed, 15 May 2013 14:50:00 +0200

The Coface Group, a worldwide leader in credit insurance, has released its latest report on South African growth prospects, taking into account the mining and export slumps. Overall, economic activity remains generally sluggish while upside risks to inflation have increased due to a weaker rand. Coface believes that this will persuade the Monetary Policy Committee to keep policy neutral over an extended period, with interest rates remaining unchanged for most of 2013. A reversal in policy easing is likely only late in the year or even in 2014.
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Jumping on the b(r)andwagon - exploit the link between HR and branding

Mon, 13 May 2013 11:15:00 +0200

Businesses can achieve better branding power by investing in HR as brand custodians, says the CRF Institute's South Africa manager, Samantha Crous.
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Proposed new supplier development code set to help B-BBEE scorecards

Fri, 10 May 2013 11:36:00 +0200

With the revised Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) codes set to combine Enterprise Development with Preferential Procurement and calling the new element Enterprise and Supplier Development (ESD), it is likely that more stakeholders will target both Preferential Procurement and Enterprise Development to improve their scorecards, as these two elements go hand in hand.
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Professionals gather to set HR standards

Wed, 08 May 2013 13:53:00 +0200

The quality assurance and HR professional body for South Africa, the SA Board for People Practices (SABPP) has launched an initiative to generate people standards for business. But why exactly do organisations need people standards?
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What makes an effective CEO

Tue, 07 May 2013 09:15:00 +0200

The Sharks Rugby Franchise's strategic decision to appoint John Smit as its new CEO highlights the question of whether companies should value strong leadership skills over business management experience when selecting individuals for their top spot, says Marius Rezelman, MD at national management consultancy PSP Icon.
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NC Department of Education to fast-track personnel verification

Mon, 06 May 2013 08:57:00 +0200

The Northern Cape Department of Education (NCDoE) has decided to speed up its ongoing efforts to maintain up-to-date personnel information, opting to fast track the update process over a three-week period using Datacentrix' eDNA personnel information verification system, which was jointly developed with LAWtrust.
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