Fundamental attributes of a business leader when guiding a corporation to success include the ability to rationally strategise and take control, while placing emphasis on conducting business in an efficient and objective manner. In a globalised world, and particularly during the current financial crisis, such attributes have however been found not to be sufficient to ensure a company achieves long term success. The recent South African study, Supply Chain Intelligence Report (SCIR) 2009, has indicated that intuition, supposedly one of women's defining characteristics, is a key component to a company's sustainability and success levels. 5 Mar 2009
The fact that Gartner predicted that worldwide Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software revenue would grow by 14% in 2008 doesn't surprise me. The consumer thinking is deeply penetrating businesses of all sizes and the interest in extending CRM applications and strategies into communities and social media is spiralling. 5 Mar 2009
Puma City has been named 'Best Retail Space' by American publication Travel + Leisure. A tour de force of architecture and design, the 11,000 square-foot (over 1,000m2) structure is made from 24, 40-foot long, steel shipping containers, each weighing in at 11 tons. It consists of three levels of containers stacked on top of one another and then slightly shifted to create natural outdoor spaces with large overhangs and wide open terraces. 5 Mar 2009
You may not have the latest US$359 Kindle electronic book reader from Amazon.com, but if you own an iPhone or iPod touch, a new application will let you access much of the same content on your Apple device. 5 Mar 2009
USA: In the latest sign of retail trouble, Blockbuster said Tuesday, 3 March 2009, it has brought in an outside law firm to rescue the long-slumping video store chain from a financial bind. 5 Mar 2009
Intel is revealing the mysterious workings of its Atom processing chip to Taiwan Semiconductor in a bid to break into the smartphone, netbook and TV set-top box markets. 5 Mar 2009
Border police, government departments and a number of stakeholders are working hard to prevent illegal and dangerous goods being smuggled into the country via South Africa's border posts. 4 Mar 2009
Managers are having a hard time globally. While South Africa has not felt the brunt of the global recession as yet, its time for those in charge of projects to shift their approach to ensure their projects can deliver value even in the most trying times. 4 Mar 2009
Although the sale of tickets for the FIFA Confederations Cup and the 2010 FIFA World Cup is strong worldwide, the response from South Africans to purchase tickets is slow. 4 Mar 2009
The worldwide PC industry will experience its sharpest shipment decline in history this year as the global economy continues to deteriorate, said technology research group Gartner on Monday, 2 March 2009. 4 Mar 2009
This year promises to be one of the most challenging in recent memory for online retail. The strategies and tactics that online retailers have relied upon in the past will not work in this harsher, new consumer climate. 4 Mar 2009
Liberty Properties is going ahead with its expansion and refurbishment project at the Liberty Promenade. The investment, which is in excess of R300 million, aims to entrench the centre's status as the shopping mall of choice in the Mitchells Plain and Khayelitsha area. 3 Mar 2009
Koo, a core brand in the Tiger Brands stable, is bringing innovation to the canned beans aisle with the launch of its homestyle canned samp range, a first of its kind. 3 Mar 2009
Steinhoff International Holdings held up sales in the global credit crunch and reported a net profit improvement in the six months to December. 3 Mar 2009
Mass discounter Massmart expects to create a fifth division by organic growth. 3 Mar 2009
The current lack of electricity infrastructure and the inefficient way it is being distributed is costing the country's economy R2 billion per annum. 3 Mar 2009
North West MEC for Agriculture, Conservation and Environment Jan Serfontein is satisfied with the progress made by emerging farmers in the province. 3 Mar 2009
USA: Getting a head start on the PMA '09 photography conference, which officially kicks off in Las Vegas Tuesday, 3 March 2009, Samsung has announced a new so-called hybrid digital camera. The new camera, the NX Series, is designed to provide the photo quality of large pro and prosumer DSLR (digital single lens reflex) cameras in the body of a small point-and-shoot. 3 Mar 2009
Sony CEO Howard Stringer has taken over the stumbling company's main consumer electronics business after removing Ryoji Chubachi from the helm. 2 Mar 2009
The financial world is looking for ways rebuild people's trust and confidence in markets, and Morrison Bonpasse sees a future for a single global currency. 2 Mar 2009
