 | SOUTH AFRICA  [Andrew Bourne] Businesses around the globe have spent the better part of 2020 adjusting to the new reality of remote working. With workplace regulations also becoming stricter, buzzy office spaces might soon become part of a pre-Covid era...
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 | SOUTH AFRICA  [Lyndy van den Barselaar] When reflecting on the fourth industrial revolution, a number of things immediately spring to mind... the industrial internet of things (IIoT), artificial intelligence (AI), robots and 3D printing for example. Regrettably, little attention is given to individual employees and workers in this emerging industrial world, unless one is discussing the concerns related to potential job losses...
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 | SOUTH AFRICA  [Annelize van Rensburg] The speed with which the C-suite was tasked with managing monumental change as the Covid-19 pandemic took hold is unprecedented. However, one thing is becoming clear: no "new normal" is possible without robust new communication skills...
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 | SOUTH AFRICA  [Jake Willis] Unemployment in South Africa remains an alarming issue. The country has among the highest youth unemployment rates globally with 58% of 15-24-year-olds not working. To add to the challenge, we are facing the rapidly changing skill set that is required by businesses...
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 | SOUTH AFRICA  [Anja van Beek] Leavism is a real trend, and a concerning one. As we are approaching summer holidays in the southern hemisphere, I can't help to think about employees not intentionally switching off from work during their well-deserved holiday - especially after such a different year like 2020...
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| SOUTH AFRICA  [Anja van Beek] Have you ever calculated how many of your 24hrs you are in "work-mode" - whether thinking, doing, or responding to a quick mail at a family braai...?
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| SOUTH AFRICA  [Anja van Beek] Over the years, the role of a leader and manager of teams has evolved. It is no longer a command and control scenario, where you give instructions and your team will follow...
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 | SOUTH AFRICA  [Brian Eagar] None of us expected what 2020 had in store for us, but we all adapted (or didn't) differently. At the same time, the new normal has meant different things for different people and for different organisations...
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| SOUTH AFRICA  [Anja van Beek] How would you rate your current mental well-being?
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 | SOUTH AFRICA  [Nick Durrant] When embarking on a new web development project, businesses need to find the most cost effective model that will deliver the best results for capacity planning as well as project management planning. There are normally two common models to choose from, fixed cost or time and materials. However, there is another often overlooked approach, the Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) model...
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 | SOUTH AFRICA  [Celeste Sirin] Employer branding is often mistaken to be the kind of activity only associated with companies needing to attract the best talent to meet their growth trajectory, especially within a buoyant and thriving economy. This is partially correct, however employer branding is built from the inside out...
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| SOUTH AFRICA  [Anja van Beek] When thinking about resilience, we need to remind ourselves it is not about grit and tenacity. It is more than that...
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 | SOUTH AFRICA  [Siobhan Zurnamer] Accurate salary information is hard to come by. Employers - especially small businesses - often don't know how much to pay their staff at market value, and job seekers frequently don't know what their skillset is worth...
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 | SOUTH AFRICA  [Michelle Moss] great model for understanding the role leadership plays in needs fulfilment and how that can help us retain, develop and motivate employees.
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| SOUTH AFRICA  [Siobhan Zurnamer] The employment contract is a critical document that regulates the terms and conditions of employment between the employer and the employee...
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 | SOUTH AFRICA  [Donna Rachelson] Great teams provide an ideal environment in which high performers can excel, and burnish their own personal brands - more so than ever in the post-Covid world of social distancing...
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| SOUTH AFRICA  [Siobhan Zurnamer] Small-business owners don't have the luxury to make bad hires. In small businesses, every employee plays a crucial part in productivity and company growth...
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| SOUTH AFRICA  [Annelize van Rensburg] There's never been a better time to invest in executive talent. That may seem counterintuitive given current circumstances but there's sound logic behind it. Below are several reasons why spending on upper management makes perfect sense...
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 | SOUTH AFRICA  [Selina Bieber] There are plenty of reasons to build a website of your own - from using it to promote your side hustle as a coder or graphic designer, to blogging about your interests for fun and kudos. One great use for a website you might not have thought about is using it to help secure your desired job...
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| SOUTH AFRICA  [Siobhan Zurnamer] Hiring is both time consuming and costly. To ensure your recruitment strategy is efficient, inclusive and fair, it's critical you focus your efforts on creating a solid screening process...
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