FOCUS: INNOVATION

Innovation is the new black What is disruptive innovation? The digital disruption interview Innovation is the new black Innovation mostly fails. It doesn’t need to. You shouldn’t let it. At the heart of your innovation process should lie a simple organising framework − an underlying structure and discipline governing what works and what fails’ If…

ANALYSIS: EMBRACING COMPLEX SYSTEMS THINKING

Too often, cyber security is considered to be exclusively the domain of information technology (IT) and cyber security specialists. This is unfortunate, as we are progressing towards a future where an interdisciplinary approach will be crucial to deal with complex systems and their systemic fragilities, where cause and effect are not evident at all As…

VIEWPOINT: YOUR GLOBAL WEALTH

  We’ve been spending some time discussing the power of compounding and how to assess critically whether your investment returns are beating your own personal inflation. But, how do we view our financial wealth and whether it’s increasing in value? Do we look at the growth in value over a specified time period, or do…

VIEWPOINT: LEADING UNDER PRESSURE

SEA few months ago, the Statistician-General released a report showing an increase in people living in extreme poverty. This may seem like a social problem removed from business, but it is closer to business leadership and the decisions taken daily. More and more leaders are exposed to either societal pressure, client or market pressure, social…

VIEWPOINT: PEAK MARKETS RUN OR BUY?

‘It’s about time in the market not timing the market’ goes the golden rule of investing. Dalbar’s research found that over the past 20 years, investors in equity funds have lagged the S&P 500 benchmark by an average of 4,66% per year. Trying to time the markets is a key destroyer of wealth creation. So…

LIFESTYLE: STILL SITTING

There is compelling evidence that we sit too much − the negative health effects are real and measurable. Sitting is worse for the otherwise inactive but it even affects those who do exercise! ‘Sitting is the new smoking’ has become quite a popular phrase in recent years. The notion is that sitting is a significant…

MOTORING: AUDI Q2

The new Audi Q2 closes the gap between the A3 Hatch and Q3 SUV. It’s also Audi’s entry into a market that its closest competitors have already being filling with cars like the Mini Countryman and the Mercedes GLA. This new car looks a lot more angular than any of its competitors, which also gives…