In 2022, business leaders faced an increasingly unpredictable environment, with evolving return-to-office policies, higher employee turnover, and burned-out employees (more than ever before, in fact). In 2023, organisations will continue to face significant challenges: a competitive talent landscape, an exhausted workforce, and pressure to control costs amid a looming economic downturn. How employers respond could…
The XIAOMI Truclean W10 Ultra Wet Dry Vacuum is the perfect companion for keeping your home clean. The roller brush effectively removes stubborn stains such as sauce, oil, and rice thanks to its innovative high-temperature stain removal system. Suitable for both wet and dry cleaning, the triple cleaning power of the W10 allows it to…
‘A person who is too busy to take care of their health is like a mechanic who is too busy to take care of his tools.’ This is the philosophy Fulufhelo Siphuma lives by; a philosophy which is seeing her emerge as force in fitness as well as finance. The day that Fulufhelo’s grandmother passed…
Having a mentor to guide you can impact your direction in life – not only your career. If you have the right mentor, it can lead to magical outcomes. You are not alone, there is someone who cares … You’ve probably heard the old saying ‘It’s not what you know, it’s who you know.’ And,…
Chatbot ChatGPT explaining itself What is ChatGPT? ChatGPT, also known as the ‘Conversational Pre-training Transformer’, is a cutting-edge machine learning model developed by OpenAI. It is a type of language model that uses unsupervised learning techniques to generate natural language text. The model is trained on a massive amount of text data and can generate…
The traditional model of the leader-hero who saves the day, knows it all and is often driven by power, fame, glory or money is no longer appropriate. People today expect a different kind of leader. While every company should formulate its own approach to leadership, here’s the philosophy deployed by a leading company as part…
There are unwritten rules about the emotions you’re expected to show at work. These implicit ’feeling rules’ are so embedded in an organisation’s social fabric that we rarely notice them. However, there are times when there’s a conflict between how you feel and the emotions you’re expected to display. So how do you decide when…
There are times in life when we feel overwhelmed by our circumstances: Work. Bills. Family. To do lists that never seem to end. You feel tired and drained. Why do you do this to yourself? Surely, just taking life easy seems the more logical option than combining work and study. You feel the urge to…
The recent evaluation of South Africa by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) and the threat of ‘greylisting’ for various deficiencies linked to poor money laundering controls has led to the Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) amending Schedule 1 to the Financial Intelligence Centre Act. Schedule 1 sets out which persons would be classified as accountable…
Forbes has identified ‘AI everywhere’ as a top technology trend for 2023 and beyond. As you may have witnessed in the past few months, developments by OpenAI’s ChatGPT are bringing this to reality, with generative AI set to change the way people and business do things. ‘AI everywhere’ refers to the integration of artificial intelligence…