With a flexible schedule allowing employees to work hours that differ from the conventional company start and stop time, Nicol Myburgh, Head of the HR Business Unit at CRS Technologies, says this approach has had a significant positive impact in the South African market. “More organisations are adopting flexi-hours as they derive better performance from…
Besides being good for your brand, good social impact business practices are good for everybody! Social impact is more than just a catchphrase we hear bandied about on special days observed by the United Nations. Social impact is also no longer confined to non-governmental organisations (NGOs), non-profit organisations (NPOs) or even basic corporate social investment…
Why is office etiquette important? Surely, we can behave, dress and speak the way we want? Not really − we must consider that we are sharing common areas, from basement parking lots to meeting rooms. There is a certain level of common courtesy that is critical in order to have a sound and conducive working…
EDITORIAL: BEING EXCEPTIONAL – GERINDA ENGELBRECHT We are bombarded with negative news all day long. We feel disgust and anger about the rising crime rates, the increase in brutal killings and violence against women. We feel angry when we see corporates and public sector companies mismanaging funds and some even fear for the future of…
AUDITING LECTURER: UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU-NATAL (UKZN) Giving up is just never an option for Hlengiwe Ndlela. She knows exactly how hard failure can knock one down. But she has overridden ‘fail’ multiple times, replacing it with the stamp of success. Today, she mentors scores of students into confident professionals because she knows sometimes all you…
SENIOR FINANCIAL MANAGER: NEDBANK GROUP Gideon Botha is a well-rounded researcher and futurist with a balanced outlook on life. He is that exceptional example of an academic who intelligently puts all the knowledge gained to work by addressing core issues in South Africa’s private health care system. And to top that, he’s put a great…
PRINCIPAL: PHATISA Pioneering spirit has led her to deliberately choose the road less travelled at every pivotal moment. And with investing and entrepreneurship being the golden thread that runs throughout her career, the results of her leading huge impact investment projects across the african continent have been extraordinary. In her spare time, she is a…
CFO: KING PRICE INSURANCE As CFO of king price insurance, Rhett finch has successfully guided the r100-million start-up to a R3,3-billion company in six years. their business model has saved their clients over R150 million in decreasing premiums. and best yet, their 900 staff members are like one big ‘royal’ family who enjoy ‘fun with…
CO-FOUNDER: FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT From a single leather bag, Léan Boezaart and the team have ignited freedom of movement (FOM) to a premium south African lifestyle brand that ranges from the trendiest leather bags and footwear to aesthetics timepieces. today they proudly boast 10 FOM concept stores, with one based in Amsterdam READ FULL ARTICLE…
