As a CFO, working for a great CEO means everything to my job satisfaction, my ability to perform, grow and lead others. Do you experience that dynamic? Would you turn down a higher-paying gig to stick with your boss? Read Brett’s full article here.
DetailsIn a 2016 report on sustainability,1 corporates were evaluated through a new lens and it was emphasised that ‘business cannot succeed in a society that fails’. This implies that business success is not possible if the societies in which businesses are situated are not functioning. Successful business leaders recognise the need to focus on sustained…
DetailsWith large-scale automation imminent, it is estimated that by 2030, at least one-third of activities in 60% of occupations could be automated.1 These changes will not only affect blue-collar industries but also many white-collar professions, including the professional accountant’s role. Professional accountants often find themselves operating in a ‘business leader’ capacity and even these executive…
DetailsHolding a functional leadership role isn’t the most direct route to becoming a CEO. Fewer than 15% of the CEOs in a data set we’ve been scrutinising for more than a year ascended to the corner office after serving as a functional leader such as chief financial officer, chief marketing officer (CMO), chief strategy officer,…
DetailsThe global workforce is undergoing a seismic shift: in four years, millennials – the people born between 1977 and 1997 – will account for nearly half the employees in the world. In some companies, they already constitute a majority. That shift may sound daunting to the managers charged with coaching these young workers, who have…
DetailsA sense of agility or corporate plasticity needs to be developed where the company is in a position to tweak itself depending on the needs and circumstances. And the operationalisation needs to be led proactively by people from the very top. Read the full story here.
Details‘I hail from the deep rural area called Bergville in KZN. It boasts the Drakensberg Mountains – a Unesco World Heritage site. I have always been curious, someone who likes to challenge the norms, coming up with solutions to problems or improving the way of doing things,’ he says. Read Mlungisi’s full story here:
DetailsDarrel Scott describes himself as ‘working in London and living in South Africa’, although he admits he doesn’t get here as often or for as long as he would like. The financial accounting specialist is based in the UK – his office is a short distance from St Paul’s Cathedral and the Tate Modern Gallery,…
DetailsOne of the myths around franchising is that it is only relevant to fast food and restaurants. In South Africa, there are numerous industries and business categories in which over 700 franchisors operate. These include: • Automotive aftermarket • Business to business services • Construction, office and home products and services • Financial services •…
DetailsLet’s face it. There are only two real certainties in the Fourth Industrial Revolution. One is that nobody is a real expert, because it’s all just too new. Remember when social media started moving into the mainstream around 10 years ago and suddenly we had ‘experts’ pouring out of the woodwork looking for their 15…
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