SAICA is keenly aware of the skills shortage in the financial services industry, and of the negative effect this shortage has on accountability and service delivery in the public sector. In response, SAICA has put its money where its mouth is, collaborating with government across a wide set of projects, all aimed at improving the…
When it comes to hiring employees there are many factors to consider; ability, education, experience, psychometric fitness for the job and the need to fulfil BBBEE and transformation requirements. An ability to get on with people is, for many, another key consideration – we all work better with people we like. That the prospective employee…
At Sage Pastel we’re paying a lot of attention to accounting over the internet, and also to mobility, both of which are a direct benefit of cloud computing. We recognise that this is the most fundamental shift in how business is going to operate in the future. The move on-line is certainly one of the…
Another month – another corporate reporting standard. Over the past year a plethora of new financial and corporate reporting guidelines have been released by various bodies, including the IASB, the International Integrated Reporting Council and the Global Reporting Initiative. Sure, we do grasp that the world – and the world of business – is reaping…
I have written and lectured on how to win new business for over 30 years. Never have there been so many ways to broadcast your message and gain new business. What are you doing to win new clients? While social media seems to be the term that we currently associate with marketing, it is wise…
Perception, more often than not, overrules the facts. The way people perceive you has an enormous impact on how successful you are, and can be, in both your professional and private life. Your own unique personal brand is of critical importance and should be proactively managed to reflect the authentic you in the most flattering…
Although Continuous Professional Development (CPD) obligations exist in most professions and you agree that it fulfills an important role within the career and professional space – why is it still is a challenge for most? Do you really know what it means? CPD definition An explanation of the phrase: Continued – because learning never ceases,…
A recent study by US research firm ComPsych reported that a staggering 92% of Americans are losing sleep over their finances – South Africans are not much different. The human cost of over-indebtedness – homes repossessed; unemployment; record levels of unsecured debt and rising default levels; frozen credit and dwindling retirement savings – is severely…
South Africans use the word “transformation” in a way that’s often surprising to outsiders. In the rest of the world it just means a particularly significant or sudden change; to us, it signifies a complex web of ideas encompassing affirmative action, redress for the wrongs of apartheid, reducing inequalities in the distribution of income and…
Women reinventing leadership There’s an incoming wave of female talent that is reinventing and reimagining leadership in today’s time. These women leaders are resetting the new stage of leadership and reshaping our world view. Join SAICA at the second annual ‘Women in Leadership’ event and be inspired to re-evaluate your position. Guest speakers: Dr Mamphela…