Kovini Moodly (37) multi-hyphenate visionary, chartered accountant, and founder of Boss Babes South Africa grew up in a little suburb south of Durban called Shallcross. Her aim with Boss Babes was breaking barriers and changing narratives around women uplifting each other, as well as recognising and changing stereotypes that women of colour face daily. Peace…
Be a difference maker In John C Maxwell’s book The Difference Maker, he asks what can make a difference in our lives today? How can two people with the same skills and abilities, and in the same situation, end up with two different outcomes? He says the difference maker is an attitude − your attitude…
Building trust and solving problems Everyone knows that financial expertise and operational know-how are vital for executives to manage profitable businesses. Still, nowadays a new set of skills is even more important, and recent research suggests that leaders with social skills and emotional intelligence are needed most. The study suggests that what is needed is…
What do you do when your car starts driving a little sluggishly, your fuel consumption skyrockets, or your air con is not bringing the chill like it did a year ago? Do you dump your car at the nearest scrapyard and buy a new one? Kevin Phillips CA(SA) CEO of IDU Group Definitely not! You…
Your career is important. It’s what you spend most of your time doing, and it’s how you make money to support yourself and your loved ones. So, it’s crucial to get it right. Unfortunately, many people make avoidable mistakes that can cost them their careers. Usha Maharaj CA(SA) Executive and Leadership Development Coach; passionate about…
Companies often collect sensitive information about their users and store them alongside less-sensitive routine business data. This creates new business risks in relation to laws that protect the user’s data, like the POPI Act in South Africa. Only after receiving large fines or developing stronger IT capabilities will many enterprises pursue expensive and risky projects…
As the world learns to ’live’ with COVID-19, it is interesting to see how people in the workplace are redefining their boundaries, leaning into their own personal leadership and perfecting the art of new skills, with a personal style which is noticeably different. PAOLO GIURICICH CA(SA) Founder and owner of Smarter EQ COVID-19 has redefined…
The decline in permanent jobs following the COVID-19 pandemic is likely here to stay. We must therefore find new ways for young people to reliably enter and stay within the labour market. The impact of the global COVID-19 pandemic on employment in South Africa saw a five-percentage point fall in the proportion of employed youth,…
Mental toughness. These two words conjure up images of sheer bloody-mindedness, a force of will getting you through, barging through obstacles to reach your goal. While this idea of grit and determination can certainly motivate one to just keep going, it may in fact be wrong Let’s take Makazole Mapimpi – World Cup rugby hero.…
Accountability – it’s a word often thrown around. We want to hold management accountable, government accountable, students accountable and NGOs accountable. But what about holding ourselves accountable? Accounting is, at its core, a mechanism of accountability. History has numerous examples where a lack of accountability led to economic, financial and even political crises. But why,…