This is a story about a professional services firm specialising in assurance, advisory and tax services. It is also about leadership that approaches development in a holistic manner. My conversation with its chief executive, Victor Sekese, emphasises the importance of culture as the basis for organisational, social and spiritual growth. The journey of the fully…
Azim Omar’s exhilarating entrepreneurial journey catapulted when he sold his very first car at the age of 15 − before he even knew how to drive a car. And that sums him up perfectly: he is an avid businessman who in his spare time loves to refuel his petrol head by test driving fast and…
Bean counters? Hardly. Aided by technology, the CFO of the future plays an integral role in everything from business strategy to digitalisation. There was a time when the primary concern facing senior financial decision-makers was the company’s financial performance, usually considered from a rearview mirror perspective. That is changing as digital tools broaden the scope…
Leaders can enable adaptive spaces and organisations through exploring and exploiting these alternative futures. This needs us all to adopt the ‘both/and’ mindset, of holding the paradoxes of the competing demands of the now and the future. As we learn that the COVID-19 pandemic may be here to stay for years, it is not certain…
Are you or your clients facing business collapse? We explore practical options relating to the business rescue process and turnaround interventions. While the South African government is doing everything it can to assist struggling businesses in the wake of COVID-19, the harsh reality is that many SMEs will take a huge knock in the coming…
We called on two recruitment specialists to discuss the impact COVID-19 will have on jobs and salaries and how you can up your chances to secure your ideal position. The impact of COVID-19, together with being downgraded to junk status by Moody’s, has caused a significant negative impact on the South African economy. National treasury…
Ian Mann, one of South Africa’s most respected strategy and leadership consultants, shares his fact-based views on why the world is getting better. In a time where we could all do with a little positivity, Ian Mann, CEO of Gateways and international strategy and implementation consultant, feels it’s time to give SAICA and its members…
Peter Magner CA(SA) SAICA asked two forward-thinking accountants, Peter Magner and Willem Haarhoff, about the workspace changes that have been spurred on by remote office. While for some organisations remote working is nothing new, the majority of us have been thrown headfirst into this radically altered way of working. As the weeks go by and…
As part of SAICA’s ‘Leadership in a Time of Crisis’ series, actuary and innovator Dean Furman spoke about how the greatest innovation is created in tough times and how we can all use this crisis as a catapult for creation and innovation. We may be going through challenging times, but that does not mean we…
With a background in financial management and business valuations, I have always been intrigued by ‘strategy’, the thing that ultimately sets a company apart from the next and probably, together with strong leadership, the main driver behind sustained value creation. In a series of interviews, I will be exploring the different approaches of different business…