Women in Leadership Series Week 1: Recap

SAICA is hosting a series of 8 events over 4 weeks to celebrate Women’s Month. The series is driven by inspirational, motivated and successful women, and advances gender equality while challenging the status quo. A poll conducted at the first session revealed that 85% of respondents (280 out of 305 responses) believed that gender bias…

August 2020 Issue

Transformational leadership As we celebrate women this month we have dedicated this issue to inspirational women who are not only wonderful leaders, but who also are actively involved in projects to make the world a better place. We show you women who have challenged, questioned and propelled themselves forward in an environment where people haven’t…

COVID-19: Data and technology empowering business travellers

As South African corporates gradually return to the boardroom, road warriors are longing to take back to the skies and resume business negotiations, build relationships, and discuss new business opportunities. Although business travel is permitted in South Africa, the pandemic has kept everyone on their toes with regulations changing frequently. As consulting firm McKinsey put…

The power of empowering

With ‘working from home’ becoming the ‘new normal’ in South Africa in the light of COVID-19, many organisations are being forced to transition from being an input-based time watchdog to an output-based productivity matron. In my experience, the ‘old school’ directors who I work or worked with and those within my network are now entering…