Top 35 finalist: Hennie Meeding CA(SA) is a co-founder of Laxton Group, a global leader in the provision of cost-effective, high-technology election, identity and self-service solutions. Read more. Read MoreView Top 35 Entry
Top 35 finalist: Nilza Mngomezulu CA(SA)is a key player in driving the Absa’s strategy, which is growing within the African continent and increasing their market share. Read MoreView Top 35 Entry
It’s impossible to stop the wave of new technology disruption in the financial industry is in The Fourth Industrial Revolution will mark a significant change in the way we work and do business. Finance leaders who are unable to critically assess people, processes and technology will fail to be valued strategic business partners. Hear from…
By Louw Barnardt, Co-founder and MD at Outsourced CFO Embracing technology isn’t just a matter of having the latest and greatest gadgets and gizmos at hand whenever we want to use them – it’s something that’s integrated into every part of our everyday lives. And it’s no different for businesses. Technology is part of everything,…
By Selina Bieber, Regional Director for Turkey and MENA at GoDaddy EMEA If you ask any female entrepreneur why she decided to strike out on her own rather than working for a boss, one of the more common reasons you will hear is “I wanted more flexibility and freedom”. Half of South African small business…
It’s no secret that men still dominate in the C-suite. Change is coming but gender inequality remains a critical moral, social and economic issue. It’s up to all of us to make it happen sooner rather than later. Globally, women continue to be excluded from achieving the highest leadership positions. According to UN Women, the…
Today’s workers are more engaged and stay with their companies longer if they have stronger team relationships. Work has become highly decentralised, with more employees telecommuting and collaborative tools surpassing face-to-face communication. As a result, Gallup’s State of the Global Workplace found that 85% of the global workforce is either not engaged or actively disengaged…
Every leader understands the importance of his first hundred days in office and his final months on the job. Very little attention has been focused on the time between those stages − on how chief executives can make the most of the middle years of their tenure. How can CEOs build on early successes? How…
YOU WORK SILLY HOURS AS A SENIOR MANAGER, AND I KNEW I WANTED TO SPEND MORE TIME BEING A MOM, SO I MADE THE DIFFICULT DECISION TO LEAVE THE FIRM,’ SHE SAYS. ‘I HAD EMBRACED THE IDEA OF STAYING ON UNTIL PARTNERSHIP, AND I REALLY WANTED TO BE SEEN AS A WOMAN WHO COULD DO…
I WANTED TO GO BACK AND HELP THOSE CHILDREN THAT ARE IN THE POSITION THAT I WAS IN. CHILDREN ARE SO INNOCENT AND DON’T ASK TO COME HERE, AND IT’S QUITE SAD WHEN YOU SEE HOW MANY OF THESE KIDS ARE ORPHANED, ABANDONED AND UNDERPRIVILEGED Despite a difficult childhood, Rabia Nana has proved circumstances don’t…