The December holidays are generally celebrated as time away from the office and with friends and family. But these past holidays had me spending a little bit of quality time … with none other than my boss! It wasn’t in a meeting room and we didn’t focus on work – it was driving through a…
We don’t live in the world for which conventional risk-management textbooks prepare us. No forecasting model predicted the impact of the current economic crisis, and its consequences continue to take establishment economists and business academics by surprise. Moreover, as we all know, the crisis has been compounded by the banks’ so-called risk-management models, which increased…
After its launch in 1961 the Jaguar E-Type took the world by storm thanks to its unique design and look. After three versions of the E-Type, Jaguar ceased production in 1975. Many of you CAs will have quickly calculated that it has taken Jaguar more than 35 years to come up with a replacement and…
The Golf VII GTI is the latest in the legendary GTI line from VW. The latest version does not seem markedly different from the VI, so what’s the big hype about? Well, the new shape has a softer and somewhat sophisticated look to it, with its smoothened edges and perfectly fit panels that have almost…
Everyone who visits Italy will praise it, but despite everything you hear about this magnificent country you’ll be amazed, surprised and delighted from you moment you arrive. Travelling through beautiful Italy (called the bel paese) will be an experience you’ll never forget. Effortless living Italy is the home of great artists like Michelangelo, Leonardo da…
Dell Latitude 7240 Business meets portability. The newly released Dell Latitude 7000 range are designed for business, with security and manageability any business would appreciate. IT professionals will love the reliability and security baked right in, and users will enjoy the light, thin and easy-on-the-eye form factor. The Dell Latitude 7240 is a light, sleek…
New products and services are created to enable people to do tasks better than they previously could, or to do things that they couldn’t before. But innovations also carry risks. Just how risky an innovation proves to be depends in great measure on the choices people make in using it. Ask yourself this: If you…
Let’s start with a question. You’re offered the chance to take part in a little bet. A fair coin will be tossed. If you win, you’ll receive R100. If you lose, you need to give up R100. Would you take up the bet? Let’s change it up a bit. You still need to pay R100…
Risk management can feel like going to war: there are threats on the horizon and it could take substantial investments of time, resources and effort to achieve victory. Some of the threats your business will face are bad debts, theft or fraud, loss or theft of data and natural disasters. The good news is your…
Information technology is one of the most valuable yet often least understood assets in a business. It takes an insightful enterprise to recognise the benefits of information technology and use it to drive stakeholder value. Moreover, successfully managing information technology in a business also means understanding and mitigating the risks associated with it, including increased…