With the economy being so unpredictable at present, leaving investors unsure and taking even economists by surprise, one cannot help feeling rather cautious as to what the best approach is regarding investments, let alone whose advice to follow With interest rates currently at a multi-decade low in South Africa, many investors have been enticed to…
“If you’re of the opinion that you’re a good investor, then it’s perhaps easier to ignore any failures or bad calls that you’ve made …” Have you experienced this before …? You buy a new flat-screen TV (or similar). One week later you’re walking past the store you purchased it from and see the word:…
“Move past your fears and unlock your own limiting beliefs.” Daily I see how fears dominate and cloud people of their dreams, eventually robbing them like a thief in the night. Are you one of these people? You were programmed to identify essential fears to protect you from dangers you feel. For sure fears not…
“The new BEE codes are to take more money out of the South African economy.” Any non football supporter could be forgiven for thinking this soccer World Cup was all about the money. The news has covered how three African teams threatened various strike actions unless they were paid their cash bonuses up-front; that the…
Mini Cooper Small, sporty, fun and stole the hearts of millions if not billions worldwide is what I like to call the Mini phenomenon. Since its reincarnation the Mini has been growing not only in size but in number of models as well. The latest version of the famous Cooper has all the ingredients that…
“Integrated reporting is making annual reports more relevant to investors and thoughtful business leaders alike.” My October 2013 Accountancy SA column opened with the line: “Annual reports are probably the most expensive publications ever produced that never get read.” I was being as cynical as some of my clients about the glossy publications that absorb…
“If you are prepared to take action and become part of the 10% of people in the world who are not afraid of speaking in public, then this article is for you.” As a business leader, you will need to speak in public. But how do you create an inspiring speech? The reality is that…
The objective of this series of articles is to provide stakeholders with updates on the new assessment and respond to some frequently asked questions about the new form of assessment. the focus of this article is on the pre-release period The Assessment of Professional Competence (APC) will be written for the first time in November…
“Leadership: The art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it.” – Dwight D Eisenhower A few days ago I received an email from a retailer with whom I have an account requesting that I provide feedback on a particular customer experience. My habitual response was to…
The process thus far … After advertising the competition in March and April, it gave us much excitement to receive hundreds of enthusiastic, high-quality entries and nominations of CAs(SA) under 35. We were amazed at how many successful CAs(SA) there are out there who have already achieved so much in their life. For the judges…