July 2021 Issue

REVOLUTIONARY SKILLS FOR THE FUTURE The past year has taught us that you cannot predict what the future will hold. Many unexpected factors can have an impact. However, as business professionals, you can ensure that you have the requisite skills to stay relevant in the business world. Research shows that by 2030 the likelihood of…

Sustainable speaking

Speaking is a daily activity and not just a ‘performance’ for your next virtual meeting or live event. You need to instil some actions, behaviours and disciplines to make speaking natural, relatable, and sustainable.   Non-negotiable You are the presentation and slides are your tool. Slides should never take over you as the presenter. If…

Dysfunctional ecosystems are timebombs

Professionals cannot operate with a singular mindset; they must see their whole ecosystem and how they affect it. Similarly, organisations are part of a bigger ecosystem and contribute to the degree to which it is functional. In the last number of years, we have seen a significant increase in focus on the role of auditors…

Ethics: A valuable business commodity

KPMG’s decision to no longer provide non-audit-related services to our JSE-listed audit clients made sense, as it aligned to our firm culture and in many ways inspired ongoing debate and discussion about ethics within our firm and the profession − all of which ultimately protect the interests of the public, writes Ignatius Sehoole. Earlier this…

Audit Reform: The importance of a well-functioning corporate reporting ecosystem

The establishment of the Sustainability Standards Board (SSB), which will have consistency in ESG reporting in 144 jurisdictions, would be the beginning of a comprehensive corporate reporting system. Corporate reporting can only be well functioning if it is comprehensive. The more comprehensive, the better the quality of comparability, the more informed the information for users,…