Almost half of richer, digitally-savvy South Africans want to buy cryptocurrencies, according to new research from Business Insider. But are they a flash in the pan – or the future of finance? Cryptocurrencies are a subset of digital currencies which the Bank for International Settlements describes simply as assets represented in digital form. PayPal and…
On 22 May 2010, a programmer bought two large pizzas for 10 000 bitcoins, worth about $30 at the time. Exactly eight years later, those bitcoins were worth $82 million. They’ve come a long way. Cryptocurrencies are no longer the inaccessible trading grounds of tech-insiders; they offer real investment possibilities to real people – provided…
Collision of ideas and perspectives fosters the emergence of unconventional collaboration and new solutions to tough challenges. Read the full article here.
Your stars do deserve star treatment, but there is a rational, data-driven, and fair way to provide it, which will minimise perceptions of a rigged or nepotistic culture in your team or organisation. For sure, having no approach. Read the full article here.
In my coaching work with leaders and teams, I often ask my clients whether they engage in workplace gossip. More often than not, they respond, ‘of course not!’ with a look on their faces that indicates that they are insulted to have been asked such a question. Read the full article here.
A root cause of resistance to change is that employees identify with, and care for, their organisations. People fear that after the change, the organisation will no longer be the entity that they value and identify with. Change leadership that emphasises what is good about the envisioned change and bad about the current state of…
Integrity has no expiry date. You’ve either got it or you haven’t. An honest, diligent company director does not become a crook on the make the moment some arbitrary term limit has been exceeded. Read the full article here.
Alfred Ramosedi is a seasoned veteran of the financial services industry. His career started as a junior accountant at Vaal Reefs Mining Company, a subsidiary of Anglo American Corporation. Read the full article here.
In a 2016 report on sustainability,1 corporates were evaluated through a new lens and it was emphasised that ‘business cannot succeed in a society that fails’. This implies that business success is not possible if the societies in which businesses are situated are not functioning. Successful business leaders recognise the need to focus on sustained…
With large-scale automation imminent, it is estimated that by 2030, at least one-third of activities in 60% of occupations could be automated.1 These changes will not only affect blue-collar industries but also many white-collar professions, including the professional accountant’s role. Professional accountants often find themselves operating in a ‘business leader’ capacity and even these executive…