Don’t be caught making saddles when you should be making car seats. That was the key message restated by several innovation experts at the CA(SA) of the Future conference. Words: Monique Verduyn Digital transformation is reshaping industries across the globe. Klaus Schwab, executive chairman of the World Economic Forum, wrote that the Fourth Industrial Revolution…
Commitment to transformation in the profession is belied by negative university environments and poor support for Thuthuka. By Monique Verduyn The South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA) has made steady progress in helping to produce more black chartered accountants. Blacks in total form about 21% of the CA(SA) population. This is largely due to…
Once upon a time there was an accountable government, and other fairy tales. The theme for this month’s issue is transparency and accountability in government, a good thing is that everybody wants. But what we want and what we get are not always the same thing. It’s depressing, frankly. So let’s tell a fairy tale…
When it comes to hiring employees there are many factors to consider; ability, education, experience, psychometric fitness for the job and the need to fulfil BBBEE and transformation requirements. An ability to get on with people is, for many, another key consideration – we all work better with people we like. That the prospective employee…
South Africans use the word “transformation” in a way that’s often surprising to outsiders. In the rest of the world it just means a particularly significant or sudden change; to us, it signifies a complex web of ideas encompassing affirmative action, redress for the wrongs of apartheid, reducing inequalities in the distribution of income and…
Transformation within the profession can be likened to metamorphosis. It is not an overnight affair – we all know that. Each stage has been unique in its development and has held its own experiences and challenges. Once the challenges have been conquered it means progress has been made and ground has been taken. It means…