Our prior email discussed how existing managers start an INTRATERNSHIP programme. We will expand on this over the next few months. With the job market being very fluid and people moving up and out of organisations, it’s very common to find a new manager who doesn’t know their team. The manager would be motivated to bring their […]
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Everyone is an expert at something, specifically delivery riders A few months ago we wrote how everyone is an expert at something. That article specifically considered how each person in an organisation can contribute to the intellectual property of a company by sharing their expertise with their peers. In the case of delivery riders this
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You would need to be living in Heard Island or McDonald Islands to not have heard (oops) about the tariffs that the United States President, Donald Trump, has imposed on the world. It’s early days but the initial view is that these tariffs are to be imposed indefinitely. For South Africa this is a devastating
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A CORPORATE UNIVERSITY SCORECARD FOR YOUR COMPANY A curriculum vitae (CV or resume) contains information that employers will refer to when considering employing a candidate. Qualifications will inevitably be checked and references contacted. However the most significant aspect of the CV is the work experience of that individual. References are often chosen because they will
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On Monday the 17th of March 2025 we learned that Absa appointed Kenny Fihla as CEO after surprise resignation from Standard Bank. Fihla resigned on the Sunday night and his appointed was announced on Monday morning. Standard Bank responded with “Whilst this is a heavy blow for us, the group is blessed with a surfeit
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NC State University noted in an influential blog post that there is a 70-20-10 ratio when it comes to corporate learning. This ratio is we learn from our experiences, our interactions and formal training sessions. Most of what we learn as employees—70 percent—is learned in normal daily work activities. We learn from doing, refining and
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Article by NC State University We have been learning and growing our knowledge of the world and our interactions with it since birth. Throughout our lives, not a day will go by without some learning opportunity presenting itself. As adults in the workplace, we learn from our experiences, our interactions and formal training sessions. These
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A few weeks ago we wrote about how everyone is an expert at something and how that even the smallest innovation can make a difference to an organisation. Toyota has been a leader in this thinking since its inception. For over 70 years, the company has run its Creative Idea Suggestion System as a way
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A client of ours had to retrench their entire HR department. The collective experience they let go was in the hundreds of years. And when these centuries of experience walked out they took their knowledge with them. The most important knowledge was how that department worked within the business. An employee provides much more than
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There is a difference between an intern and an apprentice in the world of black economic empowerment. Over the many years we’ve traditionally viewed INTERNS as professionals who are doing their articles or experiential training leading to a professional qualification. An APPRENTICE was always viewed someone who aimed to qualify in a trade. Although in
