The businessdictionary.com defines “value creation” as “the performance of actions that increase the worth of goods, services or even a business. Many business operators now focus on value creation both in the context of creating better value for customers purchasing its products and services, as well as for shareholders in...
A popular maxim says: “You have to kiss a lot of frogs before you find your prince”. The saying, which hails back to the 1970s, applies not only to romance but to hiring for business as well. Most business owners have had the experience of taking on someone who seemed perfect...
Last year, the World Economic Forum ranked South Africa number one for Auditing and Reporting standards for the fifth year in a row. South Africa beat out 148 other countries to the organisation’s top spot in the Global Competitiveness Index for 2014-15. It seems almost unbelievable that a developing economy like...
The team spoke about the measurement of sales performance this week in the SME Business Skills show on Cliff Central. The discussion advanced with an interview with Claire O’Keeffe, the Managing Member of Gijima SA about sales training. Catch up on this great pod-cast for more on sales and sales...
Research shows that South Africans view a good financial qualification as one of the best ways to get a footing in the business world. As a result, there are more and more people competing to fill accounting spots at universities. There’s increased competition in the marketplace. And there are more...
Richard Angus and the team joined in on the business skills conversation on Cliff Central. The theme for the discussion was B-BBEE . The discussion advanced with a chat with Nici Turnbull from THCE (The Human Capital Engine) about the “people side” to transformation, as leaders implement B-BBEE. Murray Chabant from Signa then...
“From back-office accountant to front-line executive, the rapid rise of the chief financial officer is unrivalled by any other corporate role,” wrote Jason Karaian, the author of What CFOs do, the influence they have, and why it matters last year. His statement goes generally uncontested: today’s chief financial officer is...
If you’re in financial management, you’ve probably read a few books about good financial leadership, or at least studied about it in university once. You know the theory – a great financial management candidate knows the technicalities, communicates well, and is a master planner and so forth. However, there’s often...
Grant Robson and the team joined in on the business skills conversation on Cliff Central. The theme for the discussion was vision, mission and values. The discussion followed with an SME interview with Adam Rabinowitz, owner of Imagin8. Find the pod-casts below to listen in to the discussion Content hosted by...
