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“I can’t believe it’s already the middle of the year!” says every person you come across, when contemplating that it is indeed halfway through June of 2016. It feels like just yesterday you were pulling yourself out of your post-holiday dwaal and focusing on goals for the year. Apart from figuring...
Professionals who go from one deadline to the next, such as traders and journalists, say there’s nothing quite like the buzz of rushing to beat the bell or the print cut-off. But we say there is -- and it’s called submitting a tender document. Business owners and procurement managers know...
When was the last time you encountered risk? After you take into account the definition, it was probably more recent than you think. The Dictionary describes risk as an “uncertain possibility of loss or injury”. In some ways, you begin to face that possibility the moment you get out of...
When there’s an important interim position to fill in your business, you look around for the best kind of assistance to fill the post. For many years, that meant bringing on a top recruitment firm. You would appoint this company to advertise for the post, sift through hundreds of CVs,...
If your company has an annual turnover of more than R50-million, doing business in South Africa has become a whole lot more complex. Instead of just worrying about increasing profits, maintaining market share and keeping your employees happy, as of 1 May last year you also need to worry about a...
Last week, 250 top executives from around the country donned their finest and gathered at the “Oscars” of South Africa’s finance profession held at the glitzy Summer Place in Hyde Park. The occasion was the CFO Awards, and some of the most successful financial leaders in the country were recognised...
Have you ever had one of those “jump or die” dreams? You’re running away from a dragon / hardened criminal / other creature to generally be avoided. You inevitably reach some sort of cliff, and your choices are limited. You can either jump off the cliff, or fall prey to...
It was an early morning… and the old man enjoyed the cool beach air. In the distance, he saw a young girl moving like a dancer. As he got closer, he realized she wasn’t dancing… she was picking up starfish and tossing them back into the ocean. “Young lady,” he asked, “Why...
Permanent employment is on a downward spiral, and it’s a trend that’s happening all over the world. If you’ve started to notice that more and more skilled workers seem to be opting for contract rather than permanent positions, you could be observing a growing world-wide trend of non-permanent employment. It’s a...
