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In 1973, a famous television actor bought a baseball club. He took this club to places no one thought possible, he helped the team grow and climb up leagues. This man was Bing Russel, and he had one secret to growing a team with a low budget and very few supporters. He lived his lifeRead more

Leaders often motivate, inspire and push you to become a better person, but who motivates leaders? While we can spend all the time we like practicing and becoming a better leader, without being motivated, your efforts are almost in vain. To motivate their teams, staff and followers leaders need to remain motivated. Remaining motivated asRead more

Becoming a good leader is a goal many of us are chasing, whether you want to lead a team, a company or even yourself. Leadership is an invaluable skill that takes time to master, but the journey along the way can teach you new and important life skills. One question many of you will askRead more

As an organisation’s top IT leader, CIOs may think they possess the skills needed to help their organisations accelerate and stay competitive, but there are seven traits they require if they want to stand out in a rapidly changing world.  This is according to Apoorva Chhabra, an associate principal analyst at Gartner. “What got youRead more

The effects of a cyber-attack are well-known. This includes potential business disruption, leaked confidential data, and potentially lost revenue. However, an often-underestimated side-effect of a cyber-attack is reputational damage. The aforementioned describes the impact on a business’s esteem or regard by stakeholders and the public following a cyber incident. This sort of thing can lead toRead more

The next level of people centricity, the Internet of Behaviour (IoB) is a natural extension and evolution of the Internet of Things (IoT), according to Gartner. In fact, by 2023, the research firm predicts that the activities of around 40% of the global population will be tracked digitally in order to influence their behaviour. WhatRead more

In 2021 we no longer need to explain the value of cloud. With COVID-19 causing a massive increase in remote work, cloud adoption became a matter of survival, as businesses of all sizes and across various industries increased their reliance on technologies to keep their operations running as usual. But we know that cloud isRead more

According to a new report from Accenture, only 6% of organisations are completely confident in their ability to foresee and respond to future disruption.  Titled Business Futures 2021, the Accenture research highlights several “signals” that are reshaping the world of business as we know it. Business leaders need to understand these signals if they wantRead more

When you consider that as much as 10% of the average company’s budget is dedicated to expenses, it makes sense to track these costs as efficiently as possible. But managing expenses – and doing so accurately – is traditionally a laborious, slow and error prone exercise. Enter automated expense management. These systems boost overall visibilityRead more

The finance function of the future won’t look anything like it does today. According to PJ Bishop, VP for partners, accountants and alliances across Africa and the Middle East at Sage, the financial services, accounting and audit industries are on the cusp of an automation transformation. And this change will be guided by growth in emergingRead more