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As the third wave of Covid-19 sweeps through South Africa, many businesses are adversely affected by the adjusted regulations. However, as a business leader, all eyes are on you: your team, suppliers, shareholders, and staff all want to know what you will do, how you will lead, and how the business will survive the pandemic.Read more

Many of us are feeling stuck right now. And understandably so. When it feels like a storm is raging all around you, leaders need to create hope. As Maya Angelou, an American poet and civil rights activist, once said: “Every storm runs out of rain.” But right now, we’re unsure when the rain will stop,Read more

Earlier in the week, we took a look at Accenture’s Business Futures 2021 report, which outlines six “signals” that are set to reshape the world of business as we know it. Originally a list of 400 crowdsourced trends, Accenture whittled this down to just 25 after extensive consultations with external advisors, academics and researchers. WhileRead more

Modern leaders may be the boss, but they’re not bossy. They may be in control but they are not trying to control people. In the digital world, leaders need to be coaches. I’m not referring to a life coach or a sports coach. When I talk about being a coach, I mean that leaders needRead more

Back in 2014, Ford created a new business segment called Ford Smart Mobility. As part of the brand’s digital transformation strategy, the company’s goal was to offer improved “mobility services” by building digitally-enabled cars. However, they hit a bump in the road. Ford failed to properly integrate this new business segment into the rest ofRead more

As the world’s Internet-based technology dependence grows, businesses are also exposing themselves to an ever-expanding threat landscape. Unfortunately, a layered protection approach to security that intends to detect and fend off attacks is no longer good enough. Sure, basic cybersecurity measures will prevent the majority of attacks, however, proficient hackers will be able to findRead 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

You may have heard the story about the three bricklayers. When asked what the work they do, each gives a different response. The first explains, simply, that he lays bricks. The second says that he is builds walls. And the final bricklayer comments that he is building a cathedral. They’re all doing the same thingRead more

American researcher and author Jim Collins spent five years studying what separates so-called “good” companies from “great” ones. According to Collins, one of the key differentiators between good and great companies is leadership. Documenting the findings of the research in his book Good to Great, Collins explains that all of the great companies had whatRead more

I tested positive for COVID-19 at the beginning of the year. Around the same time, several of my family members also tested positive. I consider myself quite lucky because my symptoms weren’t that bad. The worst part for me was the brain fog. It honestly made me feel trapped. I felt like I was stuckRead more