by Dianne Bayley | Nov 11, 2022 | Featured Articles
Quiet quitting is a new phenomenon in the workplace that threatens to overwhelm already pressured business leaders. It refers to employees who are doing the very least they can get away with or are ‘disengaged’ from the job.Human resource capital experts believe it is...
by Dianne Bayley | Nov 11, 2022 | Sustainability
Recent persistent power cuts in South Africa have seen many households and businesses turn to alternate energy sources, including solar energy, as a means of power continuity.However, solar kits don’t come cheap. The average buyer in South Africa will have to spend a...
by Dianne Bayley | Nov 11, 2022 | Sustainability, Uncategorized
In 1970, Nobel Prize-winning American Economist Milton Friedman argued the following: “There is one and only one social responsibility of business – to use its resources and engage in activities designed to increase its profits so long as it stays within the rules of...
by Dianne Bayley | Nov 10, 2022 | Sustainability
Kathy Gibson was at VMware Explore in Barcelona – Data centres today use massive amounts of electricity – and this is set to increase by as much as 200% as new technologies come online.“So there is an urgent problem today – and more that we need to solve,” says Kit...
by Dianne Bayley | Nov 10, 2022 | Innovation
When a company embarks on a strategy to take the business and its operations in a new direction or to find a new way of working, the decision to change becomes the catalyst for organisational transformation. writes Brett Lindsay, Digital Philosopher & CEO of...
by Dianne Bayley | Nov 9, 2022 | Sustainability
Ever-evolving customer demands, and increasingly challenging market conditions have kept many manufacturers and distributors on their toes, writes Jaco Maritz, Chief Executive Officer, SYSPRO. Navigating this landscape requires business leaders to take a step back,...
by Dianne Bayley | Nov 8, 2022 | Workplace 2020
People working in supply chain management love their jobs and their earning potential is up. However, employers are placing more emphasis on professional development in the supply chain profession, which has been in the public eye more than ever since the pandemic and...
by Dianne Bayley | Nov 8, 2022 | Innovation
At the start of the pandemic, anything that could facilitate remote work for scattered business teams, flourished overnight. Microsoft saw two years’ worth of digital transformation in two months. Video calling company Zoom’s sales went up 370%. And communication...
by Dianne Bayley | Nov 1, 2022 | Sustainability
The agricultural sector is vital for the growth of our nation. Despite South Africa’s massive agricultural potential, we do not have enough local production to meet local demand, relying on importers to fill this gap, writes Mark Wilson, Chief Executive Officer,...
by Dianne Bayley | Oct 26, 2022 | Innovation, Uncategorized
Increasingly, the data projects that deliver the most value and sustainability within an organisation are ones where the end users have trust, ownership and pride in the end product, writes Upuli De Abrew, Director at Insight Consulting. This requires that there be...
