by Dianne Bayley | Jun 17, 2023 | Workplace 2020
More than 90% of business leaders believe that increased employee cybersecurity awareness would help decrease the occurrence of cyberattacks.The most recent Global Threat Landscape Report from Fortinet’s FortiGuard Labs found that ransomware threats remain at peak...
by Dianne Bayley | Jun 14, 2023 | Featured Articles
South Africa’s hospitality industry is rebounding rapidly from the devastating effects of the Covid-19 pandemic. Now, a growing number of operators are using technology to improve customer service, deliver better guest experiences, and drive greater operational...
by Dianne Bayley | Jun 13, 2023 | Workplace 2020
No one is under any illusions about the state of the country’s economy, writes Collin Govender, MD: Altron Systems Integration/ Altron Karabina. The rand has been flirting way too cosily with the R20-to-the-dollar mark, inflation is squeezing consumers, interest rates...
by Dianne Bayley | Jun 7, 2023 | Workplace 2020
Imagine yourself performing excellently at work, and your boss is extremely pleased with your results, writes Anja van Beek, Agile Talent Strategist, Leadership & HR Expert and Executive Coach. They are so delighted that they asked you to take the lead. You are...
by Dianne Bayley | Jun 7, 2023 | Sustainability
The critical factors that shape the success or failure of digital transformation aren’t secrets, they’re people says Dr Karen Luyt, Snr Specialist: Digital Transformation at BCX. Digital transformation fails. In fact, it fails slightly too often for comfort. McKinsey...
by Dianne Bayley | Jun 6, 2023 | Innovation
Africa has the necessary partnerships and technologies to eradicate hunger, says African Development Bank president Dr Akinwumi Adesina.What is needed is action including robust financing, Adesina said this week at the 8th Africa Agribusiness and Science Week (AASW)...
by Dianne Bayley | Jun 6, 2023 | Innovation
To build an AI-driven finance organisation for the future, it will require a combination of technical and business skills that many finance teams do not have today, according to Gartner.“We’re seeing a profound shift in how finance teams work based on the accelerating...
by Dianne Bayley | Jun 6, 2023 | Security and Legal
Kaspersky experts have warned against a new wave of phishing scams on LinkedIn targeting people in the Middle East, Turkiye, Africa (META) region, with the promise of a dream job.Cybercriminals posing as HR managers from high end fashion brands are luring victims to...
by Dianne Bayley | Jun 5, 2023 | Workplace 2020
For years I have been jealous of how sales and marketing teams use data to understand their customer better, writes Elmen Lamprecht, executive consultant at 21st Century. By optimising the data they gather, they use their understanding of consumer behaviour to...
by Dianne Bayley | Jun 5, 2023 | Workplace 2020
By Kathy Gibson, editor of IT-Online – A vast majority of South African business leaders (80%) regard emigration of top talent as a critical risk factor for their businesses.And there’s reason for their concern: 55% of qualified young professionals are considering...
