Setting up your remote workforce for success

Covid’s massive work-from-home trend could very well become a more permanent fixture as both employers and employees realise many benefits of a well-managed remote workforce: think enhanced productivity, saved travel costs and time (a big issue in SA’s...

Should South Africa consider special visas to attract skills?

In July last year, the UK government announced that it would be launching a special visa for Health and Social Care workers to apply to work in the UK. This included, amongst other things, faster visa turn-around times, reduced visa fees compared to that paid by other...

Higher ROI, lower risks when the people side of change is managed

Companies that prioritise their employees’ change journeys during digital transformation projects, such as the remote working initiatives seen in 2020, are less exposed to risk and more likely to realise the return on their investments. This is because all...

The era of feminine leadership has arrived

Covid-19 has placed demands on people and organisations in almost all aspects of their daily lives. By Varsha Morar for MasterStart From going online (transforming digitally) to working remotely, and – perhaps most critically – demanding a change in...

Let’s celebrate our women scientists and engineers

Let me ask you a question. When you think of a scientist, who comes to mind? Is it Albert Einstein, the founder of the theory of relativity? Or Sir Isaac Newton, who gave us the concept of gravity? And then there’s Louis Pasteur, who invented the process of...