Take a long-term approach to people, product, customers

Business success is perceived differently today. Buzzwords like maximisation, venture-backed, growth hacking, and well-conceived exit strategies (like IPOs or acquisitions) define entrepreneurial success in the current age. By Andrew Bourne, region manager: Africa at...

Cyber talent: focus on the talent

The annual security workforce study conducted by ISC2 has found that while approximately 2,8-million professionals currently work in the cybersecurity field around the world, an additional 4-million trained workers are needed to fully bridge the skills gap and...

Burned out and isolated: should the company care?

Employees have been hard at work since the lockdown started but the isolation and long hours are starting to take their toll. At first, the lockdown added some notable benefits to the employee’s life. They didn’t have to sit in traffic for hours. They...

What does the new normal look like?

When planning around Covid-19 was first catapulted into the boardroom of organisations, there was tremendous readiness by most tech companies to adopt this new way of work. By AimeƩ McNamara, human resources manager at Synthesis For the most part, teams were well...

No work, no pay: the Covid-19 salary crisis

The South African lockdown during the Covid-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on industry, market and business. Many organisations were unable to open or function during the first two levels (four and five) of the lockdown, while others were in limbo until...

A skilled labour force increases productivity

Despite the country moving to level two of the national lockdown, most industries are still reeling from the upset caused by the pandemic and reduced economic activity. This is exacerbated by the loss of quality talent that most companies are facing due to the...