How to navigate year-end burnout
As the end of the year approaches, many South African professionals may find themselves grappling with burnout. By Dr Chris Blair, CEO of 21st Century To effectively combat this, it is crucial for employees to take control of their well-being on a daily basis. In this...
Huawei’s 2023 ICT Job Fair: Nurturing ICT talent and empowering women in technology
In late November, 40 skilled young graduates who've taken part in Huawei's ICT Academy, got the invaluable opportunity to put themselves forward to prospective employers at Huawei's annual ICT Talent Job Fair. The annual fair is the culmination of the Huawei ICT...
What to look for when buying a battery
A recent uptake in loadshedding, coupled with current availability of affordable, reliable, and energy-efficient alternative power equipment, has seen more South African consumers purchasing batteries for home use and storage. With a selection of affordable, high...
Cultivate resilience to help manage life’s challenges
The unpredictable ebb and flow of life's challenges can unsettle even the strongest person. In a global survey (including 34 countries) conducted by Ipsos, stress was most prevalent in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, India, Mexico, Peru, Turkey and South Africa. By Dr...
Huawei launches Seeds for the Future 2023
Huawei launched it Seeds for the Future 2023 programme in Johannesburg yesterday. Seeds for the Future is Huawei's global CSR flagship ICT student training programme, running in South Africa since 2016 in partnership with the Department of Communications and Digital...
Employees expect more from their workplace – and their bosses
Effective communication, emotional intelligence, trust, and willingness to be vulnerable are the most sought-after qualities for today's business leaders, writes Yesh Surjoodeen, Southern Africa MD at HP. New global research from HP reveals a significant shift in our...
False urgency only creates problems in the workplace
False urgency, or a scenario in which a sense of urgency is artificially created or exaggerated, forces an immediate reactionary response. This disregard for context, credible information and responsibility sets up employees for failure. Fortunately there is a way to...
Jobs Boost outcomes fund launched
The latest Stats SA Quarterly Labour Force Survey, showed that nearly 6-million young people are unemployed, representing 43,37% of young people in the labour force and one of the highest rates in the world. A new initiative has been launched to tackle this chronic...
Rewriting recruitment …
The recruitment model needs to be disrupted and reimagined if it wants to keep up with a radically evolving talent landscape, writes Lindsay Cowan, CEO of One Degree. The projected gross volume of the gig economy is anticipated to exceed $455-billion in 2023. This...
Prioritise people over processes for business success
The workplace today looks very different from the workplace people left behind when remote work was mandated in 2020. Not only did the work model change, but also the mindset of the average employee. Phylla Jele, HR and transformation executive at proptech company e4,...
Loud labourers add pressure to HCM
A new workplace trend has emerged - loud labourers - which will only add pressure to the lives of already stressed business managers. The term is used to describe workers who 'talk the talk, but barely walk the walk', according to Nicol Myburgh, head of CRS...
Say hello to the new AI team
With the rapid rise in artificial intelligence (AI) and generative AI, enterprises who initially experimented with select AI use cases are now reimagining company-wide processes and strategies for how the business fundamentally operates. By Brendan Grady, GM:...