by Kathy Gibson | Mar 19, 2021 | Thought Leadership
It’s a mistake to build barriers to protect traditional ways of practice. This is the word from Daniel Susskind, a recognised authority on the impact of technology on work and co-author of the book, The Future of Professions. Two futures According to Susskind,...
by Kathy Gibson | Mar 19, 2021 | Thought Leadership
As science fiction merges into reality with artificial intelligence (AI) increasingly becoming a part of our everyday world, there has been much debate whether bots will replace all things human. Mandy Duncan, Aruba country manager for South Africa Nearly half of...
by Kathy Gibson | Mar 19, 2021 | Thought Leadership
As the world grapples with the uncertainty surrounding the long-term implications of Covid-19, there is a measure of agreement on one thing – the global pandemic has fast-tracked numerous trends which were already emerging prior to the crisis. Says Anthony...
by Kathy Gibson | Mar 19, 2021 | Thought Leadership
After the events of 2020, the world will never be the same again. By Åsa Tamsons, head of business area technologies and new businesses at Ericsson Nevertheless, I am eager to kick-start an exciting new year. If 2020 was the year to mitigate and manage the COVID-19...
by Kathy Gibson | Mar 19, 2021 | Thought Leadership
When it comes to payment options, South African e-commerce users have been massively constrained for most of the retail category’s history. By Murray Gardiner, MD of Bluecode Africa Those fortunate enough to have credit or debit cards and access to a PC, still face...
by Kathy Gibson | Mar 19, 2021 | Features
We’ve now hit the ground of 2021 running, and to take the analogy further, if businesses are like athletes, they’ve certainly faced challenges of performance slumps, career transitions and illness in this past year. Mark Wilson CEO of Syspro EMEA&I OnPar...
by Kathy Gibson | Mar 19, 2021 | Features
No matter how good a product is, a company cannot realise its potential without a good sales channel. By Alexander Moiseev, chief business officer at Kaspersky For businesses like ours, which operate on a two-tier sales model, this means that they have to invest a lot...
by Kathy Gibson | Mar 19, 2021 | Features
South Africa celebrates women twice a year – first in March, according to the United Nation’s calendar, then locally in August. But when it comes to female inclusion in the job market, women are still highly disadvantaged. In 2020, the NIDS-CRAM survey showed that net...
by Kathy Gibson | Mar 19, 2021 | Features
Bringing in external advisors to run family businesses may do little for family harmony and gatherings but it can make a substantial difference to a balance sheet. This is according to new research by PwC, INSEAD and AvS – International Trusted Advisors. Based on...
by Kathy Gibson | Mar 19, 2021 | Features
If anyone doubted that the world of work was changing, the pandemic must surely have removed those doubts. Now is the time to ensure that schools are mindful and deliberate in developing those skills which will be in high demand and necessary for success in a...
