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The importance of reverse (tech) mentorship for CEOs

Reverse mentorship, when a more experienced or higher-ranking individual seeks guidance and knowledge from a junior or less experienced employee, has grown in prominence in recent years. By Frik van der Westhuizen, CEO of EQPlus This can at least partly be attributed...

What the 2Africa cable landing means for SA

Everyone has heard about cloud computing and how it has changed the world, and how a changing world has, in turn, accelerated the evolution and uptake of the cloud. From large, critical customer-facing applications to internal collaboration tools such as video...

Converged infrastructure: beyond the hype

The days of “do-it-yourself” IT is coming to an end. Technical teams no longer must sit and try to work through a magnum opus of manuals for every layer of compute, networking, and storage, largely thanks to the growing popularity and increasing success of...

2023: opportunity knocks … or knocks you out?

It’s the time of year when many of us are asked to peer into our cracked and cloudy crystal balls to give an idea of what we can see … By Guy Whitcroft Never an easy job, and this year perhaps even less so (mind you, we didn’t have the Russian invasion of Ukraine to...

A three-way fight for the title in 2023?

The outlook for the 2023 Formula One season is bright. Pre-season announcements highlighting important personnel changes in a number of teams, new changes to the technical regulations to address the “porpoising” problem and key driver movements have set the stage for...

Cutting red tape for SMMEs is a national imperative

The untapped potential of small, medium and microenterprises (SMMEs) in the country is astounding. However, the red tape placed on them is even more startling. by Alan Shannon, Nedbank executive: small business services and private clients In South Africa we wouldn’t...

Is it back to normal or should we continue with digital resilience?

As companies in South Africa revert to a semblance of the ‘normality’, many businesses are moving their employees and operations back to the original workplace. By George Senzere, solutions architect: Secure Power at Schneider Electric However, digital transformation...

Pandemic gave rise to digital entrepreneurship

Covid-19 triggered major economic downturns, high unemployment rates, and a push towards digital transformation. By Dr Sayed Rehman, senior academic at Regent Business School Covid-preneurs pushed on with their dreams of becoming their own bosses at a record pace....

Why objectivity is important for entrepreneurs

Twitter began as a podcast app. Nokia was originally a paper mill. If Jeff Bezos had stuck to his guns Amazon would still just sell books. The ability to pivot and not become emotionally attached to a single idea is the mark of a professional entrepreneur. By Heather...

Effective succession planning can maximise business success

While many companies in Africa are family-run, not enough of them are considering their succession plans to the next generation. By John Félicité, director of Ocorian Mauritius In Africa, many companies are family-owned and controlled by the founders. At the same...

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