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For some working from work just works
Are you one of the growing number of office workers now operating out of a make-shift cubicle in your home theatre, dressed in tracksuit pants, hand sanitisers on standby and surrounded by a stockpile of toilet paper, packets of pasta and canned foods? Among the coronavirus pandemic’s many impacts, working from home – WFH – […]
How I switched my side hustle and day job around. Successfully
More and more people are no longer doing just one thing. Sure, they go to work every morning, and come home every evening, and get excited when the weekend rolls around. But then evenings, weekends and lunch hours are spent focusing on one or more side hustles. In my company, this ranges from DJing to […]
Special edition: Living in Beijing in the times of Corona
“I’ll come, I’ll come”, as I try explaining to the man, on the other side of the phone, in broken Chinese. I’ll meet him at the university gate. He was explaining, in Chinese, that he had the food which I had ordered online and they would not let him onto the university campus. Since my […]
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What does life after lockdown look like for business?
The global COVID-19 pandemic has made its presence felt in South African retail and consumer-focused businesses, especially in tourism and hospitality, but the full impact on earnings, cash flow and employment will last far longer than a three-week lockdown. With the 21-day nationwide lockdown in place, the full effects will now ripple through all sectors […]
What opportunities does the Coronavirus pandemic offer a Reimagined South Africa?
The crisis of the Covid-19 pandemic offers our country an opportunity to recapture the spirit of Ubuntu demonstrated by empathy, responsibility and solidarity. The “social distancing” required to limit the spread of the virus needs to be complemented by closer emotional bonds – Ubuntu – with our fellow citizens who are more vulnerable than we […]
Home alone 2020
The media tends to report on the bad news – the rising number of infections and the death toll. But they have started to cover the number of people cured as well. It is important to report on good news too. Obviously if you take the number of the dead and the number of people cured together, […]
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Trends 2020: Coaching in the age of 4IR
The international coaching market is growing, largely as a result of business and political leaders looking to improve their own prospects and – more...
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Work in the time of Corona
As South Africans face the reality of a 21-day lockdown to contain the spread of coronavirus, working from home has become the “new normal”...
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What opportunities does the Coronavirus pandemic offer a Reimagined South Africa?
The crisis of the Covid-19 pandemic offers our country an opportunity to recapture the spirit of Ubuntu demonstrated by empathy, responsibility and solidarity. The...
