“Nobody knows it all – the younger what the older know, nor the older that the younger knows. Reverse mentoring minimises the gap.” – Auguste (Gusti) Coetzer What is reverse mentoring? It involves pairing a younger, tech-savvy employee as a mentor with a more experienced senior executive to exchange knowledgeContinue Reading
I recently attended the French South Africa Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s talk on sustainability. The two speakers, Komogela Maerman National Sales Leader, FCM Travel and Howard Lonstein Trade Marking Specialist, JCDecaux, South Africa gave their penetrating overviews of the reality of the impact of mankind’s actions on climate change.Continue Reading
In the face of economic uncertainty and potential downturns, businesses must take action to protect themselves and remain financially stable. It means developing and implementing strategies to help recession-proof a company, ensuring it can weather even the most challenging economic storms. From an executive recruitment perspective, it is imperativeContinue Reading
A recession typically refers to a downturn in the economy where about 75% of business turnover will be severely affected. These kinds of downturns ordinarily last 18 – 24 months. However, in South Africa, this is exacerbated by the lack of energy stability and a decline in optimal infrastructure. HavardContinue Reading
The world runs on money and the circulation thereof. Due to significant advancements in Financial Technology, money is moving quicker and safer than ever before. However, the movement of money depends on employees at Fintech companies, and they must make that money move to deliver convenience and security to stakeholders aroundContinue Reading
“The Great Resignation” is a phrase dreaded by most employers and continues to ruffle feathers as society easies back into a “normal” world of work. According to recent publications, the term was coined towards the elevated rate at which the South African workforce resigned from their corporate careers amid COVID-19Continue Reading
The labour court gave a watershed ruling in the case between Mr Mohlwaadibona vs Dr JS Moroka Municipality. Case number J718/21 – March the 18th, 2022. Some critical questions in the labour court were what is the effect of resignation on the employment relationship and if the resignation could beContinue Reading
The manifestation of the hybrid office is predicted to stay and requires all employees to rethink how to facilitate sustainable organisational recovery, no matter how junior or senior you are. It necessitates that executives adjust their performance management methodology to expediate business improvement, whilst being more empathetic and orientated. TheContinue Reading
Co-Authored by Auguste (Gusti) Coetzer & Hanco Minnaar There is a general perception that superior managerial skills are lacking in the global healthcare industry because the response to the pandemic lacked urgency in placing appropriate reactive responses in place. This is further exacerbated due to slow international progress in developingContinue Reading
We joined Talentor to benefit from being an independent, local company while simultaneously plugging into a global network of innovative and reliable search professionals for clients’ international searches. People Power Placements works across Sub-Saharan Africa and has executed recruitment projects in Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Ghana, Kenya, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Tanzania, and Uganda.
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