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Thriving on Recession
By Riaan Steenberg Can your business survive a recession? It is easy to forget that recessions have been happening since the beginning of time and that there…
Project Managing the Start-up
Start-ups can gain a lot from project management methodologies and this article gives an outline of the main project management process that a start-up goes…
Narrative, Agency, and South African Renewal
Rewriting South Africa’s National Narrative By Dr Riaan Steenberg A country is partly governed by the story it tells about itself.
Recognition of Prior Learning Is a Very Critical Element in Terms of Alfie to Education System in South Africa
Recognition of prior learning is a very critical element in terms of Alfie to education system in South Africa.
The National Narrative Around South Africa Is Highly Flawed
South Africa often speaks about itself in the wrong language. We describe the country as if the central problem is always access to finance, access to…
Recruit Your Alter Ego
The most dangerous person to hire is often the person who makes the leader feel understood.
Negotiating Better
A negotiation is any form of engagement that is aimed at achieving or enhancing an agreement.
Functional HR Architecture
Most HR systems do not fail because the software is weak. They fail because the organisation has not decided how people, work, capability, cost and…
High Velocity Sales
A sales pipeline can look full and still be dead. The board sees opportunities. The sales manager sees stages. The team sees names in a CRM. Everyone feels…
The Dominant Impression
The dominant impression – triggers of emotion Love, hate or laughter? These are some of the inevitable responses in the human condition. Sometimes you meet…
Accessing Finance for Your New Venture
The first money in a new venture should do one thing: help the business prove itself faster.
Structural Compassion
Structural compassion Societies are defined by what is important to them. The things that are important to them is reflected in the elements that they create…