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  (Source: Flickr)   Yesterday the front page of Business Report carried two disturbing articles, side by side: “Recovery of Jobs will be a struggle” and “SA needs labour reform – IMF”.   Without going into the nitty gritty, during the recession SA shed more jobs than other emerging markets and the recovery has been [...]

  In my last column (HRF, August), I revisited the world cup experience, going through five unanswered show-me-the-money questions: local manufacturers missing out on the production of memorabilia, small business benefits, job creation, botched arrangements between Match and local providers, and the future of our stadiums (cash cows or white elephants). This month I want [...]

Strike Season  Update: As we head into the 2011 strike season, get up to speed on developments in the previous years.

  Get a glimpse behind the corporate glass with HR Future’s workplace radical. Budget fever is here again! One day when I have time on my side, I want to delve into the stories behind budgets. I will dig up the conflicts over setting budgets and delivering results. Is it only about the numbers or [...]

With Budget 2011 a fortnight away, a quick recap of developments last year  After the State of the Nation address in February that turned out to be less about the nation and more about the state (the state of the president, the non performing state of some ministers, the state of departments and stating the obvious), the [...]

  Remember the World Cup?   It seems like yesterday, we were celebrating 2010, the economic recovery and the FIFA world cup. Unfortunately, the celebrations were short lived.  

  They say that one should be hungry for success.  This month I want to highlight those individuals, that are hungry for moolah and to grab a line from Spur, “Come Hungry” to the office each day.   Lifestyle Audits Who said that auditing is boring, devoid of glamour? In recent months, calls for a [...]

Hardknock Realities that will affect your business and the people that will work or (don’t!) with you, in the future. Today I am looking at the Market Realties Market