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Meet George. In 2004, he completed a three year degree at a leading university. He joined the job hunting crowd, looked at dozens of positions and got interviewed for three. In the end, George went for the world class company that offered competitive remuneration, extensive training and opportunities to travel abroad. He put in the [...]

Create jobs? Cap pay? For the “average” South African, government’s latest plan, the New Growth Plan (NGP), tried to do again, what they have tried to do repeatedly without success (create jobs). NGP would have been a yawn…..save for this Stone Age proposal: Cap pay and bonuses for senior managers and executives that earn over [...]

  (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 [...]

  Money buys happiness For many years, consultants, especially those in the reward profession, have contended that there is more to attracting and retaining talent, than money. While that assertion may be valid for those occupying the seven figure levels of the organisation or those paid to do nothing, the masses would disagree. Money is the [...]

  What would happen if you resigned today?     Quickly, if you resigned today, cleared out your cubicle, packed your bags and drove out of the car park, never to return, what would others in the office say about you? They wouldn’t notice Nothing, they didn’t know you At last, what took you so [...]

1          Because it is never too early to start 2          Take control over your life, you own and control the business 3          Loads of support from government and private sector to academic institutions & other entrepreneurs 4          Unforgettable journey – you won’t ever be the same again 5          Make a difference and make money 6          [...]

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 [...]