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Budget Fever 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 budget results. Is it only about the numbers or the budget games behind the numbers? I will analyse why some [...]

  HR HR has been here before. HR is familiar with the drill. HR has the same beliefs and expectations, toned down by the passage of time. We know how it will end. Yet a little voice tells HR professionals that this year could be exceptional and different. Another year has arrived for HR. HR Resolutions, BHAG & Make overs [...]

    Recruitment  If you are a HR Future reader that regularly reads my column, this month we will be going down the memory lane of 2010. Grab a coffee, relax and let us laugh and cry about the past twelve months. If you are a reader that gives this column a miss, you can [...]

  Property Boom Remember the property boom from 2000 to early 2008? The paint may have long dried, but in those golden days, almost any “location, location, location” was better than cash in the bank. Let me refresh your memory: First time home owners, supported by the banks, signed up for the maximum bond.  Why [...]

    Recruitment  Quick, think of a law firm that is funky, cool and hip to work for. I wouldn’t blame you for writing all law firms off that list, whether you spent five minutes or five hours on it. Traditionally, the legal profession is well, still traditional and professional (if you exclude the vulture [...]

(Source: Osvaldo Zoom) A family member drew my attention to this recruitment ad in the South African Medical Journal, June 2010 by Africa Health Placements: How do you measure Wealth? The life of a rural doctor is admittedly nowhere near as lucrative at that of one in private practice, and the odds of taking Wednesdays [...]