by Keith Coats | Jul 20, 2012 | Archive, Leadership
An 8am meeting with the head of learning and development at Zurich Insurance in downtown Johannesburg taught me more about the company than any Google search could have revealed. I say ‘could have’ because I had forgotten to bring my hub that would have...
by Graeme Codrington | Jul 19, 2012 | Archive, Diversity, Future Trends, Leadership
Dr Graeme Codrington will be speaking at the following public events in South Africa in August. Sign up now for any or all of them. Discounts for groups are available: 17 Aug in Cape Town: Succeeding in a new world of work: Charity breakfast for NOAH 17 Aug in Cape...
by Graeme Codrington | Jul 19, 2012 | Archive, Leadership
This thought could probably apply to many different people in many different parts of society, but right now my brain is fixated on the nauseating stench coming from the banking industry. From Barclays colluding with central banking authorities to manipulate the very...
by Keith Coats | Jul 17, 2012 | Leadership
It was the kind of gift any twelve-year-old dreams about. In fact Michael had dreamt about it for some time in anticipation of his forthcoming birthday. Michael is the son of good friends and not from our cave, just in case you were wondering. The gift in question was...
by Keith Coats | Jul 16, 2012 | Archive, Leadership
Under the title, ‘Ramos fights on all fronts’ (Business Times 15/7/12), ABSA Chief Executive, Maria Ramos, tells parent bank Barclays of the concerns she has about their banking culture. She has every right to be concerned. When Barclays bought a 55%...
by Keith Coats | Jul 12, 2012 | Archive, Future Trends, Leadership
In the July-August issue of The Futurist (www.wfs.org) there was an interesting article on the shift from ‘smart houses’ to ‘networked houses’. Authors Chris Carbone and Kristin Nauth describe how tomorrow’s integrated, networked and aware home systems will forever...
