Raymond de Villiers, director of Talent at TomorrowToday.biz, asks corporate leaders to define talent. Its not good enough to answer: "I'll know it when I see it". Raymond then provides a framework for understanding who is talented, how to identify them, and what will...
HEAR WHAT OUR EXPERTS HAVE TO SAY
Our Blog
Defining Talent – objective assessment in the War for Talent
Raymond de Villiers, director of Talent at TomorrowToday.biz, asks corporate leaders to define talent. Its not good enough to answer: "I'll know it when I see it". Raymond then provides a framework for understanding who is talented, how to identify them, and what will...
A is for Apple, BEE is for Business (part 2)
John Maxwell, co-founder and administrator of the Nkomazi Community Trust, examines Broad-based Black Economic Empowerment (BBBEE) and points out some flaws within the current implementation. Telling the story of a BEE deal gone wrong John shows that BBBEE is much...
Is Talent Holding the Workforce Hostage?
Aloysias Maimane, TomorrowToday's resident expert on young talent, especially young black South African talent, questions whether companies truly understand what these young people see as perks and what they just expect to receive by default. Knowing the difference is...
The airport bestseller – the role and emergence of corporate autobiographies
Aiden Choles, an expert in the use of narrative techniques in the corporate world, argues that the rise of the corporate autobiography as bestseller is proof that we need stories, rather than benchmarks, and human connection rather than policy and procedure manuals....
The biggest killers in the world
I am sitting at the Liquified Petroleum Gas South African annual convention. The global marketing head, Michael Kelly, from the World body just presented a fascinating study of indoor pollution in Africa. I thought I wouldn't be interested, but then he started with...
The biggest killers in the world
I am sitting at the Liquified Petroleum Gas South African annual convention. The global marketing head, Michael Kelly, from the World body just presented a fascinating study of indoor pollution in Africa. I thought I wouldn't be interested, but then he started with...
Virtual Earth
Virtual Earth is Microsoft's answer to Google Earth. Google's product is free, and download takes just a few minutes. I cannot find out how much Microsoft's product costs, or where to get it (can't be downloaded from their site). Well, it is Microsoft... Anyway, MS's...
Cyber Bullying?
There is increasing work being done looking into the effect games have in the real world. One one level it seems like a waste of time, effort and money. The stuff of Hollywood.Aparently not. South Korea is the most connected country in the world, and online gaming and...
Resentment in the wake of Affirmative Action
There is a unique situation in South Africa as the white Baby Boomer generation head towards retirement in the next few years. Instead of wanting to leave a legacy behind them (which is probably the global Boomer desire), South African white Boomers just can't wait to...
We keep asking, 'how big is blogging?'
This question has been around about as long as blogging has. Is blogging just another fad, another fringe happening, and does it have the momentum to make it into the realm of main stream? Of course anecdotes abound to illustrate just how much gravitas it has. Perhaps...
We keep asking, ‘how big is blogging?’
This question has been around about as long as blogging has. Is blogging just another fad, another fringe happening, and does it have the momentum to make it into the realm of main stream? Of course anecdotes abound to illustrate just how much gravitas it has. Perhaps...
World's Biggest Skateboard Ramp
You gotta read about it to believe it. So large pilots apparently adjust their flight paths to take a little look.Approximately 360 feet long, the ramp is 75 feet high at its apex. That is where riders begin their run, speeding down a 180-foot-long roll-in to a ramp...
They just don’t get it
I've just read an article on Moneyweb titled 'MySpace, ByeSpace?' (http://www.moneyweb.co.za/shares/international_news/329842.htm). It refers to loyal users of social-networking sites renouncing the sites and deleting their pages - 'not in spite of their popularity,...
Talent Management and Retention
I received the following by email a while ago. Don;t know the source, so I can't cite it properly. This is well worth a read. Published: 2006-03-22 The South African Graduate Recruitment Association (SAGRA) recently commissioned an exploratory study into talent...
MILLENNIALS PLAN TO REWARD OR PUNISH COMPANIES
If the results of a recent study are true, then Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) needs to become a priority for companies and fast. A research study by the strategic planning and consumer insights division of AMP Agency shows that 61% of Millennials born between...
MILLENNIALS PLAN TO REWARD OR PUNISH COMPANIES
If the results of a recent study are true, then Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) needs to become a priority for companies and fast. A research study by the strategic planning and consumer insights division of AMP Agency shows that 61% of Millennials born between...
Google Alerts just got better
As of this morning, my normal Google Alerts now include not just websites, but also blog sites as well. This is a HUGE improvement in the service. Well done, Google! If you're not using Google Alerts yet, you're mad. Basically, this is a "permanent" search string that...
Some of our Courses
Watch The Future: Mini Series
Mini-Course
10 Powerful Phrases
Course
Healthy Hybrid Teams Checklist
Checklist
4 Ways to Survive Deep Disruptive Change
Mini-Course