Leadership Magazine

ONLINE SELECTION ASSESSMENTS Keeping pace with the needs of candidates and HR

Recruiting new employees is one of the most important and costly processes that companies need to go through. The goal is always to hire the most talented individuals - yet there

16 Oct 2017

BRENNTAG STRENGTHENS CHEMICAL DISTRIBUTION IN SOUTH AFRICA Brenntag strengthens chemical distribution in South Africa with the official formation of Brenntag South Africa (Pty) Ltd.

Brenntag, the global market leader in chemical distribution has officially founded Brenntag South Africa (Pty) Ltd. Following the merger of the separate operating entities

16 Oct 2017

THAT’S MORE LIKE IT Dave Mohr (Chief Investment Strategist) & Izak Odendaal (Investment Strategist), Old Mutual Multi-Managers

Global equity markets have surged ahead. This is despite there being no resolution to the recent North Korea stand-off. The main US equity indices – the large-cap Dow Jones

10 Oct 2017

THE AFRICAN HOTEL REPORT The African Hotel Report 2017 Nigerian Hotels are the most valuable on the African mainland

Nigerian hotels are the most valuable hotels on the African mainland, according to the African Hotel Report 2017 that will be released at the Africa Hotel Investment Forum in

10 Oct 2017

SHORT TERM LOAN MARKET Encouraging trends emerging in the short term loan market

The short term loan or micro-finance market landscape has changed quite dramatically over the past five to ten years due to some interesting influencing factors. These include

10 Oct 2017

SOUTH AFRICANS LOOKING FOR MORE BANG FOR THEIR TRAVEL BUCK Value and service continue to remain high up on the agenda for South Africans when it comes to both corporate and leisure travel trends, with the country remaining a firm favourite when it comes to attracting foreign tourists

Expert opinion and ongoing booking support when planning holidays abroad are also important factors that South African travellers count on. In the current challenging economic

10 Oct 2017

MAREDI TECHNOLOGIES PROVIDES ICT MAGIC Established in 2005 and trading since 2010, the 100% black-owned Maredi Technologies prides itself on the vast number of ICT infrastructure services it offers to clients, both in the public and private sectors

Focused on providing turnkey solutions, which are cost-effective and operationally efficient, Maredi Technologies was born from one man’s desire to build a legacy that will

10 Oct 2017

EMBRACING CHANGE The man behind Pyrotec is a self-confessed autocrat who has learnt to change his management style, inspire his team, and steer his company through the rise and fall of the economy, the turn-around of SA’s political landscape, the explosion of technology and shifts in consumer expectations

Last year marked the 50th anniversary of Pyrotec, a privately-owned and managed business that was established in 1966 and continues to offer industry-leading product

10 Oct 2017

MAZDA SOUTH AFRICA Mazda SA demonstrates the passionate spirit of a company that always challenges the status quo and has an unorthodox spirit driven by a desire to do things differently and unconventionally. Craig Roberts, Managing Director, shares more about the company’s evolution, how it defies convention and its groundbreaking technology.

Please could you tell us more about Mazda’s history and establishment, its global footprint and expansion into South Africa and about how it’s established itself as a

10 Oct 2017

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CONSCIENTIOUSNESS OR CREATIVITY? Are conscientiousness and creativity mutually exclusive? In our schools, businesses and organisations, do we over-reward conscientiousness and discipline and underrate creativity and independence. What is the effect of this on human beings, productivity, inspiration and innovation?

A string of books has been written about this through the decades, with many researchers pinpointing conscientiousness and discipline as the number one behaviours children

10 Oct 2017

VALUING INTERNAL DIALOGUE One of my favourite quotes regarding employees is still that of an American oil-well fire fighter, Red Adair who hit the nail on the head when he said, “If you think it’s expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur.”

How do you turn your business into a professional company that clients invest in, instead of hiring family or friends fresh out of varsity? When speaking at a conference recently,

10 Oct 2017

THE ROLE OF EAP IN DISASTER MANAGEMENT Workplaces are often the arenas where human beings spend much of their time in the course of their lifetime. The contract an employee concludes with their employer is, thus, underpinned by a number of expectations, not least of which is the fact that workers have an expectation of safety in the workplace and employers have a legal responsibility to keep the workplace safe.

When traumatic events occur, these can adversely affect employees at all levels, including management who have multiple roles of managing the safe-functioning of the workplace,

10 Oct 2017