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Verification agencies – the necessary evil

But that doesn't mean that they need to be fascists.  I'm quite sure that the verification agency in question is expecting this blog post, I won't give them the satisfaction of...

I haven’t given up on this blog yet

Writing blog posts is a time-consuming process.  They can take up to a full day to write.  There is still a fair amount to write about.  The new codes have kicked in, and as far as I...

BEE – the myth that remains a reality

This is a presentation that I gave today at Sakeliga. I don't think there is anything in this presentation that has not been seen before on the blog. It does highlight how BEE has lost its way...

James and the giant eight

Blink and you discover that your little boy has been on this planet for eight years. How on earth did that happen, it was perhaps yesterday that I was walking him to nursery school – that yesterday...

The clock strikes 12 and Oliver is……….er 12

What rhymes with 12? I normally make the title a pun or a reference to something. This worked well for Oliver over the years, it's his poor brother who doesn't get the witty titles because his...

Now tourism enters the fray. Comment if you will, probably a waste of time

And not to be outdone it has decided to up the ante on skills development.  I still maintain that 2.5% of payroll spent on bursaries is unaffordable for almost every company in this country...

The Daily Maverick has published a story – thank you Ruan

The Daily Maverick is THE publication to write for in South Africa.  It is very aspirational for any writer to get your story into that publication.  I've submitted a few in the past...

New beginnings and new strategies. I’m moving in a different direction

This is repost of a blog post that is seven years old.  It was weird because I had a meeting with my other shareholders on Monday morning and we discussed our future strategy (see you don't...

The unsubtle art of BEE consulting. A checklist you might use to get your career up and running

When I started in this business 16 years ago there were perhaps four consultants around, that I knew of.  My favourite was always Louis McLaren who used to peddle shareholders' agreements...