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Prof Gary’s commentary on business issues
Business Ethics are dead! Doing the wrong thing for the right reason Business ethics are dead – a thing of the past. We will teach our children about this oxymoron called “Business Ethics”. They will hang onto our lips, amazed at this foreign concept that is long forgotten. Case Study: You are the CEO of a South African company. You […]
» Read moreCelebrate failures of the year. 2014 is rushing to an end. December is traditionally a time for reflection. Reflection generally means that we take stock, we evaluate our performance and we realise we have not spent enough time with our loved ones. We celebrate our achievements but we should also celebrate our failures of the year. Yes – I have […]
» Read moreKeller Williams® Realty, Inc. (KWRI) is an international real estate franchise company with more than 90 000 real estate agents across the world – currently the LARGEST residential real estate company in North America (USA & Canada) Keller Williams Realty (KWSA) launched in SOUTH AFRICA at the beginning of 2013 During September 2013, I had the privilege to attend a […]
» Read moreThis post was written by Nida Broughton and Kitty Ussher and appeared on http://tinyurl.com/pf6cy76 The word “entrepreneur” – especially in the internet age – is wrapped up in the image of young high-flyers, sometimes just out of school or university, sometimes still in full-time education. Last week, 24-year-old Leah Totton won the chance to set up a new business with Sir Alan Sugar […]
» Read more“A Ponzi scheme is a fraudulent investing scam promising high rates of return with little risk to investors. The Ponzi scheme generates returns for older investors by acquiring new investors. This scam actually yields the promised returns to earlier investors, as long as there are more new investors. These schemes usually collapse on themselves when the new investments stop”. (www.investopedia.com) […]
» Read moreNetworking. No longer only used when referring to a number of computers that are connected. The act of networking is now what many people hail as a critical element to any business venture and thus business success. I mostly agree with this sentiment. Knowing a number of people in key positions definitely makes it easier to succeed. The old saying […]
» Read moreFish stinks from the head, also known as “Fish rots from the head down” and so it is with businesses and other organisations – the buck starts and stops in the boardroom. A strong organisational culture is one that is extremely well aligned to a common set of core values, making policy and procedure changes easier to introduce. However, rigidity […]
» Read moreWe have almost come to the end of another year. Time to take stock of the past year, time for new plans (I just hate the word resolution) for 2013. So what did Gary do in 2012? The year started off well when I over-achieved my targets by 300%! Then I had a minor health scare in February – fortunately it was not serious. Made […]
» Read moreThousands of organizations across the globe are demanding (“demanding” – really, it sounds like a labour union) an end to violence in their communities as part of the 2012 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence Campaign. On November 25, 2012 the Center for Women’s Global Leadership (CWGL) at Rutgers University will launch the 16 Days Campaign to call for an end […]
» Read moreOutliers: The Story of Success is a non-fiction book written by Malcolm Gladwell and published in 2008. In Outliers, Gladwell examines the factors that contribute to high levels of success. Throughout the publication, the author repeatedly mentions the “10 000-Hour Rule”, claiming that the key to success in any field is, to a large extent, a matter of practising a […]
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