As a small business, one of the scariest moments is when you decide to bring onboard additional skills and capacity. The immediate concern is that you are adding to your expense line and that you won’t see a return on investment.
The reality is that most small businesses need an injection of human capital to help…
In the current South African economic climate, high-quality leadership can make the difference between success and failure.
Jocko Willink and Leif Babin are both Navy SEALS. and they have recently come out with a new book “The Dichotomy of Leadership.” In this book, they break down all the mistakes leaders do, all the ways they get…
“Entrepreneurship” is often perceived as a case of an entrepreneur coming up with an idea and then executing it in flawless fashion. In this fantasy, the “detail” or the admin is left up to the support team…. I would argue that this is as far from the truth as they come and you need to…
As entrepreneurs and managers, we are constantly faced with having to make tough decisions. In many cases we feel pressured into taking decisions based on "intuition" or "gut feelings" but we can be smarter and more deliberate when it comes to decision-making.
The team from the Harvard Business Review have put together this interesting video…
Recently one of our Problem-Solvers was asked to consult to a start-up business producing some custom jewellery and high-end clothing. The brief was to talk about how the entrepreneur could go from concept to a fully-fledged business.
When we started interrogating the business model and trying to ask the key question: "Who is the client?"…
As a network, we are passionate about encouraging South African businesses to benchmark themselves against the global economy and be able to access high-quality insights from around the world. There are a number of top resources including the podcast series from Harvard Business School.
In this podcast / video, the business school takes a look at…
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… admit it – you all know the words even if it makes you cringe a little.
Earlier this week there was some “feisty” discussion around the JT Foxx event coming…
From earning $8 an hour to the creator of the biggest television franchise, Anthony E. Zuiker has a motivational story to tell.
We picked this TEDx talk because it spoke to a couple of important elements:
Zuiker hustled his way through school.
He received a number of formal qualifications but battled to find formal employment…
Do you know women in South Africa who are attempting to tackle major economic, financial or social challenges in the country?
I want to hear about them and help people to learn from them.
I am currently in the process of compiling a series of books looking at “Problem-Solvers” in South Africa and I want to build…