My fascination with entrepreneurship began when I was a little girl. My dad ran his own businesses, mainly retail. He had spaza shops (small convenience stores in the township) and supermarkets. He sold clothes from the boot of his car and at some point had taxis. I used to be that child in the store […]
Good evening ladies and gentlemen. As we sit here today we can admit to having encountered at least one of the following; – Potholes – Non functional traffic lights – Shacks, informal settles – Beggars on the side of the road – Request for a bribe by the police – Frustration at home affairs or
June marked the Youth Month in South Africa. During this time there were various public and private interventions to highlight challenges faced by young people as well as various outreach and support programs in aid of this. Various accords were formed in the past looking particularly at the youth, of importance are; Youth Accord which
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Feedback is the breakfast food of champions. Most people I know speak of how they require feedback and they always say “be very honest with me”. The rest of the people I know absolutely luuurve to give feedback, solicited or otherwise. I am also mindful that feedback is all about delivery both on the
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You will understand that it’s not what he says but what he does that matters most. It will matter more what his thoughts are and how he arrives to them if you are one day to submit to him. You will spend more time understanding how how he sees himself as it’s only one who
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At some point in my life I decided that I wanted to become a leader, my heart swelled with pride in the thought of what this could really mean one day in the future. I looked in the mirror and practiced my speech when I one day would stand in a crowd of people who
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Empowerment is defined as a multi-dimensional social process that helps people gain control over their own lives. It is a process that fosters power in people for use in their own lives, their communities and in their society, by acting on issues they define as important. Contemporary times are characterised by complexity, globalisation and high
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Harry was good with his hands and he soon started a company building cabinets and office furniture. In time his business grew and began performing office moves and handy work in office parks. He was good at his craft, and his business grew in size, with his wife running the office and three teams on
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There is a need to some extent to gatekeepers, however they eventually become obstacles which hinder progress. I couldn’t have written this piece better, well done David.
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This is dedicated to my L.I.F.E (Leaders Inspired From Experience) cohort, as we come together to create the reality we dream of. This is for the crazy ones. Human evolution is filled with examples of non-conformist movements beginning the 1950s such as the beatniks, hippies, demonstrations against nuclear warfare, globalisation and pollution to name but
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