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STRATEGY
Dell is trying to be an 'everything' IT business - a diversified company. The problem is that it's extremely hard to do all of those things well.
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STRATEGY
HSBC is considering its options in the knowledge the "For Sale" sign is now indisputably in place over 135 Rivonia Road in Sandton.
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LEADERSHIP
Are you aware of the messages you send to those around you by what you say or do? Sadly some people aren’t.
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POLITICS
Jacob Zuma has, it seems, changed in a matter of a few months from a tsunami that sweeps everything before it to a hyena that’s turned the state into a feeding trough for its immediate family while the poor struggle to survive.
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HUMAN RESOURCES
More than a third of bosses suffered anxiety as they battled through recession. But experts agree stress is bad for business. So how do you create a healthier workplace?
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ENTREPRENEURSHIP
The road to start-up doesn’t have to be rocky: Being aware of these all-too-common mistakes can help you avoid them.
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CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
Carbon trading is big business elsewhere in the world and SA is playing catch up.
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ECONOMICS
We’ll be lucky to get 3% growth this year after a recession last year; and unemployment is at around 25%.
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POLITICS
It’s not the first time government has tried to rein in the media. The Nats tried several times, and failed each time. This lot, which seem keen to learn from their predecessors, will also fail.
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ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Before setting off on your start-up journey, it is important to keep in mind some basic key guidelines. See how many points you can tick off from these essential entrepreneurial survival checklist.
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LEADERSHIP
Put a CEO and an orchestra conductor into a room together, and the two will have more in common than they might imagine.
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ENTREPRENEURSHIP
South Africa’s small business sector is offering the country a way out of the jobless growth cul-de-sac in which it currently finds itself – but the irony is Government is refusing to listen.
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ENTREPRENEURSHIP
With the right information and encouragement, going solo in business needn’t be like bungee jumping with a home-made cord.
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SOCIETY & SOCIAL ISSUES
While South African politicians prevaricate about the consequences of ill-considered land distribution policies, there’s a very real global challenge in ensuring the planet will be able to sustain the world’s anticipated population growth.
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