Day-to-day IssuesDay-to-day issues
Developing e-skills for a knowledge based economy
- Published on 16 Jul 2012
- Wikus Van der Merwe
With an e-government readiness rating of just 0.237, Africa lags behind the rest of the world considerably. As mentioned in the recent World Economic Forum (WEF) Global Competitiveness Report 2011-2012, "African economies must continue to develop economic environments that are based on productivity enhancements. This means keeping a clear focus on strengthening the institutional, physical and human capital prerequisites for a strong and competitive sector-led development."
Leadership development in the Western Cape Government
- Published on 1 Jul 2012
- Craig Yeatman
When the Western Cape Government (WCG) set out to develop their brand of leadership across several layers of their hierarchy, they had some specific requirements for the intervention. Director-General in the Western Cape Government Advocate B. Gerber says, "Leadership excellence is an important element of the WCG people strategy in order to support a vision-led and values driven approach."
HIV stigma and discrimination in the workplace
- Published on 28 Jun 2012
- Courtenay Sprague
While the HIV stigma and discrimination in broader society has been fairly widely researched, there is little research about HIV stigma and discrimination in the workplace and how people living with HIV experience stigma and discrimination. This article focuses on an important study on the topic.
Is leadership branding an issue in South Africa?
- Published on 28 Jun 2012
- Carl Eichstadt
Management educators, Dave Ulrich and Norm Smallwood define a leadership brand as, “A reputation for developing exceptional managers with a distinct set of talents that are uniquely geared to fulfil customers’ and investors’ expectations." In South Africa, leadership branding is a topic that is seldom spoken about and I was wondering why? Is it even a necessary field? With this in mind, I spoke to South African-based organisational psychologist and leadership specialist, Carl Eichstadt, about leadership branding.
Incentivise staff to minimise
- Published on 26 Jun 2012
- Ilva Pieterse
Although carbon dioxide (CO2) emission reduction does not traditionally fall within the realm of human resource (HR) management, Alex Hetherington, director of Carbon Calculated, believes HR can absolutely help the company reach its CO2 goals faster.
