By Anja van den Berg As much as we hope to like everyone we work with, it often simply isn’t the case. Everybody has to interact with someone they don’t get along with at work, at least every once in a while. According to Deep Patel, author of the book  … Read more

By Nico Strydom It is not always easy to stay friendly and professional when you have to handle difficult clients. However, it won’t help to put off the inevitable or to handle it in an inappropriate manner. You may be thinking that the problem will solve itself or that it  … Read more

Anja van den Berg Companies may be defined by the work of their staff – team productivity is indeed a function of the quality of the members – but they all need a figurehead and a leader to act as the face of the business, and to set the strategic  … Read more

By Anja van den Berg Having your employer get caught in a public scandal is a tormenting professional experience. Even if your company pulls through as fiscally sound, it more than likely will have to deal with a tarnished reputation. “When your company makes headlines for all the wrong reasons,  … Read more

By Anja van den Berg Companies rely on the data provided by performance evaluations for critical business decisions. Succession planning, compensation adjustments and development initiatives are just a few processes dependent on accurate and fair performance appraisal information. These evaluation decisions are among the most important processes that a manager  … Read more

By Nico Strydom Many people think about where they want to be in five years’ time or what they want to achieve at work within the following year. Goals are extremely important to determine where you are going and when you want to get there. However, it is important to  … Read more

Deur Anja van den Berg In an ideal world, your boss would support you and your career goals, open up opportunities, and pave the way for you to be successful at your company. But the world isn’t perfect and even managers who once seemed quite supportive can make a sudden  … Read more

By Anja van den Berg Sexual harassment has been normalised in our society, says Professor Naeemah Abrahams, acting director of the Gender and Health Research Unit of the Medical Research Council. The research agency Columinate recently engaged 1000 urban South Africans to investigate the statistics behind sexual harassment in the  … Read more

By Essie Bester Every work environment has one or more of them: Colleagues who radiate negativity! They don’t like their work, believe they are always treated unfairly and say their boss doesn’t care for them one bit. Such negativity spreads and can eventually poison everyone in the vicinity. The best  … Read more

By Anja van den Berg The world’s population is ageing: globally, population aged 60 or over is growing faster than all younger age groups. According to the United Nations (UN), population ageing is poised to become one of the most significant social transformations of the twenty-first century, with implications for  … Read more