By Wilhelm Crous September 12, 2025 In a recent article in the Financial Mail (14–20 August), Claire Bisseker concluded that “…this massively inefficient edifice consistently fails to meet its own skills targets, is plagued by allegations of malfeasance, and facilitates training more costly on some metrics than obtaining a university degree.” The SETA
By Dr Charles du Toit June 24, 2025 Earlier this year, I had the privilege of co-chairing the HR Directors Conference, hosted by KR. It was so good to spend time with so many truly remarkable HR leaders. What I walked away with has been sitting with me ever since. On reflection, almost
By Dr Charles du Toit April 25, 2025 Sometimes, as a facilitator, you walk into a session not knowing how it will unfold. You carry your experience, your models, your years in the game—but then the unexpected moment arrives and shifts everything. As part of our advanced leadership development programme, we explore “leadership
By Dr Arnold Smit April 14, 2025 Are you someone who believes in the power of everyday values such as honesty, respect, responsibility, fairness and compassion? Do you want these values reflected in your relationships, work, and leadership? And do you, like many others, wonder why this seemingly straightforward desire can often be so challenging
By Zia Attlee October 2, 2024 The landscape of Human Resources (HR) is transforming rapidly, and Artificial Intelligence (AI) is at the forefront of this revolution. Today's HR professionals are increasingly turning to AI to streamline operations and enhance the efficacy of their roles. From onboarding new employees to fine-tuning performance management, AI's integration
By Wilhelm Crous September 19, 2024 In the Harvard Business Review article “Designing a Successful Reskilling Programme,” researchers Jorge Tamayo, Leila Doumi, Sagar Goel, Orsolya Kovács-Ondrejkovic, and Raffaella Sadun shared insights from a study involving approximately 1,400 organisations and business leaders in the US concerning the need for, and the current state of, reskilling.
By Dave van der Merwe June 20, 2023 As I reflect on the impact of my book since it was published in 2022, some key topics have consistently dominated in my leadership work, dialogue with leaders, and feedback I have received on the book. How will you be remembered? The subtitle of my book has
By Dr Mark Bussin May 6, 2023 Talent shortages, a competitive job market, exacerbated turnover costs, organisations’ reputation, loss of time, employee engagement, employee loyalty, employee adaptability, organisational culture damage, organisational knowledge… these are just some of the key words accentuating why retention is more important now than ever before. Retention can be defined
By Wilhelm Crous May 9, 2023 Boston Consulting Group (BCG) recently conducted research among 50 of the largest US firms and Fortune magazine’s Best Places to Work to determine how much emphasis companies place on skills development when it comes to delivering on their strategies. The results were not encouraging! Only 24% of the
By Amy Gray March 23, 2023 The great resignation has been a wake-up call in the world of work, with organisations grappling with the realisation that even in a digital age, people really are still first. Many organisations have been left with a diminishing talent pool (especially Millennial and Gen-Z staff) and no way
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