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Why White Men Still Dominate The Top Echelons Of South Africa’s Private Sector
South Africa’s Rising Rates Of Violence Against Women Demand A Unified Approach
Note To Bosses: Workers Perform Better If You Give To Charity
Giving The Gift Of Giving: Why Children Should Be Taught Philanthropy
How Current Measure Underestimate The Level Of Poverty In South Africa
How The Other 1% Lives: Wealth Gap Not The Only Way In Which Global Elite Is Taking Advantage
The Unhealthy Underside Of The Wellbeing Agenda
Want To Do Something Good For Your Health? Try Being Generous
How to Spot a Narcissist in Under 30 Seconds
What does the narcissist say when he’s finished speaking? Now it’s your turn to speak … about me. When...
Survive In The Art World: Market The Brand, Sell The Product
Artists such as Andy Warhol, Salvador Dali, and more recently Damien Hirst and Jeff Koons, are regularly held up...
How to Spot a Narcissist in Under 30 Seconds
What does the narcissist say when he’s finished speaking? Now it’s your turn to speak … about me. When...
Team Innovation And Success: Why We Should Fight At Work
When your staff bicker and compete, your initial response should be to remind them they’re part of the same...
How Much Money Do You Need To Be Happy?
Research by Nobel-winning psychologist Daniel Kahneman found that increasing income level does increase happiness but only up until about...
Why White Men Still Dominate The Top Echelons Of South Africa’s Private Sector
It is 17 years since South Africa passed legislation aimed at redressing the historical systemic discrimination against black people...
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Why White Men Still Dominate The Top Echelons Of South Africa’s Private Sector
It is 17 years since South Africa passed legislation aimed at redressing the historical systemic discrimination against black people...
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South Africa’s Rising Rates Of Violence Against Women Demand A Unified Approach
Violence against women is a serious problem worldwide. Data from 80 different countries show that 35% of all women...
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Note To Bosses: Workers Perform Better If You Give To Charity
We are used to the idea that workers respond to financial incentives, whether it’s a bonus or wage increase,...
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Giving The Gift Of Giving: Why Children Should Be Taught Philanthropy
“Philanthropy” is usually a word we associate with the world of adults and rich people. Increasingly though, children from...
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How Current Measure Underestimate The Level Of Poverty In South Africa
Unlike many other countries, South Africa does not have one recognised “official” poverty line. Instead, a number of different...
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How The Other 1% Lives: Wealth Gap Not The Only Way In Which Global Elite Is Taking Advantage
Oxfam’s latest report, focused on an increasingly obscene wealth inequality and the stranglehold exerted by a global elite, had...
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The Unhealthy Underside Of The Wellbeing Agenda
Last week, the 0.1% met at World Economic Forum annual gathering in the Swiss mountain resort of Davos. While...
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Want To Do Something Good For Your Health? Try Being Generous
Every day, we are confronted with choices about how to spend our money. Whether it’s thinking about picking up...
Why White Men Still Dominate The Top Echelons Of South Africa’s Private Sector
It is 17 years since South Africa passed legislation aimed at redressing the historical systemic discrimination against black people and women in the workplace. The ultimate goal of the Employment Equity Act is an equitable workplace profile reflective of the demographics of the country. It was promulgated to give...
South Africa’s Rising Rates Of Violence Against Women Demand A Unified Approach
Violence against women is a serious problem worldwide. Data from 80 different countries show that 35% of all women have been physically or sexually abused by an intimate partner, or have experienced non-partner sexual violence. These statistics are sometimes considered unreliable. But this is largely due to gross under-reporting,...
Why White Men Still Dominate The Top Echelons Of South Africa’s Private Sector
It is 17 years since South Africa passed legislation aimed at redressing the historical systemic discrimination against black people and women in the workplace. The ultimate goal of the Employment Equity Act is an equitable workplace profile reflective of the demographics of the country. It was promulgated to give...
The Unhealthy Underside Of The Wellbeing Agenda
Last week, the 0.1% met at World Economic Forum annual gathering in the Swiss mountain resort of Davos. While the official excuse to go there is to discuss and shape the global agenda – the theme dominating this year being inequality – we know that it is more about...
How The Other 1% Lives: Wealth Gap Not The Only Way In Which Global Elite Is Taking Advantage
Oxfam’s latest report, focused on an increasingly obscene wealth inequality and the stranglehold exerted by a global elite, had one central message: The era of tax havens that have made this possible must be brought to an end. The report – An Economy for the 1% – was timed...
How Current Measure Underestimate The Level Of Poverty In South Africa
Unlike many other countries, South Africa does not have one recognised “official” poverty line. Instead, a number of different thresholds are used, and there’s little clarity on the appropriateness of each threshold. A study we recently undertook suggests that Statistics South Africa’s upper-bound poverty line underestimates poverty. The Stats...
Note To Bosses: Workers Perform Better If You Give To Charity
We are used to the idea that workers respond to financial incentives, whether it’s a bonus or wage increase, but it might be that bosses can boost workers’ performance by appealing to their altruism, not just their pockets. As economies recover from the financial crisis, businesses have remained shy...
South Africa’s Rising Rates Of Violence Against Women Demand A Unified Approach
Violence against women is a serious problem worldwide. Data from 80 different countries show that 35% of all women have been physically or sexually abused by an intimate partner, or have experienced non-partner sexual violence. These statistics are sometimes considered unreliable. But this is largely due to gross under-reporting,...
Giving The Gift Of Giving: Why Children Should Be Taught Philanthropy
“Philanthropy” is usually a word we associate with the world of adults and rich people. Increasingly though, children from a spread of socio-economic backgrounds are participating in and learning about what it means to be philanthropic, both at home and at school. As well as helping those in need,...
Want To Do Something Good For Your Health? Try Being Generous
Every day, we are confronted with choices about how to spend our money. Whether it’s thinking about picking up the tab at a group lunch or when a charity calls asking for a donation, we are faced with the decision to behave generously or not. Research suggests that spending...