The Science Behind Our Extreme Vulnerability
By Lindsay Braithwaite There is a tsunami of information on the subject of human emotion circulating at this moment. Before I venture into the topic, I would like to bring your attention to a key distinction between other previously experienced global pandemics, and COVID-19 (“Covid”). These pandemics have mostly resulted in isolation, to varying degrees, […]
The Role of Entrepreneurship in Economic Development
By Moses Chavi: FCCA, CIA, CFE, CRMA, CM Why entrepreneurship is not merely an option Many people believe that everyone is born a politician; and it is presumed this assertion emanates from the fact that most people would hardly miss a comment on political matters – even if they barely know anything. In comparison, rarely […]
The Perfect Storm – Leadership, Stress and Empathy.
By Dr Charles du Toit So, let’s talk about “a perfect storm”. This was the title of a great movie from 2000. In its time the special effects were good enough to get an academy nomination. The movie is about a fishing trawler which ignores from the weather office who had observed the mounting conditions […]
Tax Service Quality Vs Tax Compliance
By Donald M. Bondwe In the world of taxation today, it is very important to realize or understand that satisfaction towards service quality provided to taxpayers by any revenue authority remain one of the criteria to influence taxpayers level of tax compliance. This is in reference to a study made by Richardson (2000). In his […]
Retirement Planning
By Audrey Mwala A study done in America about people readiness to retire indicated that 90% of people prefer to work for life and never retire. A true story is told of a man in Blantyre who collapsed upon receiving a retirement letter and died, another man had his Blood pressure shot up and died […]
Management of Quality
Consequently, having a focus on quality and quality improvement should be a part of every business organization, whether the organization’s business is manufacturing products; selling products or providing services. Broadly defined, quality refers to the ability of a product or service to consistently meet or exceed customer requirements or expectations. However, different customers will have different […]
Politics without Principle
By Niven Postma, Lead with Humanity Associate, and Author of Office Politics: If you don’t do Politics, Politics will do you, writes about the relevance of principled politics in today’s corporate world. Politics without Principle is one of Mahatma Gandhi’s seven deadly sins for humanity. Very early in my career I was a consultant at […]
I want my life to Matter
Our goals can only be reached through a vehicle of a plan, in which we must fervently believe, and upon which we must vigorously act. There is no other route to success. Picasso End-of-year Reflections In order to make the most of the year ahead, you need a map to guide you. I’ll tell you […]