Asking for help when work becomes too much is not only necessary, it is an unmatched leadership quality
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A sense of purpose is vital when work is not in the office
When you can no longer swivel your chair or walk to the water cooler for a chat, purpose begins to dwindle
Posted inEquality
The struggle of being young in South Africa
Our aspirations are left high and dry, but we should take ownership of our efforts to get there
Posted inHealth, Lifestyle
Covid will have a lasting impact on the way we live – in good and bad ways
We can look forward to a health hangover and continued flexi-time at work, but local businesses could be in trouble and the anti-vaxxer movement is gaining traction
Posted inBusiness, Equality, General, Health, Lifestyle, Media, Tech
When work becomes inhuman, and when competition ruins relationships
Some time ago I wrote a piece on Shoshana Zuboff‘s recently published The Age of Surveillance Capitalism, and already other signs are beginning to appear that this invidious phenomenon is spreading in the workplace too, as surveillance of workers to ensure optimal productivity. In a recent edition of TIME magazine (‘When humans become robots‘; July […]
Posted inEquality, General
What to do when everything’s always urgent
If I had $1 for every time a client – new or regular – called or emailed and said, “Ha ha [sheepish laugh], unfortunately this little job is quite urgent, ha ha, but it won’t take you long, ha ha … ” I’d retire. But, as a freelancer, no-one gives me money for jam. Which […]
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Short story of the electrician and his apprentice
Sometimes, in this fractured and fractious society of ours, things actually work. When they do, I often pause to think: Why? How? What is it that makes some things work, all too infrequently, it should be said? Why can’t we make more things work, and other things work better? For now, I have no conclusions, […]
Posted inBusiness, Equality
A world where time replaces money as currency
Isn’t it amazing how a huge money-spinner of a film, made on a budget of millions, obviously in anticipation of making a sizeable profit in moviehouse-attendance and on DVDs, can tap into something that goes diametrically against the grain of its own production rationale? What it taps into, is the latent desire on the part […]
Posted inEquality
We need to change the gendered value system
Are men and women different? If so, are those differences significant today? Recently I’ve had two discussions with men about the differences between men and women. Each time, after a long drawn out debate, it has come down to this: “But men and women are different. If they’re not, how come men and women don’t […]