Every year in South Africa, there are well over 100 000 conferences that take place. That’s more than 300 conferences each and every day, 7 days a week. That is a very large number. What To Call Them There are many terms given to describe people who speak at conferences. It’s important to know what
Having left TomorrowToday in 2011 to head up an exciting start-up focussing on Intelligent Disruption, Barrie’s ‘edutaining’ style is sharper, his presentations have all been re-mastered, and he’s come to market with a smarter fee. If you’ve made use of Barrie at one of your previous conferences or events, then you’re aware his fee always
Barrie works with clients to help them intelligently disrupt their thinking around an emerging new working context, exploring how best to respond. Whilst he engages with clients as consultant, strategist and researcher, the majority of his work is delivered through Strategic Inputs (presentations) at conferences, breakaways, etc. Focus areas include: •Talent – exploring the War
It’s never going to be ‘business as usual’ ever again. The global economic, political and social order is undergoing immense & significant change and volatility is set to become the key driver of the future. These shifts represent some of the most important hazards – and opportunities – for business ever to be experienced in
There’s a time and a place, for sure. You don’t knock a person who’s recently died, especially when they did a good job influencing the world in a wonderful way. No doubt Steve Jobs did just that. His presence at the helm of Apple has impacted a large chunk of the world in a very
BRICS – a club for future Superpowers History was made in 2011 with the formal inclusion of South Africa in the global country grouping known as BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, & South Africa). South Africa seems to have jumped the queue, as several developing countries with both larger economies and/or larger populations may have
Women directors must be worth it Boards should hire females on merit, not because of quotas — the business world is hardly short of capable women! “There’s a special place in hell for women who don’t help other women,” was a favourite saying of Madeleine Albright, the former American secretary of state. I have always
We are fast approaching the end of 2011 and what better time to start planning your year- end function! We have some fabulous entertainment and MC options for you to choose from. La and Vera Lawrence Hilton plays the straight comedy counterpart to Deon Bisschoff’s fabulous portrayal of ‘Vera!’ – a most extraordinary female persona
Everyone received gifts To be used abundantly through life And therefore one must be thankful For all these gifts One has received from the Lord… However these gifts can be used as one chooses to do…. The gift of knowledge… The saying goes: “Knowledge is power!” However it is not knowledge itself That becomes a
Catch Rachel Colenso, our Extreme Adventure motivational speaker in her one hour television drama documentary for “I Shouldn’t be Alive” on Animal Planet on 22nd and 23rd July. Rachel Colenso is South Africa’s first female Mountain Guide and was also the first of four women in the world to go through the grueling British SAS
