Leave your business in good hands!

Ignoring succession planning, especially in a family business, is highly irresponsible.

Encouraging creativity in your business!

Energetic creativity is the difference between mediocre and great managers. But you have to work at it.

Why farmers need to be marketeers

It’s your job to find unique ways of adding value to your products to drive up profits.

Danger time for trust, integrity and ethics

Take great care to associate with ethical people and avoid those who are not. In turn, provide your colleagues with an impeccable example of integrity.

Put people first, and the profits will follow

So often we hear managers say: ‘Our people are our most precious asset’. Here’s a poultry farmer who takes this approach to an entirely new level.

Farm with nature, for the sake of the next generation

Have you forgotten your most basic job as a farmer – to work alongside nature and leave a farm behind that will provide for years to come?

Count your blessings; you’ll be better off for it!

It pays to develop an ‘attitude of gratitude’. So give thanks and celebrate your own Thanksgiving Day this year.

Recognise a business relationship for what it is!

When it comes to business, suppliers and customers don’t want ‘friendship’. They want good products at a fair price.

How to get employees to show initiative

If your employees are not providing the creative input you expect from them, look in the mirror. It’s likely that you are the person at fault.

The seven habits of highly effective farmers

Stephen Covey selected seven essential ‘habits’ for great managers. Which of these are on your list?

Say goodbye to pessimism in 2018

Pessimists see no further than the next piece of bad news, and sow despair and unhappiness all around them. If you’re a pessimist, snap out of it!

A healthy business starts with a healthy boss

Build your health in these three crucial areas and you will have a launch pad to success.

How to run a successful family business

The four-room-house model provides for better family business governance.

Are you ready for the revolution?

The onrushing tidal wave of technology will affect us all. Don’t be taken by surprise.

Dealing with hidden biases as a manager

Of the two types of bias, unconscious or hidden bias is the most pernicious and damaging. Recognise it, talk about it, and kill it. You can’t afford to have it...

Forget junk status, focus on making a profit!

South Africa’s many positive features have been ignored in the media noise around the undeserved word ‘junk’.

Beware the dark side of success

The Bathsheba Syndrome holds dangers for any successful organisation. Understand it and watch out for it.

Why you cannot be a law unto yourself

Being an effective boss involves more than issuing orders. It means behaving in an appreciative, unselfish way. Get it right, and you’ll get the best out of your employees.

Don’t lose your most talented people

Taking hard work for granted and never complimenting your staff will trip you up every time. Stick to these seven tenets and build the team of your dreams.

Are you Generation X, a Baby Boomer or a Millennial?

Societal change since the Second World War has been rapid, and is reflected in the values and attitudes of different generations. Do your homework if you’re managing a mixed-age team!

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