Do you live to work or work to live? This vital question is posed by Executive Coach and Leadership & Talent Strategist, Chantal Kading, founder and managing director of People Shop in Cape Town. Achieving a successful work-life balance is not easy, she elaborates in this article, because it implies that the scales must be […]
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South Africa has the potential to become a renewable energy giant within five years and the electricity crisis could boost the country’s future competitiveness, Gareth Rees, Head of Sustainability Strategy at Deloitte, told almost 300 delegates attending the recent third annual Sustainability Summit Africa in Johannesburg. He said the continent abounds with energy opportunities in
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The seasonally adjusted Absa Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) declined by 1.6 index points to 47.6 in June 2023. This is the lowest level since mid-2021. For the first time since 2018, all five subcomponents used to calculate the headline PMI were below the neutral 50-point level, pointing to a worsening of business conditions in the
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Founder of Engaged Humans in Johannesburg, Paula Quinsee, tells SmartProcurementNews that already, only six months into the year, so many people are feeling exhausted. What will they feel like by December? Burnt out, stretched and hanging on for dear life? McKinsey research found that workplace relationships account for 39% of employees’ job satisfaction. Moreover, relationships
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Preparing for a negotiation is critical to success. Though not intended as a substitute for learning, preparing this checklist from Next Level Purchasing can steer your negotiation preparation for great results. Do you follow these steps? Identify the primary supplier to negotiate with. Identify your second-best option in case you cannot reach agreement with your
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The seasonally adjusted Absa Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) edged down to 49.2 in May 2023 from 49.8 in April. The headline index has now signalled a deterioration in business conditions for four consecutive months. In addition to the downbeat assessment of the current environment, respondents turned notably more negative about business conditions going forward. The index tracking expected
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This month SmartProcurement profiles Riccardo Benedetti from Hulamin. Full name Riccardo Danilo Benedetti Position General Manager: Head of Procurement Your organisation’s procurement expenditure Approximately R12-billion p/annum Who does P & SM report to The CFO Private sector or public sector Private sector (JSE Listed) Core business activity of the enterprise Manufacturing Aluminium. Hulamin
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Africa’s transformational ESG conference aims to ensure a more sustainable, equitable future for Africa. The 2023 Sustainability Summit Africa hosted by Deloitte Africa will be held under the theme “People, Planet, Purpose”. Now in its third successful year, this event is organised by Smart Procurement. The 2023 summit, which takes place from the 6 to
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In today’s rapidly evolving marketplace, skills are currency. And like all currencies, says Cape Town-based Chantal Kading, Executive Coach and Leadership and Talent Strategist, they can depreciate over time. According to the World Economic Forum (2017), she says, your skills lose about half their value every five years, and approximately 25 percent of adults report
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Proposals can contain a lot of information and are the basis on which procurement decisions are made. Therefore, you must evaluate them carefully for compliance with your requirements. So what does a compliant proposal look like? The following checklist, from Next Level Purchasing, can simplify your proposal evaluations and ensure that a supplier is worthy
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