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Faculty Voices: Reflections on Research, Synergy and Shaping Africa

2 weeks ago | acumenmagazine.co.za | Cara Bouwer

For the past 25 years GIBS has been imprinted by its curious, innovative, and perceptive faculty. These are individuals who continue to lead from the front when it comes to shaping business in South Africa, Africa and the world. Among this number are the likes of Dr. Hayley Pearson — a GIBS MBA alumna and executive director of faculty. Twenty-five-year GIBS veteran Professor Albert Wöcke, head of the GIBS Case Study Hub and lead faculty of the MPhil in International Business.
A Legacy of Leadership: 25 Years of Impact

1 month ago | acumenmagazine.co.za | Cara Bouwer |Dion Chang |Frank Magwegwe |Matthew McLure

The rigour and dynamism of the GIBS way embodies the very essence of the upstart University of Pretoria (UP) institution that was born out of five points jotted down on a napkin in a way station overlooking the N1 highway. From audacious beginnings, the leaders steering the GIBS ship have consolidated its brand as a globally respected institution, while continuing to position the school as a relevant force within business and society.
Techno for Business

Dec 4, 2024 | acumenmagazine.co.za | Aki Anastasiou |Stephen Smith |Norma Young

Falling in love with sound!Price: R13 000https://www.planetworld.co.za/products/home-audio/audio/amplifier/multi-room/sonos-ace-black-s44/ When you hear the word Sonos, what comes to mind? For me, it is stylish minimalistic design, a premium audio experience and pioneering wireless sound technology. Sonos’ multiroom speaker systems have added sophistication and ease of accessing audio to millions of fans around the world. What was missing from the equation were headphones.
Does Your Business Need a Death Doula?

Nov 24, 2024 | acumenmagazine.co.za | Dion Chang |Frank Magwegwe |Matthew McLure |Keith Fairhurst

Grappling with the velocity of change has been a challenge for the past five years. The pandemic simply proved to be a tipping point, fast forwarding “the future of work” from a scenario into to a reality. Businesses are now caught between the death of old ideas and the birth of the new. What’s a death doula? Many women have sought the services of a birth doula: a non-medical companion who provides emotional and physical support to mothers in the birthing process.
Global Threats, Local Challenges

Nov 20, 2024 | acumenmagazine.co.za | Eugene Yiga |Maanda Tshifularo |Nishan Pillay |Ian MacLeod

As chief information security officer of the MTN Group, Justin Williams has led this function for over eight years. But even though he’s transformed security across the telecommunications organisation, much like he did as executive director responsible for cybersecurity at EY, it can be hard to keep up. “There’s so much happening in the world around us, with numerous pressures that translate into activities impacting us directly,” he says.
Proven Under Pressure

Nov 13, 2024 | acumenmagazine.co.za | Maanda Tshifularo |Nishan Pillay |Ian MacLeod |Eugene Yiga

Whether work is thought of as a great or an unpleasant place is often a reflection of the company culture, and more importantly, the company leadership. Organisations are inanimate so it’s leaders who shape an environment for good or not. Looking at them on paper, most people would agree with the principles of humane leadership, and perhaps even claim them as their own leadership style. But often, in the face of targets, deadlines, recessions, and other challenges, these principles evaporate.
Becoming a Digital Leader: Cultivating a Mindset for the Future

Nov 10, 2024 | acumenmagazine.co.za | Nishan Pillay |Ian MacLeod |Eugene Yiga |Humane Workspaces

In this digital world, human attributes such as creativity, communication, curiosity, and the ability to be comfortable with constant ambiguity often make for the most successful leaders. What are the non-negotiable skills and attitudes leaders need in the new digital era? And in a world eager for connection, where does the intersection between people and technology lie?
Leaders are Storytellers

Nov 6, 2024 | acumenmagazine.co.za | Ian MacLeod |Eugene Yiga |Humane Workspaces |Mpho Majoro

“Fiction has enabled us not merely to imagine things,” says academic and author Yuval Noah Harari in his bestseller Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind, “but to do so collectively. Such myths give sapiens the unprecedented flexibility in large numbers.
The Ethics of AI

Nov 3, 2024 | acumenmagazine.co.za | Eugene Yiga |Mpho Majoro |Russel Jones |Humane Workspaces

Artificial intelligence (AI) is a business opportunity on a scale not seen before. According to McKinsey, it has the potential to deliver additional global economic activity of around $13 trillion by 2030. For Katy Milner, a partner specialising in telecommunications at the global law firm Hogan Lovells, it’s an exciting time for her clients. “We’re already seeing companies use AI in interesting ways,” she says.
Creating Trust and Humane Workspaces

Oct 30, 2024 | acumenmagazine.co.za | Mpho Majoro |Russel Jones |Eugene Yiga |Wendy du Plessis

For some, the ‘great man’ theory – which attributes leadership traits to natural abilities – best explains the conundrum. For others, however, the debate leans toward the ‘development’ argument that argues for nurturing, mentoring, and teaching leaders to shepherd organisations. With the establishment of business schools across the world, the concept of what leadership entails continues to be explored and researched extensively.