Archive for the Self Development Category


Christmas Blessings 2011

And so it has come to be Christmas 2011. We wish you a blessed Christmas, and many happy returns for 2012. See you next year!

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Is Consulting The Better Option

And then there was the story about the Consultant. A toothpaste factory had a problem: they sometimes shipped empty boxes, without the tube inside. This was due to the way the production line was set up, and people with experience in designing production lines will tell you how difficult it is to have everything happen […]

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How Do You Word?

My oh my, isn’t language wonderful! My first language is NOT English but I have managed to work up some basic business English. Necessary for work and such. But occasionally I have to write in my home language of Afrikaans. So here I am frantically clickety-clackety away trying to get rid of the red wiggly […]

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Jazz Up Your Business

“The best performers are the jazz types who move with ease in the different sectors of the economy.” So says Vuyo Jack in his article “Why business is like producing a musical show” (IOL 2/10/2011). He recalls an anecdote from his music production, where he depends on variously skilled players to come together and play […]

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