Archive for the Training Category


What Follows The B-Boomers?

I was doing some research on teaching and distance learning when the obvious question came up: How do adults learn? Compared to lets say 20 years ago, are they learning in different ways now? Do they master different skill sets? The answer was an eye opener. My first real shock was to learn that the […]

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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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The Great Professionalism Debate

So here is the Big Question: Do you, or Don’t you? Do you certify, or don’t you? In today’s South Africa, where the pressure to deliver is greater than anywhere else in the world, once you have carved up your precious 24-hour day into pieces for work (too big), the wife and kids (too little), […]

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Career Choices

I was recently approached by a high school boy to give him some advice on the subjects he should choose because he didn’t know what career he wanted to choose. Initially I was amazed at his request, until I realised that he was still thinking that if he made the wrong choice now, he would […]

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