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Why Protecting Financial Talent Matters More Than Ever in the Age of AI

Why Protecting Financial Talent Matters More Than Ever in the Age of AI

South Africa’s financial sector has long served as a vital gateway for young talent. Banks, insurers, and investment firms have traditionally absorbed the best and brightest graduates, offering structured programmes with roles where junior professionals

Beyond Coworking: Why the Future of Work is Human

Beyond Coworking: Why the Future of Work is Human

The workplace has undergone one of the most profound transformations in modern business history. What was once defined by fixed leases and traditional office culture is rapidly giving way to a more agile, human-centric model.

Corporate Wellness Week spotlights the need for year-round employee wellbeing

Corporate Wellness Week spotlights the need for year-round employee wellbeing

As South Africa marks Corporate Wellness Week (1-7 July), many organisations will be planning health screenings, fitness challenges, and awareness campaigns. But, while these initiatives are valuable, they also present an opportunity to ask an

How Businesses can Benefit from YES

How Businesses can Benefit from YES

By Thami Mbanjeni, Y.E.S. Implementation Manager, The BEE ChamberFor many companies, transformation requirements such as B-BBEE compliance are still seen as an administrative burden. The Youth Employment Service (YES) initiative challenges that perception by offering more than compliance:

Rethinking Performance: Part 5 of 5 – Aligning Judgement in Performance Evaluation

Rethinking Performance: Part 5 of 5 – Aligning Judgement in Performance Evaluation

This final article in the Rethinking Performance series, written by Camille Rabier from 21st Century, moves from principle to application. While behavioural evaluation depends largely on judgement, the challenge is finding ways to harness differences

Rethinking Performance: Part 4 of 5 – Why Judgement Matters in Performance Evaluation

Rethinking Performance: Part 4 of 5 – Why Judgement Matters in Performance Evaluation

In Part 4 of the five-part Rethinking Performance series, written by Camille Rabier, Consultant at 21st Century, the focus shifts from design to real-world application. While the model provides a way of making behaviour evaluable,

Building mentally resilient workplaces in South Africa’s public sector

Building mentally resilient workplaces in South Africa’s public sector

Damian McHugh, Chief Marketing Officer at Momentum Health The workforce in South Africa’s public sector is the engine of national development. From healthcare professionals, educators, administrative officers and law enforcement, these individuals carry the weight of

AI is reshaping jobs faster than companies are reshaping work

AI is reshaping jobs faster than companies are reshaping work

Artificial intelligence is no longer simply boosting productivity and saving time at work, it is fundamentally reshaping the nature of work, leadership, and employee experience, according to new survey data from Boston Consulting Group (BCG). Nearly

The skills that will define tomorrow’s workforce

The skills that will define tomorrow’s workforce

By Aditi Lachman, Head of Youth Programmes, Youth Employment Service (YES)The world of work is changing faster than our education systems can track, which means preparing for a single career or a fixed set of

You Can’t Measure What You Can’t Define – Or Can You? (Part 3)

You Can’t Measure What You Can’t Define – Or Can You? (Part 3)

In Part 3 of Rethinking Performance, written by Camille Rabier, Consultant at 21st Century, the series shifts from diagnosing the gaps in performance systems to exploring how they can be redesigned. The article examines how