By Mark Mc Kerr, Managing Executive at Paracon by AdcorpThe conversation around AI is often dominated by speculation about job losses. Yet this focus distracts from a more immediate and measurable challenge: South African businesses
A recent Microsoft Work Trend Index report has revealed that employees are interrupted every two minutes on average by meetings, emails or messages. But the bigger issue is not just interruption. It is what all
As South Africa accelerates its transition to the Quality Council for Trades and Occupations (QCTO), a critical tension is emerging within the training and development sector: the disconnect between compliance-driven learning and meaningful skills development.While
In today’s ever-evolving workplace, culture is often understood as little more than the odd team-building exercise organised by HR or dismissed as a corporate buzzword. However, for leading South African organisations operating in 2026, culture
Most employers believe that having employee benefits in place means they are doing right by their people. Retirement funds exist. Risk cover is provided. Medical options are offered. On paper, everything looks fine.But, in many
Part 1 argued that performance systems are incomplete when they privilege outcomes over the conditions through which those outcomes are created. In this second article, written by Camille Rabier from 21st Century, we explore why
By: Dr Alex MalapaneSouth Africa presents a macroeconomic profile that appears stable in nominal terms, yet continues to underperform in real economic outcomes. Inflation has declined meaningfully from the post-pandemic peak, interest rates have stabilised
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Lyra Southern Africa’s latest behavioural health data reveals a steady year‑on‑year rise in addictive behaviours among South African employees, reflecting how prolonged stress is reshaping the ways people cope, escape and self‑manage emotional pressure.Drawn from
What exactly is performance? This second article in the two-part series by Camille Rabier from 21st Century, Rethinking Fairness and Performance, builds on Part 1 by asking the prior question: what, exactly, should count as
