Office Politics

Office Politics

“Everything is politics, even your family.  You can be the most competent person in the world, but if you are not political – you will be passed over, bullied, or ignored”  Someone wrote the above status on Facebook, and I thought, ‘How true’. ...
Diversity At Work

Diversity At Work

Diversity is very much synonymous with South Africa.  The diversity of populations in our country creates a melting pot of race, culture, tribe, immigration, etc.  This filters through to our workplaces.   Diversity has many good things about it.  There is never...
Service Excellence

Service Excellence

This topic is close to my heart because I feel that the level of service in our country has deteriorated a lot in recent years.  It leaves a bad taste in my mouth when I call at a company/shop to spend my hard-earned cash, only to receive poor service.  It probably...
Discipline At Work

Discipline At Work

Discipline is necessary for success, in any field of work.  Talent is wasted without discipline.  There is a quote that goes ” discipline will take you to places where motivation cannot”.    Besides helping talent to excel, discipline also helps...
Workplace Relationships

Workplace Relationships

Workplace relationships are important.  People are social creatures, therefore you need to be able to relate to the people at work.  If your work relationships are poor – and you spend most of your life at work, it stands to reason that your general happiness...