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In an article by The Harvard Business School they “recently asked 600 CEOs: What is keeping you awake at night during this global pandemic? A major and multifaceted concern that emerged is how to keep employees motivated when their world is crashing…

A performance appraisal or review is conducted by a supervisor or manager not only to increase the employee’s effectiveness and efficiency, but also to recognise his/her achievements, and efforts within the company and team. Depending on the policies and procedures of a company, most…

Here is some business advice from 4 Phenomenal Women in Business, who happen to be my friends, in the form of a Q & A session.  Article by: Elmarie Pretorius Marilyn Monroe said, “A wise girl knows her limits, a…

Preparing our younger generation for the future workforce. “Each generation imagines itself to be more intelligent than the one that went before it, and wiser than the one that comes after it” George Orwell said. But what if the next generation…

By Elmarie Pretorius, Managing Owner at The Mindspa Institute, International Trainer, Motivational Speaker and Author. Companies around the world complain about a general lack of soft skills in postgraduates who are freshly entering the job market. Younger workers lack a…

Henry Boyle said: “The most important trip you may take in life is meeting people halfway.” Negotiation skills are part of our everyday life. However, negotiating a salary increase is a tough subject. Not everyone feels comfortable talking money. Many employees…

Based on the SA FM Radio podcast interview with Elmarie Pretorius, Managing Owner of The Mindspa Institute, on developing our personal negotiation skills. Elmarie Pretorius says that negotiation skills are a real critical skill set everyone should acquire. She explains that “negotiation skills are methods…

Did you know, a report that tables statistics for the video conferencing platform, Zoom, indicates it has about 300 million meeting participants daily? This includes both paid and free users globally. Interestingly, the Zoom app was downloaded 485 million times during 2020,…

As the world move towards ‘COVID normal’, many aspects of life are returning to normal and work is no exception, with many businesses contemplating the re-opening of offices and other workplaces. The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has led to sweeping changes and…

A new meaning to the saying, “when life gives you lemons… make lemonade”, has definitely become evident within doing business in South Africa. It has been amazing to see how companies have adapted and changed so quickly during 2020. Although…