To many managers, managing people is one of the most problematic areas in their skills set to acquire. And in South Africa with our diversity of people and cultures a manager needs to have hair on his, or her, teeth to cross the cultural minefield without stepping on toes or alienating half the workforce and causing a riot or a strike through some inadvertent remark.
Every year around this time, companies and their employees find themselves in the midst of the complex dance through the minefield that is the springtime holiday season. Over the course of less than two months each spring €“ this year from April 5 to May 28 €“ there are a total of five public holidays.
In addition, according to a recent article http:/ / www.bloorresearch.com/ blog/ the-norfolk-punt/ 2011/ 12/ sam-revisted.html written by David Norfolk, Practice Leader at leading analyst organisation Bloor Research, the fear of non-compliance in the software licensing industry is driving companies to overspend unnecessarily. | It can take considerable time (and therefore money)
Large Russian ammonia producer Togliatti Azot flouts shareholder rights, environmental and labor laws to feed the CEO€™s greed. | In a case egregious even by Russian standards, Togliatti Azot (TOAZ) has been slapped with more fines over its persistent disregard for environmental regulations. This development continues the negative newsflow about the company and adds to the litany of troubles its shareholders have endured over the years.
IF THERE was ever any doubt about the power of mass protest action in SA, the Congress of South African Trade Unions€™s (Cosatu€™s) performance over the past two months has laid it to rest. | Since Cosatu€™s stunning mobilisation of hundreds of thousands of people on March 7 against labour brokers and e-tolling, things have been falling neatly into place for the federation.
Launch days for games can be a tricky minefield to maneuver through, what with publishers anxious to meet a deadline and ship a product to consumers, sometimes even knowing there will be gameplay issues: Skyrim anyone? While no one at this point can accuse Blizzard of out-and-out negligence, it would be easy to say (even beforehand) that there would be issues with the launch of Diablo 3, such as the issue of giving a shield to a follower.
And in South Africa with our diversity of people and cultures a manager needs to have hair on his, or her, teeth to cross the cultural minefield without stepping on toes or alienating half the workforce and causing a riot or a strike through some...
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has returned from a high-profile trip to China and India, having successfully and diplomatically navigated a minefield of tricky issues.
Hopefully Roamz good looks and decent feature set drum up a worthwhile following. We've seen plenty of great looking social apps (Path, Cheers, etc.) that are ultimately pushed out of the spotlight and relegated to small niche simply because of the vast minefield that is socially aware apps. Can Roamz pull away from the pack? | Need more convincing? Check out the video below.
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has returned from a high-profile trip to China and India, having successfully and diplomatically navigated a minefield of tricky issues.
Reg Domingo: School can be a challenging place for any gay student. But it can also be a minefield for LGBTI educators. How one gay teacher is addressing homophobia in is high school. By Kristian Reyes. | Adults are always telling youngsters that your teenage years are the best of your entire life. I disagree. While schools provide a lot of students with a safe haven from their worries, for others, school is a place of torment and insecurity.
One of the world€™s largest oil producers, ExxonMobil (NYSE:XOM), has found itself in the middle of a political minefield as it attempts to take advantage of one of the largest oil plays in the Middle Eastern crude powerhouse of Iraq. | In October 2011, ExxonMobil signed production sharing contracts for six blocks covering 848,000 acres in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.
Martin Moylan: The scandal at Best Buy raises the sticky issue of romance in the workplace, specifically relationships involving bosses and subordinates. | Such relationships can be a minefield for companies, exposing them to lawsuits, creating discontent in the workplace and costing top executives their jobs.
From water worries to well blowouts, the inherent risks of oil and gas extraction are often played down by those in the business. But another group of profit-seekers has every reason to keep a close eye on dangers for drillers: their insurers. | Underwriters now face a politically charged problem in the perceived threats to water supplies of hydraulic fracturing.
Federal Indigenous Health Warren Snowdon says forcing petrol stations to sell the non-aromatic Opal fuel in areas where petrol sniffing is a problem would create a legal minefield. | The Greens and the federal Opposition want the Commonwealth to legislate so the compulsory sale of the alternative fuel at some petrol outlets.
IT DOESN'T get much better than this. It's a moonless night and you are on a deserted beach in the Maldives. As the waves lap the shore, the beach lights up like Las Vegas. Glowing organisms stick to your feet. It is one of the most magical sights in the natural world: a bloom of bioluminescent plankton. | This picture was taken on Vaadhoo Island, but bioluminescing organisms are found all over the world.
NAMING children is a modern minefield . First, you have to get in before your friends and put dibs on the names you love. This can happen when you and your friends are in primary school. Then you have to make sure you're picking a name that doesn't...
Finding the best way to limit the impact of your wardrobe can be a minefield. | Knowing where to start, what choices to make and who to trust can make taking that first step into the world of eco-fashion a daunting process.
Reading her on the Times Op-Ed pages, as she offered her pointed views on current events and trends seen through the lens of her own life, she was like the older sister I never had €” stepping into the minefield of combining career and family, sending back dispatches on what lay ahead and where to be careful. | And then, in 1994, she stopped writing her column.
The deep sand of WA always proves to be a vital round of the championship and it's a place where only the strong survive as the gruelling sand circuit becomes a minefield of chest deep sand whoops that cover the entire track.
Jennifer Brown: When former Globe and Mail reporter Jan Wong became ill with depression, she says at first she was in denial about her state of mental health. But when her doctor told her she was in fact depressed and she filed for sick leave, it sparked a standoff...
Two men, and Egyptian and a Sudanese, were killed Sunday and 29 other people were injured after their convoy that was illegally crossing from Egypt into Libya entered a minefield , a medical source said. The north coast of Egypt and Libya is littered...