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Tools or talent? The makings of a great project manager are shifting

Project management is not so much a science as an art, says expert Dennis Comninos, as business turns towards talent over technicians as the…

Connecting the dots between high-growth entrepreneurs and venture capital

New research shows high-growth ideas are going to waste as early-stage organisations struggle to find suitable investors. Despite an abundance of potential, high-growth entrepreneurial…

Trim the fat from your business

Is your business a bloated beast struggling to stay upright in the current economic climate? With the petrol price going up, load shedding…

How to turn good business into excellent business

Making the leap towards excellence in business does not require above-average intelligence or even a degree in business says Professor Walter Baets, Director of…

GSB course shows SA companies why they need to be in China

China remains one of the most enticing new markets in the world today and a new course at the UCT Graduate School of Business…

Wider financial education could help stem financial losses

The recently announced R2 billion worth of wasteful expenditure by government entities is a prime example of the need for wider financial training in…

Describe Your Business Purpose In Four Words and Win

Forget the elevator pitch, the UCT Graduate School of Business (GSB) and Knife Capital are running a competition where entrepreneurs must make their business…

Global innovators gather in Cape Town to reimagine healthcare in Africa

A new collaboration between the UCT Graduate School of Business and the UCT Faculty of Health Sciences is set to harness a needs-based approach…

What do we do when the money (and everything else) runs out?

GSB Business of Social and Environmental Innovation conference asks the hard questions about what are the biggest challenges South Africa – and the world…

Filling the gap: Building African Managers for Africa

New research shows that Africa is lacking in high-quality managers with the skills and competencies to capitalise on the continent’s economic potential. Part of…

Unconventional leadership leverages complexity for advantage

Business complexity is on the increase in South Africa, according to KPMG’s Confronting Complexity South Africa report. To gain competitive advantage, companies should be…

Africa needs to re-dream business in order to move forward decisively

A report launched at this year’s World Economic Forum places inclusive business front and centre of economic thinking going into what is considered a…

Ground-breaking study shows more needs to be done to curb smoking in SA

A new study on SA smoking is set to cause waves internationally due to its novel research technique – and the detailed information it…

Investing in young managers makes business sense

Young managers that are not given enough support in their jobs are more likely to leave the organisation – wasting precious HR hours and…

Young scholars to unlock emerging market code

The UCT Graduate School of Business (GSB), in partnership with Old Mutual, has put together a unique team of five young scholars who have…

Centre for Coaching expands to Europe

The University of Cape Town’s Graduate School of Business’ Centre for Coaching (CFC) is expanding to Western Europe, opening a new base in Geneva,…

Book challenges the ontology of contemporary business

It was a rare and surreal spectacle at the UCT Graduate School of Business recently where the launch of a book that challenges the…

Broadband Africa Forum 2024

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