by Kim Cloete | Jul 16, 2020 | Opinion Pieces
It takes courage to speak up about racial injustice at work. Raising these issues brings risk for anyone — but especially for Black employees. But the authors’ research shows that you can speak up more effectively, and gives five strategies to mitigate those risks: 1)...
by Al Witten | May 25, 2020 | Opinion Pieces
Connecting Schools and Communities Something interesting caught my attention when government went into action with the lockdown in the country – 10 000 community health care workers were deployed for mass community–based screenings, referral to clinics for testing,...
by Al Witten | May 25, 2020 | Opinion Pieces
Essential Qualities, Skills and Practices The role of managers is to keep the trains running on time, to work with what is known and visible, sticking to policies, procedures and plans. But when we face a complex, unpredictable and invisible future, as with Covid-19,...
by 118Admin | Mar 14, 2017 | Opinion Pieces
Out of concern that the nation’s schools—particularly those working with traditionally underserved populations—are not adequately preparing all students to succeed in college and careers, education policymakers have launched a series of major reform efforts in recent...
by Kim Cloete | Jul 12, 2016 | Opinion Pieces
Businesses started caring a lot more about diversity after a series of high-profile lawsuits rocked the financial industry. In the late 1990s and early 2000s, Morgan Stanley shelled out $54 million—and Smith Barney and Merrill Lynch more than $100 million each—to...
by 118Admin | Apr 2, 2016 | Opinion Pieces
A bold, firm, and unambiguous affirmation of the foundations of our democratic state – this is what the Constitutional Court’s judgment on the Public Protector’s report on Nkandla represents. The judgment has ramifications that stretch far beyond the political crisis...
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