Leadership - December 2019/January 2020

In this issue

Professor Mandla Makhanya, at the helm of UNISA, is an advocate of higher education and servant leadership. We feature the Springboks , the Rugby World Cup 2019 Champions, and examine the leadership roles played by coach Rassie Erasmus and captain, Siya Kolisa - and share their leadership secrets. Also featured are the Ndlovu Youth Choir who achieved fame at the 'American Got Talent' show.

Leading with excellence

Servant leadership, humility, foresight, togetherness and innovation are constant themes that came up in my discussion with Professor Mandla Stanley Makhanya

10+ mins

Sport, honesty and the nation

Many of us want our Rugby World Cup win to have lasting impact and continue the feeling of goodwill it generated amongst millions of South Africa. We felt it in the lead up to the final, and strongly during the game, with people gathered throughout the country watching it. We felt it even more so as the final whistle blew, and again at the Springboks homecoming welcome at OR Tambo, followed by the victory parades.

10 mins

User privacy in a technological age

Arguably the most pervasive technology conspiracy is that your smartphone is listening to your private conversations. We have all felt some discomfort with the types of advertisements that pop up on our phones. Have you ever had a conversation or searched for a certain product on your browser, only to start seeing ads that correspond exactly with that conversation or browser search? Do you ever get the distinct impression that your phone is tailoring pop-up and SMS ads for you and your specific interests, without you knowing how it got that information? And it is an “open secret” that your mobile device uses your personal information in order to tailor your user experience. But to what extent? And with whose permission?

5 mins

A dream sang to reality

They wowed the judges and became fan favourites on the prestigious show, ‘America’s Got Talent’ with their exceptional vocal cords. Resulting in the Ndlovu Youth Choir being the first ever South African choir in the history of the show to get through to the semi-final.

6 mins

H2O

W12 Congress is not another talk shop or trade show but rather a dynamic partnership that is action-oriented and results-driven, culminating in the creation of the W12 Framework, which will be for ongoing collaboration across sectors, reflecting the common understanding of participating cities. This framework will include shared principles and goals. as well as plans for the development of resources for cities facing water shortages.

5 mins

Mine Closures in South Africa

The world is going through a relatively radical shift, which has put special emphasis on the concept of Sustainable Development across multiple industries. This has significantly affected the way we do business and the legislations we are governed by, requiring us to change our attitudes. Mining can be viewed as diametrically opposed to the tenet of sustainable development, however, it’s no exception to this new reality which is why mine closures and mine rehabilitations need to be conducted well.

4 mins

The Future of Learning in Higher Education

Embracing change is the key to success

5 mins

Innovation at heart of pharmaceutical multinational

In the three years that Frenchman Thibault Crosnier Leconte, country chair of SanofiSouth Africa, has been in the country, his team has achieved pioneering results in the provision of drugs. Sanofihas collaborated with Government, the private sector and start-up companies

5 mins

SD WAN is a revolutionary technology now in Africa with FACT

SD WAN & Edge Computing is among towering topics

2 mins

We make telecoms better

FACT brings cutting edge tech to Africa

2 mins

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Leadership Magazine Description:

Leadership magazine is one of the oldest and most prestigious magazines in South Africa. Founded by Hugh Murray in 1983, Leadership became the choice read for the country’s business and political leaders.

Leadership’s aim is to give insights, intelligence and interviews with those leaders who are defining the world around us. It offers leaders a space to express their views, fears and hopes, without those being travestied by truncation, or refracted through the idealogical prism of the commentariat.

Over the last 30 years Leadership has acted as a nexus point for the opinions of some of the smartest, most intelligent and indeed most vocal people South Africa and the world has had to offer. Leadership magazine is aimed at dynamic middle and senior business managers and directors, entrepreneurs, an influential political class and those who aspire to leadership roles, across all sectors of the economy.

Leadership is proud to act as the host for some of South Africa’s greatest thought leaders, to provide them with a podium to express their opinion. The nature of Leadership's target market is difficult to segment, but is holistically professionals, whether they be in industry, government or other market segments. Readers of Leadership in the last year alone, have been privy to Leadership secrets and insights personally penned by people such as Richard Branson, Kofi Annan, Mark Shuttleworth, Maria Ramos, Clem Sunter, Barack Obama and many more.