insert_link Business / Economics Driving innovation through employee creativity By Rikus Grobler, Capricorn Group, Manager: Innovation Bottom-up innovation is all about flipping the traditional approach to innovation on its head. Instead of the big ideas coming from the top echelons of a company, they bubble up from the frontline employees. These are the folks who deal with the processes, products, services, and customers daily, and they're often brimming with insights on how to improve things. Let me […] todayJanuary 29, 2024 6
insert_link Business / Economics The green-eyed monster: How embracing jealousy at work can make you more productive Organizations are often the perfect breeding grounds for jealousy or fearing the loss of a valued relationship. (Shutterstock) Meena Andiappan, McMaster University and Lucas Dufour, Toronto Metropolitan University Instances of negative emotions, such as jealousy, are frequent in the workplace. Perhaps your boss just complimented your co-worker on a job well done while ignoring your contributions to a project. Or maybe your new mentee asked to transfer to another supervisor. […] todayJanuary 26, 2024 33
insert_link Business / Economics Spotlight Interview – Edla Kaumbi Laimi finds out more about the life and times of the Executive Director of the Namibia Institute of Corporate Governance. https://iono.fm/e/1399820 todayJanuary 26, 2024 95
insert_link 2 Business / Economics The Alexforbes Lead Story – 25 January Melvin Angula recently made the move from telecoms to the financial services industry with his appointment as CEO of Letshego Micro Financial Services. Find out more about how the transition has been and what his plans are for the business in this Alexforbes Lead Story. https://iono.fm/e/1399819 todayJanuary 26, 2024 204 2
insert_link Business / Economics IJG Ghost Biz – 25 January Find out more about food and beverage company AVI, CarTrack owner Karooooo, Cashbuild, and Netflix in the first IJG Ghost Biz of 2024. https://iono.fm/e/1399484 todayJanuary 26, 2024 36
insert_link Business / Economics South African Reserve Bank Keeps Repo Rate Unchanged, BoN Likely to Follow Suit The South African Reserve Bank has decided to maintain the repo rate at 8.25%, with the prime lending rate at 11.75%. The Bank of Namibia, usually aligned with the SARB to uphold the currency peg, is expected to follow suit. Currently, Namibia's repo rate is at 7.75%. The BoN's upcoming monetary policy meeting on 14 February will provide further insights. Insights from Salomo Hei, Managing Director of High Economic Intelligence. todayJanuary 26, 2024 13
insert_link Africa 26 January 2024 Business Highlights – The World’s Latest Economic Developments By Leonard Witbeen Namibia Airports Company Engages Local Leaders for Airport ExpansionThe Namibia Airports Company (NAC) is in talks with traditional authorities and local leadership in the Zambezi and Kavango East regions to secure additional land for the development of modern airports. Bisey Uirab, NAC's CEO, highlighted that the current airports in the Zambezi and Kavango East regions are situated on land owned by the Ministry of Defence and Veterans […] todayJanuary 26, 2024 5
insert_link Business / Economics Women lifestyle influencers are changing the face of the far right – podcast By Avery Anapol When you think about the far right, you probably picture groups of young, white men carrying images of swastikas or torches like those seen at the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia in 2017. But the face of the far right is changing, at least on social media. In this episode of The Conversation Weekly podcast, we hear about new research into a cohort […] todayJanuary 25, 2024 14
insert_link Business / Economics AI in HR: Are you cool with being recruited by a robot? Our studies reveal job candidates’ true feelings By Maria Figueroa-Armijos, EDHEC Business School and Serge da Motta Veiga, Neoma Business School Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming the human resource management (HRM) industry faster than we notice. Sixty-five percent of organisations are already using AI-enabled tools in the hiring process, but only a third of job candidates are aware of the practice. Pros and cons of AI in recruitment In recruitment, AI-enabled tools have the ability […] todayJanuary 25, 2024 28
