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Talksure, Leading for explosive growth
The leadership landscape has changed a lot over the last two decades. A culture of management through process and hierarchy has given way to a culture of servant leadership through collaboration and co-creation. Jacques de Beer, CEO of a leading South African BPO and financial services provider, Talksure says, “The ability to truly lead highly successful and highly competent teams are fundamental in exploding business growth. I’ve started my own businesses, grown others’ and developed a successful career in corporate and through it all I have grown as a leader and into a leader that inspires my people to play big.” Jacques gives 4 greatest lessons he has learnt along his leadership journey: 1. Even a weaker team can win if their hearts and souls are in it: Understanding your purpose and your organisation’s ‘why’ is fundamental in casing vision and inspiring your people. Enroll your team into a shared purpose which should hopefully be bigger than any one individual can achieve. Furthermore, if you live that purpose yourself, they will follow. Find out what drives your team and from there you will be able to connect their way of being to your organisational purpose, allowing you to unlock boundless opportunities. 2. A good leader is also a good follower: This is where most leaders hit a brick wall. True leadership is about creating the environment that unlocks the potential for success and innovation in your team. Allow your team to take the lead. Make sure that they have what they need and watch what happens when they are given autonomy. You cannot fake this. Sometimes you may not agree with everything, but you have to be willing to be schooled by your team. 3. Select people that are better than you especially in their field of expertise: This is where ego needs to take a back seat. Some leaders are threatened by people with more skills than themselves because they may feel insecure or inadequate – or even worse believe they always know best. That …
Carol Weaving named as a finalist in the Standard Bank Top Women Awards for second year
A role model for gender empowerment, Carol Weaving – Managing Director of Reed Exhibitions – has been announced as a finalist in the 16th annual Standard Bank Top Women Awards. Weaving’s impact on the tourism industry and continued success has seen her, once again, nominated in the ‘Businesswoman of the Year’ category. As one of South Africa’s most prestigious gender-empowerment events, the Standard Bank Top Women Awards recognises organisations and individuals whose efforts are uplifting women in business and society. This year’s awards’ ceremony will take place on Thursday, 15 August in Johannesburg. Winners will be announced at a gala dinner attended by business and government leaders, VIPs and members of the media. With a focus on providing opportunities for women in the workplace, Carol Weaving has shown consistent commitment to driving gender parity throughout her career. She boasts more than 30 years’ experience within the tourism industry, having worked her way to position as Managing Director of Reed Exhibitions, one of the globe’s most successful exhibition companies. Carol started as a Marketing Manager at Radio Station in her home country of the United Kingdom, pursuing her dream of living in South Africa where – at 29 years of age – she was quickly made the youngest director of the Automobile Association at the Kyalami Racetrack. She went on to start her own company – International Exhibition Consultants – and through partnerships, acquisitions, mergers and launches, Carol has found herself in her current position at Reed Exhibitions. A dynamic and passionate individual always keen for innovation, Carol is renowned for her ‘carpe diem’ attitude and superior management skills. This has seen Reed Exhibitions develop into one of the largest and most successful exhibition and venue management companies in Southern Africa. It is now in a position to grow its footprint across the African continent with many new ventures in the pipeline. Reed …
The technologies of the circular economy: Anaerobic digestion
The circular economy needs a commercially viable technology base capable of transforming and reprocessing our waste into usable products and resources. One such tried-and-tested technology family in the sewage and effluent treatment space is anaerobic digestion. In this article, Veolia Water Technologies South Africa’s Chris Braybrooke discusses the strategic importance of anaerobic digestion in South Africa’s energy, economic and environmental future. Veolia Water Technologies’ goal for South Africa’s wastewater treatment facilities with suitable COD effluent conditions is to help these plants become 100% energy self-sufficient by utilising their waste as an energy source. In addition to the obvious advantages this will bring to operating and waste disposal costs, it will also help reduce energy demand on South Africa’s national power grid, and, by extension, reduce their requirements for coal-based energy, lowering carbon emissions. And yet the science behind one the key technologies of such plants is simple: using anaerobic biological digestion to compost organic matter, which produces biogas (mostly methane) that is then harvested and used as a fuel for the plant’s heating and cogeneration requirements. Such systems have already been installed or are being piloted by Veolia South Africa for companies in the food and beverage and municipal sectors including Distell and Ethekwini Municipality. Effluent treatment applications in biofuels, chemical processing, pharmaceutical and pulp and paper are also key industries that could utilise anaerobic digestion to optimise their treatment requirements, as well as achieve greater energy self-sufficiency. Veolia Water Technologies covers the complete range of anaerobic digestion applications with specialised technology solutions: • Anaerobic wastewater treatment Veolia’s Memthane® Anaerobic Membrane Bioreactor is designed for treating high-strength effluents such as high concentration streams (up to 250 …
Hytec Hydraulics Botswana opens Service Centre
Hytec Hydraulics Botswana officially opened its Service Centre in Gaborone on 13 June 2019. Hytec Botswana is a dedicated member of the Botswana Chambers of Mines (BCM) and, as such, the official opening was attended by premier mining decision makers and stakeholders. As the largest manufacturer and supplier of hydraulic, pneumatic and automation components and systems in sub-Saharan Africa, Tillmann Olsen, CEO for Bosch Rexroth South Africa, said the new workshop in Gaborone symbolises the ambition to set the highest standards in all areas of business. He said that Hytec Botswana will be supported by the Rexroth HUBB in Johannesburg where there is a concentration of highly skilled employees. “The HUBB’s training facilities will enhance the knowledge of current and future employees across the continent”, said Olsen. Charles Siwawa, CEO of the Botswana Chambers of Mines, said that he was looking forward to sharing of product knowledge and expertise to suit local specialisations. “Development and deployment of the right skills within the industry will play a crucial role in the efficient execution of the BCM’s mandate,” he said. Gerald Handke from Germany, who is the Bosch Rexroth Vice President Service at Mobile Hydraulics shared how Africa’s attractiveness as a mining and minerals market is playing an increasingly important role for Bosch Rexroth. “Africa plays a key role in our global growth strategy,” he said. “Excellent products and excellent service are guarantors of success.” Bosch Rexroth head office in Germany will be supporting the Botswana branch with training, technical support, auditing and certifications. Officials in attendance at the opening of the Service Centre were: Mr. Abrie van der Merwe (General Manager, Hytec Hydraulics Botswana), Mr. Charles Siwawa (Botswana Chamber of Mines), Prof. Oboetswe Motsamai (University of Botswana), Mr. Gerald Handke (Bosch Rexroth Germany) and Mr. Tillmann Olsen (CEO Bosch Rexroth South …
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SICK’s DL100Hi Distance Positioning Sensor Achieves New Levels of Accuracy
SICK Automation’s next-generation laser distance measurement sensor, DL100Hi, achieves best-in-class levels of accuracy over greater distances for positioning and control in fast-moving environments. The high performance of the DL100Hi can help achieve cost and operating efficiencies in high-speed automated applications such as warehouse storage and retrieval and in distancing and collision prevention for overhead cranes. With the DL100Hi, SICK has developed significantly-improved control loop technology to achieve faster and more accurate position feedback. The sensors’ data output supports applications with acceleration values up to 15 m/s2. As a result, for example, storage and retrieval systems can become more efficient - achieving shorter run times and more runs per hour. The DL100Hi offers the choice of three measuring ranges to suit customers’ applications (0.15 to 100mm, 0.15 to 200mm and 0.15 to 300mm) with a positional accuracy of up to ±2mm and repeatability of up to ±0.5mm. The DL100Hi is the first sensor to utilise a new modular platform for SICK distance sensors, offering the customer flexibility and easy interchangeability within a common mechanical and electrical design. A wide variety of feedback interfaces are supported including SSI, RS422, Profibus and Industrial Ethernet. With its IP65-rated compact metal housing, the DL100Hi is reliable and robust. It achieves a Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF) of 100 000 hours – double the lifetime of most standard laser sensors. Operators can, therefore, reduce downtime and the total cost of ownership. Maintenance downtime is also minimised through the sensor bracket’s quick-release mechanism, and SpeedConTM connector technology with a 3D alignment capability which makes fine adjustment easy and cost-efficient. “The technology advances achieved with the DL100Hi are the culmination of more than 20 years of development in laser positioning and automation control at SICK. The result is a …
How do we prepare for the disruption of jobs related to IoT?
In preparing future generations for the information revolution, the most valuable educational commodity will be adaptability, writes Rockwell Automation Sub-Saharan Africa Managing Director Henry Craukamp. There’s a general anxiety among many people when thinking about what the future of their industry might look like in light of our transition to an Internet of Things-based society: How will the era of artificial intelligence, automation and robots impact on our jobs? And even more extremely, what will the role of humanity be when many of the core jobs of the industrial society are replaced by machines? But there’s a flip side to this coin of the human-machine relationship, and reconsidering our anxiety and focusing on the solution will help increase our chances of prosperity over the coming decades. Already faced with over a quarter of the population being unemployed, that over 75 percent of current jobs in South Africa will either be rendered obsolete or changed beyond recognition by the fourth Industrial Revolution seems like an extremely ominous challenge on our horizon. But this doesn’t automatically translate to job losses. While highly repetitive tasks are indeed being modernised by digital technologies, making an employee twice as productive does not mean halving the availability of jobs: it is estimated that 85 percent of the jobs that will drive the world economy in 2030 have yet to be created. This also means that beyond generalised estimations about the types of skills people will require to participate in this new economy, we do not know the precise skillsets these new jobs will require, and thus how to definitively structure our education system to prepare workers accordingly. In our own international Rockwell Automation research and development laboratories, new technologies are constantly being introduced, researched and integrated into our operations. The only way to keep up with these quickly evolving technological demands and …
ENGEN Pitch & Polish – Call for Entries – Burgersfort 24 August 2019
ENGEN PITCH & POLISH IS CELEBRATING 10 YEARS! Pitch to win R80 000 in cash for your biz! Running your own business? Want to run your own business? ENGEN Pitch & Polish is the platform you need to launch yourself on to the path of success. Celebrating its tenth anniversary this year, ENGEN Pitch & Polish is a national entrepreneurial workshop and competition programme that – so far – has helped over 10 000 entrepreneurs improve the way they pitch their businesses to potential investors. As all entrepreneurs know, a perfectly polished pitch is one of the keys to growing and succeeding in business. The ten-year edition of the programme is being hosted in partnership with Engen Petroleum, Nedbank and Raizcorp. You can register as a delegate to attend the workshop or – if you feel you have what it takes – you can complete an online entry form to be selected as a contestant. During one exhilarating, fun, exciting and free day, participants undergo comprehensive and interactive entrepreneurial training on how to pitch like a pro! The session is facilitated by Justin Cohen, best-selling author, international speaker and TV talk-show host. After the training session, contestants pitch their ideas or businesses to the whole audience. This is where things get really interesting, with both Justin and the audience providing feedback on how pitches can be improved. The regional winners of each leg will have the opportunity to be crowned the ultimate pitch champion at the final glittering round of the competition held in Johannesburg later this year. There are many funders and investors invited to the final and, over the years, finalists (not necessarily the winners) have received millions of rands in investments and hundreds of thousands of rands in grants. Book your place now for the Burgersfort workshop on 24 August. SMS “Pitch” to 43719 (SMSs charged at 50c) or visit www.pitchandpolish.com to complete an entry form, and maybe you will find that R1 …
Getting the details right at a Women’s month conference!
August is the celebration of Women and a number of events are hosted in relation to this commemorative month. In order to host a conference specific to Women’s Month you may want to consider some elements to make it a memorable occasion. In most cases, a conference of this sort is aimed at women only so there are a number of factors that need to be considered as well. • Time of day: Host your conference at breakfast or lunch, as it is always best for women specifically as they usually have commitments in the evening and many also do not like to travel alone at night. • Food: The food you provide will also be determined by the time of day you host the conference. You may also want to consider a high tea style breakfast where pastries and eats are situated on each table and waiters serve tea and coffee. This is also a nice setup for the ladies to interact with one another. • Décor: When it comes to a ladies-only function, it is always best to choose décor that is feminine with floral accents. Incorporating a theme is also a way of breaking the ice between ladies that are not familiar with each other. Themes such as “Mad Hatter” have come up at many a function and encourage the ladies to don a hat of some sort. However other themes such as vintage, denim and diamonds and others have also been popular. The ideas are endless. • Entertainment: It is always best to incorporate some sort of entertainment if the women are being addressed by a keynote speaker. This could be in the form of a female comedian, singer or similar. If there is an auction taking place, it is always good nature to inform the ladies upon invitation so that they are able to prepare in advance. The same would apply for a fundraiser. “If planning a women’s month conference is on the cards for you this year, then these few tips should assist in making the day a success. At Royal Palm Hotel we have all the necessities, and professional experience to make any function flow smoothly,” says Simon …