Reading Time: 3 minutes If you’re launching a startup, cash is absolutely key. No matter the amount of investment you may have, you have to spend it wisely. A common teething problem is the hiring strategy; staff, ultimately, are expensive. Ask any entrepreneur and they’re likely to cite this as one of their steepest learning curves. Some founders have […]

Reading Time: 8 minutes The end of the pandemic seems to be in sight. As we all know too well, this health crisis has ushered in a new paradigm of working. With all staff abruptly relocated to the home office, all levels of management have had to reprise their approach. For many, this was met with some trepidation; after […]

Reading Time: 4 minutes Launching a startup is often a precarious endeavour. This is why tracking the business’s financial health is essential to growth. That is, when a decision needs to be taken, the leadership has to know and understand the company’s key objectives and have a clear vision of how they intend to reach them. If the current […]

Reading Time: 7 minutes User experience design, commonly referred to as UX, focuses on the behaviour of the user and creating an experience that allows them to accomplish their goal. UX design is important because it aims to fulfil the user’s needs. By providing a positive experience, that user stays loyal to the company or brand. Additionally, a meaningful […]

Reading Time: 7 minutes The global pandemic has completely upended the way we work. As businesses all over the world faced an abrupt introduction to remote working, many were braced for the worst. However, what they discovered was quite remarkable; many observed an uptick in productivity, employee satisfaction, and agility. Now, many are considering adopting a hybrid work model, […]

Reading Time: 4 minutes Millions of companies throughout nearly all industries are making the huge error of not preparing their employees to compete in the drastically changing workplace.  New technologies are coming out and changing the work landscape forever. And as a result of these technological advances, it’s expected that 54% of the world’s workforce will need to completely […]

Reading Time: 8 minutes The status of building business capabilities  When it comes to building long-term business resiliency, understanding and defining business capabilities is a core component of the conversation. Business capabilities refer to developing skills, knowledge, and processes necessary to enact change to perform and maximize an organization’s core functionalities.  Some examples of common focus areas for business […]

Reading Time: 8 minutes Digital transformation isn’t a new imperative. However, the findings of a recent survey on digital maturity conducted by FOXIZE found that, amongst 23,000 employees from 234 companies, 76% don’t have the digital maturity the market demands. That is, they are not classified as ‘digitally competent’. According to McKinsey, by 2030, between 30-40% of all workers […]

Reading Time: 8 minutes Despite its roots in software, the tried-and-tested Agile methodology has benefits across sectors and organisations. Although now there is certainly widespread adoption beyond IT, there is still very much the perception that Agile is an internal practice; that is, not enacted by customer-facing workers. However, companies are beginning to see the value of Agile on […]

Reading Time: 8 minutes The reality of COVID-19 COVID-19 has upended nearly every single industry worldwide. From the way we work together to the way we make business decisions, the long-term impacts of the global pandemic are at the front of every business leader’s mind. The unsanctimonious jump to a digital environment has forced businesses to adapt their operations […]