Re-skilling yourself
JoburgToday TV spoke to dean Jon Foster-Pedley about re-skilling yourself during the COVID-19 pandemic and how critical this is. Watch the interview here
Business schools bid farewell to their ‘viral virginity’
Business schools have lost their “viral virginity” and will never go back to working the way they did before Covid-19, says Jon Foster-Pedley, dean of Henley Africa Business School. Forced to adopt educational models they previously considered too expensive or cumbersome, many schools have now embraced the changes. Since becoming dean in 2011, Foster-Pedley has…
How to keep making decisions in the throes of a crisis
In the Business Beyond Covid series, CEOs and other business leaders and experts in their sectors look to the future after Covid-19. What effect has the pandemic and resulting lockdown had on their industries and the SA economy as a whole? Which parts will bounce back first and which will never be the same again?…
It takes a lot of guts to leave the feared 28s gang, but Welcome Witbooi did just that
Welcome Witbooi was 29 and at the top of his game. He was a four-star “general” in the 28s, one of the three feared prison gangs that make up The Number. Each star tattooed on his shoulder represented someone he had killed. Witbooi was the king of Pollsmoor, Cape Town’s notorious prison that’s ranked one…
If there was ever a time for reflection it is now
COVID 19 is a daunting prospect; it may not kill you, but there’s a real chance it will be the death knell for your corporate career because the economic contagion has joined forces with the epidemiological to create a perfect storm. To understand why, you have to understand the lifecycle of business – and entrepreneurship.…
SA higher education doesn’t work
The numbers tell the story: of every 100 SA learners, 60 will sit their matric exams, 37 will pass, 12 will go to university, and only six will complete their undergraduate studies within six years. In business, this would be considered a hopeless return on investment. And it gets worse. About 45% of the workforce…
2020 could be your year of plenty – if you’re up for it
It’s big picture thinking for small business or, if you like, streetwise entrepreneurship for creative businesses. This September, Henley Business School Africa and Raizcorp will be offering the first ever CHE-Accredited and SAQA-Accredited Higher Certificate in Management Practice for Entrepreneurs. “Raizcorp is recognised by The Economist as the only genuine business incubator in Africa,” says…
World top 25 for Executive MBA programme
The world ranking of Executive MBA programmes from the Economist shows the value and quality of our Executive MBA, positioning our course no.21 in the World, no.10 in Europe and no.3 in the UK, and highlighting strengths in a number of other areas including diversity, student quality, course content, careers, alumni network and salary increase. Today’s MBA ranking follows our recent success in both the FT Global Masters in…
Moleli’s taking it to the next level
Published 27 June 2020 in The Saturday Star, Independent Newspapers IN FIVE years’ time, Macfarlane Moleli wants to be running his own media house, hosting his own TV show and changing African narratives, but first though he’s got to get his MBA. The seasoned broadcast journalist, on TV screens every Sunday night, either hosting Carte…
We need PPE against fake news, fake science, racism, sexism and toxic behaviour as we rebuild post Covid
Published 18 June 2020 on The Daily Maverick by dean Jon Foster-Pedley AS SOUTH Africa prepares for the spike in the COVID 19 pandemic in the rest of the country outside the Western and Eastern Cape provinces, some of the key conversations – over and above the availability of ventilators and hospital beds – are…
