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26th April, Johannesburg, South Africa. FIGHTING COVID 19 has disrupted everything we once held true. Working from home became a reality, working remotely and asynchronously have become distinct possibilities in a post-pandemic world. But what about working a four-day week? A new study by Henley UK, building on its pioneering study conducted in 2019 before…
6th April 2022, Johannesburg, South Africa. African MBA and master’s graduates will be able to enroll for their doctoral studies at Henley Business School’s African satellite office later this year. Henley Africa is currently pursuing its own accreditation through the Council on Higher Education, but in the interim Henley UK will open a satellite support…
The Daily Maverick, 6th April 2022 THERE’S a small cluster of neurons the size of an almond in the back of each of our heads. It’s called the Amygdala from the Greek word for almond. We never really think about it – until it’s too late. The amygdala controls the body’s fight or…
Following COP26, companies, investors, civil society, regulators, and other stakeholders are looking for guidance from leading academic and industry experts in navigating the shift towards a sustainable economy at the time of stakeholder capitalism and the 4th industrial revolution. Attuned and proactive conscious leadership is critical at a time of global uncertainty and large-scale geopolitical…
JON FOSTER-PEDLEY WHEN WE STARTED this journey of fighting COVID-19, we were all uncertain. There wasn’t a playbook so we all did what we are wired to do as humans; we managed what we could see, touch – and rationalise – in between getting distracted, going down rabbit holes and sometimes becoming overwhelmed. In the…
Is it time to break the traditional barriers to learning and provide vital corporate education? By Jon Foster-Pedley, dean and director of Henley Business School Africa. https://www.linkedin.com/in/jon-foster-pedley-b83805/ As we pass the two-year anniversary of our first lockdown to battle the spread of Covid-19, the question now is whether education will stay online, go back to…
African economies are not growing at the expected rate in spite of abundant natural resources. A lot of factors are at play. But Henley Business School, Africa, in collaboration with Advertising Agencies of Nigeria’s (AAAN) initiative, AdCademy, is tackling this challenge from the platform of developing business managers who will strengthen their intellect and innovation…
JON FOSTER-PEDLEY THE SECOND instalment in the three-part Zondo Commission into State Capture report has been released / https://www.statecapture.org.za/and as we digest the findings of this instalment and speculate on what the final one will contain when it is released at month end, the biggest question in the room is stark: Will any of it…
Desmond Thomas is a program director at Henley Business School Africa. “I always get asked the question,” he grins, “What does a program director actually do? For me, it’s a beautiful process, because I get to walk the learning journey from the day that the delegates first walk into class on Day One, right up to their…
Brighton Zinyakatira was in a place in his career where he sought to solidify his position in his industry, and tuck a qualification under his belt to augment his experience. A friend with whom Brighton had previously studied, had completed a PGDip at Henley a few years ago and, when Brighton told him about his…
