We need to radically transform our economies, which means throwing out the cant of isolationism or of only giving jobs to our nearest and dearest and instead appointing people who don’t look like us, but who are undoubtedly the best qualified for the job, sacrificing the toxic recipe of tokenism and short-termism for the longer-term…
DetailsTHE SCENES of joy resonating around South Africa this week after the Springboks’ watershed Rugby World Cup final on Saturday are as real and as honest as anything you can ever hope to see in this country. For the first time we don’t just have champions to celebrate, we have champions who know all too…
DetailsWhen we look about us, we see the truth everywhere of the failure of any of the three metanarratives of the 20th century; capitalism, communism and fascism, each one of which has proven to be unsustainable in the end. In fact, if we were to be totally honest the world’s slavish adherence to each has…
DetailsTHERE’S a reason why we feel stressed, why we feel overwhelmed –and it is not just about the amount of work we have to do. Individual brains react in different ways to the same work environment and understanding this can help us cope better and indeed maybe even help to conquer stress altogether. I first…
DetailsThe world finds itself in a very different place when a 16-year-old can trigger some of ostensibly the most powerful men in the world and while some are moved, others snarl like playground bullies. How else do you explain Greta Thunberg and her unbelievable address to the United Nations General Assembly? Thunberg isn’t just a…
DetailsA RECORD number of Henley Business School Africa graduates will receive their MBA degrees in the UK on Friday, September 20th 2019. Some of them can opt to do it all over again at the end of November in Johannesburg, when Henley Africa caps 943 graduates over a joyous three-day festival of success, honouring successful…
DetailsPress release 10 September 2019, Johannesburg, South Africa. HENLEY Business School Africa has noted the rising levels of violence in South Africa with absolute abhorrence and great sadness. Today it recommitted itself to be a safe space for both its students and its staff. “We have always prided ourselves on being a safe space for…
DetailsARE you stressed to the point of feeling ill? Overworked and overwhelmed? Constantly making the wrong decisions? Self-confidence at its lowest ebb? If you can tick any of these boxes, maybe you should be seriously considering signing up for one of Henley Africa’s three masterclass programmes in October. Groundbreaking British neuroscientist Professor Patricia Riddell will…
DetailsWE JUNK jargon, we kill clichés, we’re simple enough for clever people. Three simple concepts but ones that you’re going to be seeing a lot more of on billboards in and around Johannesburg soon. But they’re far more than that. Dejargoning education isn’t an advertising campaign, it’s a real statement of intent. I speak from…
DetailsFOR JUST over a year now, Henley Business School Africa has been busy training filmmakers across the continent, 60 of them in fact, drawn from 13 countries. It might seem a strange fit for a business school, but it actually makes perfect sense. If creativity and innovation hold the key to Africa’s development, then film…
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