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Frances Haugen's revelations are shocking, yet unsurprising, at best in their level of detail. For a long time, the particular priorities and mechanisms of the Facebook corporation have been criticised. "Hate sells" is the sad but realistic conclusion. However, I...

It is usually said that the “labour market is tight”. The number of school graduates that churn out of tertiary institutions every year is over 100,000 (World Bank Report -2018), and therefore competition for jobs is keen.  Are governments creating new jobs...

We have a multitude of passionate daily predictions of our country’s bad relapse into chaos. Many of these contributions are not by petty commentators, but by citizens with years of training and dedicated contributions to society. Their threatening predictions cannot...

“An empowered life begins with serious personal questions about oneself. Those answers bare the seeds of success.” -  Steve Maraboli, Unapologetically You: Reflections on Life and the Human Experience. What is a seed? "Today's mighty oak is just yesterday's...

Last year I was facilitating an emotional intelligence training for some executives for two different companies. Here are the comments of two participants who occupy key positions in the first company (Company A). Executive A: “We wish to have a Managing Director and...

“Most people consider life a battle, but it is not a battle, it is a game. It is a game however which cannot be played successfully, without the knowledge of spiritual law.” This is how Florence Scovel Shinn starts her book with the same title as this article. We all...

Recently I was reading about the incredible legacy left by the Cadbury family and decided to find out more about their impact, not only as a business but as an agent for change in their community. The Cadburys business began in the early 1800s when they were able to...

To help you remember the 4 points think of them as T I M E. Time is the most valuable commodity you have to offer your family. Without time there is no love, and without love, families become dysfunctional. T stands for trust. Without trust, there is no love, and...

Be happy. I know what you must be thinking right now, “Sure thing, Raynor, I’ll just be happy.” I can even hear the sarcastic tone in that thought. For many people feeling happy is a rare thing and I understand that happiness can be hard to come by. What I want to let...

"It's a wise man who understands that every day is a new beginning, because boy, how many mistakes do you make in a day? I don't know about you, but I make plenty. You can't turn the clock back, so you have to look ahead." - Mel Gibson. New beginnings...a...

A few weeks ago, I was facilitating leadership training for some executives, and one of my questions to them was, "what do you think is the best way to beautifully end your 2021 and start your year 2022?" Some of the answers of these directors are as below: "Achieving...

About six years ago, one evening, I was working late after tucking my boys to bed. At that time they were aged 5 and 10 and were sharing a bedroom right next door from my study. Mikal the eldest slept on the top of their bunk bed, and Luan at the bottom. “Dad, did you...