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There’s always a fair bit of muddling through during times of massive change, as we see now at the dawn of the fourth industrial revolution. The trick is not to carry over old-school thinking into a new realm and limit your opportunities. I think we are facing a real risk of doing just this, looking at the impact data privacy legislation can have on a company’s ability to transform for a digital future. A crucial part of digital transformation is doing business in an entirely

That the world is a much smaller place thanks to the internet and digital communication technology has probably not escaped anyone’s notice. But are you truly harnessing this to do your business better, and to grow beyond South Africa’s borders? Gone are the merchant vessels of yesteryear circumnavigating the globe by sea to sell your products. Today the internet creates an even more extensive marketplace at the click of a button. To me, this presents three clear benefits for

Think about your smartphone and the apps you have loaded onto it. Sure, it arrived with some pre-loaded, but most you have probably chosen yourself. In fact, you’ve no doubt swapped a few out as well, say when you discovered a weather app that had better wind information when you took up sailing. Or a news app that that aggregates all your favourite newspapers so you don’t have to clutter up your phone with multiple apps, all sending you duplicate breaking news apps. Or selec

As business owners, we are understandably always looking for the “top” products and the “best” tools to optimise our ability to manage our companies. Until recently one of those choices was selecting between Best of Breed products and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software. The environment has finally evolved to the point where it is no longer an either / or decision. We now have a real choice, with the ERP system being just one of the options available to us as opposed