Editorial
After the Games: a Post-Olympic Reflection
This month we take our cue from the sportsmen and women who showed their mettle at the Rio Olympics. Following the briefest rest and moment of reflection, athletes around the world are already in training...
Say What
The Way We Do Things Around Here
It’s that time of year when Catalyst readers, along with the rest of South Africa, celebrate their heritage. When I think about heritage, family, background, values and so many words associated with togetherness erupt...
Don’t Treat Your Business Like the Olympics
Rio has been and gone! There is little doubt that the Olympic Games remain one of the absolute pinnacles in terms of drama, entertainment, sacrifice and spectacle. I mean, when else would you possibly...
First Aid Kit
Delighting Your Customers
At the 2016 Customer Experience Management Africa Summit held at Century City, RecoMed was proud to be one of the 440 delegates to join fellow professionals from across the country at Africa’s largest customer...
A Contract in Pictures
Business owners often find it challenging to set up a contract for their employees. However, an often overlooked aspect is the difficulties that employees face when expected to decipher the legalities in the document...
Words of Wisdom
Endless September (10 quick rules)
Every year, IT professionals at colleges in the northern hemisphere have to deal with an influx of newbies, all of whom ask precisely the same questions as the newbies did last year. It's a Sisyphean...
Books
Black Like You
The City of Johannesburg's new mayor, Herman Mashaba, is an iconic businessman with an inspirational tale to tell. Although his autobiography Black Like You, co-written with Isabella Morris, was published in 2012 by Moky...