To be entirely honest with you, when given the task of writing this article on mentorship, I was not entirely sold on the idea. Firstly because I did not have a mentor of my own. Secondly, because ...
Hacking Work – Breaking stupid rules for smart results (Book Review)
Review by Jolly Mokorosi I got a chance to listen to the audio version of this book during 2 long haul flights recently. Before you get worried about the title and classify it as hacking in the IT ...
Blessed for Success
A few years ago a former colleague of mine and I would recite the famous Klingon war cry “Qapla’ batlh je”, which means success and honour, before every important meeting or trip. It was our ...
10 Things I would Tell My Younger Self with Grace Olukune
In 2013 TWFG caught up with amazing woman of God, Grace Olukune and we did the amazing interview below. Grace is a Chief Engineer at an international power supplier and distributor, wife, mother an...
Forgive us our trespasses as we forgive others……
Last week’s blog post looked at issues of forgiveness in the workplace. We took a poll in our LinkedIn group and found what we all know instinctively – we have offended and been offend...
Forgiveness is the business!
Within the workplace we are conditioned to act in the interest of self-preservation, which manifests in various actions or behavioral patterns. Consider a situation in which a client or colleague h...
Dr Jekyll and Miz Hyde
I am sure you can relate with me when I say that the head count of men in relation to women in the majority of work places is highly “in favour” of men. Furthermore, the further a woman advances i...
So, you just can’t wait to be King (Queen)?
I am really fond of the Disney movie The Lion King. I love the way young Simba naively sings about how he cannot wait to be king. He knows it is inevitable but has no idea what is in store for him....
OPM (Other Peoples Miracles)
In a recent post on Facebook, Bishop TD Jakes asked why people would go to church if they do not believe in miracles. This brings Matthew 19:26 into perspective for me. Statements like this one als...
Purpose behind the Position
For a number of years now South Africans in particular, have taken well to supporting Mandela Day. Everyone is encouraged to do 67 minutes of good deeds in the hope that a culture of selfless servi...