By Dawid Krynauw, OIM International AssociateExecutive SummaryGain Share Projects (GSPs) make use of mutually beneficial structures to run successful improvement projects, that will increase the overall performance of a business. These projects work on the principle of only paying out project fees that are based...
By Sandra Botha, OIM International AssociateIn March 2020, the Covid-19 epidemic resulted in announcements of states of disaster across the world. Almost overnight, employers moved office workers out of the office and into temporary workspaces at home for what was expected to be a short-term...
By Brynmor-Rose Zimri, OIM International AssociateIs Employee Engagement just the next HR “flavour of the month” or is it something that can really make a difference & be sustained in any business? According to Gallup, a global analytics & advisory company; not only are we...
By Kosie Lombard, OIM International, Director and Principal Consultant One cannot meaningfully discuss the challenges of Social Responsibility (especially Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)) in a post Covid-19 scenario, unless you also consider the global & national political, economic &social environment in which it has to be...
By Kobus Grobler, OIM International, Managing Director In the previous article, “Covid-19: It’s a People Thing. Talking Business Strategy for the ‘New-Normal”, Chris discussed the importance of tapping into the hearts & minds of the public & employees, to inform & execute the business strategy during...
By Chris Jacobs, OIM International, Director & ER Specialist The internet is currently awash with articles on strategies to address business survival & eventual business prosperity because of the varied impact of Covid-19. Many of these focus on the so-called ‘hard elements’ of business i.e. systems,...
Image: The Wall Street Journal By Chris Jacobs, OIM International, Director & ER Specialist Having been involved with industrial conflict resolution for 28 years, I couldn’t but see some similarities in the effect that the current Covid-19 lockdown & what extended strikes in this country have over...
OIM founder Prof Robert René Tusenius passed away on 21 December 2018 at the age of 95. He was a former director of Stellenbosch University’ Graduate School of Business and Emeritus Professor of Business Management and Administration. Here we pay tribute to this prominent academic and...
One of the top agenda items at this year's Mining Lekgotla which concluded yesterday, was a call to mining stakeholders to promote peace and stability in the sector. This was strongly advocated by both government and industry leaders. At the conference, Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan called...
Johannesburg - One of the top items on the agenda at this year's Mining Lekgotla, which concluded on Thursday, was a call to mining stakeholders to promote peace and stability in the sector. This was strongly advocated by both government and industry leaders. At the conference, Finance...
South Africa cannot afford another strike scenario in the mining industry and stakeholders involved inwage disputes must take caution. This is according to Chris Jacobs, director, Operational Improvement Management (OIM). He says that the mining sector has been fraught with conflict, violence and work stoppages over the last year, and stakeholders must take caution to not...
02 August 2013: South Africa’s labour relations is at a defining moment in our country’s history. Over the past few years, unprotected strike action has escalated into an uncontrolled, violent and unlawful landscape, led by a mob mentality in the absence of formal and recognised...