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Line managers and other business leaders are best placed to maximise recruitment efficiencies. 'Balance' is a myth because you can't serve two masters, so pursue 'integration' instead. Adjust your approach to filling executive roles according to the business environment. Because what is intolerable to an employer might seem tolerable to a judge. It's not unheard of for companies to be paying millions for employees who don't perform. How designated employers should prepare for amendments to the Employment Equity Act. Your recruitment partner must engage with candidates based on their first-hand experience. Unlike job sharing, talent sharing could be an effective flexible work arrangement. There are things that one needs to give up in order to be an effective leader. Tricia explains how neuroscience can be used to get the best out of employees He explains what companies can do to better help employees through this painful life experience. Herman Singh believes we're living in an age of inflated job titles driven by lazy corporate strategy and megalomania. HR Company Solutions MD Madelein Smit shares her ideas for creating a parent-friendly working environment. How having people with disabilities in an organisation improves the bottom line. Companies need to look beyond qualifications to gear up for our new world of work. Altron Karabina CTO Ryan Jamieson explains how SA companies can use the cloud to drive the latter. Pressure from these sustainability-conscious investors have made gender equality a true business imperative He says agility is the new imperative for business in the fourth industrial revolution Duke CE's Sharmla Chetty and BCG's Hans Kuipers on how humans and technology should work together. Transformation specialist Roxanne Da Mata says true transformation is in the transfer of knowledge. Dr Siphokazi Ntetha discusses what will constitute good leadership in the future. Labour law expert Ivan Israelstam says the LRA still lacks some important detail. If old models of leadership aren't delivering results, neither will the programmes that are built to support them. Here's how SMEs can leverage this new way of working to grow smart. But HR consultant Edwick Mabika says this has an adverse effect on innovation and engagement. Disability is the 'poor cousin' of race and gender when it comes to diversity in the workplace. The talent that employers struggle to find locally is widely demanded in popular emigration destinations. Jack Hammer founder Debbie Goodman-Bhyat on the mass exodus of leaders from SA's top companies. Industrial psychologist Phiona Martin on the impact this will have on HR leaders and their talent management efforts. CRS Technologies' HR business unit head Nicol Myburgh says you may be within your rights to do so. Employer branding expert Celeste Sirin on how to transform your team into innovative advisors and creative thinkers. 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Celeste Sirin highlights this and other misconceptions. Talent attraction expert Elmen Lamprecht describes how the core functions within HR have evolved. The Independent Institute of Education's Nola Payne on how to find the right graduates. HR expert Emma El-Karout reflects on how remarkably technology has impacted the way we work. How to reverse the trend of excluding disabled persons in the workplace. Dr Johannes Jacobus van der Walt deconstructs the meaning of discrimination in the South African context. Occupational psychologist Memory Nguwi explains that one does not necessarily go with the other. Industrial psychologist Phiona Martin offers tips on how to foster a culture of open and honest communication. SilverBridge People Wellness Executive Ruth Wotela explains why they changed the name of the function. Barloworld's Munya Gwanzura gives his take on what constitutes an effective board. 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