How to scale mentorship and coaching

Smart Works|Published

Coaching and mentoring are excellent tools for preparing employees for new roles or assignments – providing guidance, improving employee engagement and retention, ...

Soft skills essential for career success

Londiwe Gumede and Smart Works|Published

The majority of companies will be looking for far more from you than just the technical abilities you've learned through training or a qualification.

Women and the empowerment of employability

Smart Works|Published

We celebrate the accomplishments of women in leadership during Women’s Month.

Work-related stress – are employers doing enough?

Smart Works|Published

Three in five employees have stated that their mental health has declined this year due to work-related stress.

Advanced AI identified as key success driver

Smart Works|Published

More than half (54%) of the African CEOs polled in a recent global study by the IBM (NYSE: IBM) Institute for Business Value rank customer experience as their top ...

10 Empowering tips for women in business

Smart Works|Published

Trust your ability and believe in yourself. This is Rochelle Roos' top advice for female entrepreneurs. Rochelle is a trailblazing female in the South African tech ...

What to ask when starting a new job

Smart Works|Published

You need to have clarity on what you bring to the workplace when you start a new job.

Jump start your career with distance learning

Smart Works|Published

Consider remote learning if you want a method that puts your interests first.

Is World Youth Skills Day relevant to Africa?

Smart Works|Published

World Youth Skills Day (July 15), it may be worthwhile to ask ourselves: is World Youth Skills Day relevant to Africa, and can this day of celebration actually address ...

Avoiding a one size fits all approach when managing diverse teams - Using tech to make diversity work

Smart Works|Published

There is currently a lot of focus on Gen Z in the workplace - but from a practical point of view / practically speaking, the more pressing issue is avoiding a one-size-fits-all ...

Benefits of temporary employment services

Smart Works|Published

There are many benefits to using a TES provider. Specialised recruitment capabilities can help businesses meet workforce requirements while externalising traditional ...

Tips to help navigate rough road of retrenchment

Smart Works|Published

The loss of a job as a result of retrenchment can be traumatizing. Due to the stagnant economic growth in South Africa and the worsening unemployment crisis, as ...

Contract tips to ‘Freelance like a boss’

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Freelance Like a Boss helps stunted in-house employees and frustrated freelancers create successful, sustainable businesses that will give them greater flexibility ...

Contract tips to ‘Freelance like a boss’

Smart Works|Published

Freelance Like a Boss helps stunted in-house employees and frustrated freelancers create successful, sustainable businesses that will give them greater flexibility ...

Jobs Fund launches new funding round

Smart Works|Published

In South Africa, we need to acknowledge that currently we have a significant imbalance in the supply of skills required for the future, while at the same time; restrained ...