SME Zone Masterclass

Masterclass

Masterclass brings you lessons in personal development from the experts in their fields. Masterclass covers the soft skills they don’t teach you in business school – that can make all the difference to your career.

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Weekly English South Africa Business · Education
39 Episodes
12 – 32

A Chat about being a self-starter

Being a self-starter often means being self-motivated and driven, but what else is needed to achieve this level of initiative? Katlego Msomi chats to CEO and founder of Celebrate Yourself Events, Amanda Ndiki about being a self-starter.
29 Mar 2018 10 min

What does personal and cultural identity mean in the workplace?

What does personal and cultural identity mean in the workplace? This week Katlego Msomi is joined by Gordon Cook, founder of Vega Brand School and Naledi Shuenyane, founder of Chuana Original to explain what this means and how it is an integral part of one’s growth and development.
26 Mar 2018 10 min

What Social Entrepreneurship is all about

Whatis social entrepreneurship? It is a phenomenon that seeks to contribute to poverty alleviation and job creation but how is this achieved and what are the challenges that come your way? Nhlanhla Ndlovu, a Red Bull Amaphiko participant & Social Entrepreneur, and Gavin Weale, Founder and Managing Director of Livity…
19 Mar 2018 15 min

Why emotional support is needed in order to succeed

When we think of running a business we might think of sales, marketing and accounting. But how does emotional support affect your ability to succeed? Karen Wessels, founder of SnappSales gives us a Masterclass on getting that support.
9 Mar 2018 9 min

How does emotional support affect your ability to succeed ?

When we think of running a business we might think of sales, marketing and accounting. But how does emotional support affect your ability to succeed? Karen Wessels, founder of SnappSales gives us a Masterclass on getting that support.
5 Mar 2018 9 min

Lessons in personal development

Masterclass brings you lessons in personal development from the experts in their fields. This week, Tasneem Mohamed, CIO at the Think Team gives us a Masterclass in unlocking innovation at work
26 Feb 2018 9 min

Social and Mobile Marketing do's and don'ts

A transformational of marketing is underway as we spend more time on our mobiles, tablets and laptops. The challenge for businesses is to connect with customers through all these devices in real time and create campaigns that work across social media. But in countries where a majority of people still…
19 Feb 2018 11 min

What creativity, adaptability & collaboration mean in a niche career space

Monique Wainstein Geoscientist at GIBB’s Dam Hydropower and underground work sector talks to Katlego Msomi about the innovative work that she does in South Africa and African countries, the important role that a geoscientist plays in everything that involves all forms of civil engineering. Monique explains her primary focus being…
16 Feb 2018 9 min

Breaking stereotypes when working in a niche career stream

Working in a niche industry doesn’t leave much room for creativity. Monique Wainstein a geotechnical engineer at GIBB’s Dams Hydropower & Underground Works on how to inject creativity and break stereotypes when working in a niche career stream.
5 Feb 2018 9 min

Company culture and creativity

Katlego Msomi is joined by Preetesh Sewraj, CEO: Product of the Year & chief innovation analyst to discuss company culture and creativity.
22 Jan 2018 10 min

What is the responsible way to engage online?

Living in a digital age can be seen as both a blessing and a curse with the internet opening us up to many new and sometimes unwelcomed forms of interactions. What is the responsible way to engage and why is this important? To talk us through the issue, we are…
15 Jan 2018 10 min

How to delegate

Joining Katlego Msomi in studio this week is Kerstin Jatho - MD at 4Seeds giving us a Master Class on negotiating power dynamics at work.
4 Dec 2017 9 min

Leading with courage

Courageous leaders and organisations can change the world. Author and courage coach Simon Ekin gives us a Masterclass on how to lead with courage.
27 Nov 2017 13 min

What you need to know about changing careers

The average person typically changes career paths up to seven times, according to Kay Vittee, CEO of Quest. Despite the common nature of career-switching, nothing really prepares anyone on how to go about it. Vittee shares her insights on the best ways to change your career and how to know…
20 Nov 2017 9 min

Career change

You might be considering a career change – but what is the most strategic and effective way to transition to a completely new industry ? Kay Vittee, CEO of Quest Staffing Solutions gives us Masterclass in switching careers
20 Nov 2017 9 min
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