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"Trends As Business Strategy" - with Dion Chang

Is your business future-proof and how can it take advantage of “the rise of the machines”? What skills must we ensure our children develop for the future world of work? And are giant retail spaces like malls soon to be ghost towns? Jon Foster-Pedley, Dean of Henley Africa interrogates these…

1 Aug 2017 33 min

Building A Comedy Business ft. John Vlismas

Don’t let the title of this conversation fool you – John Vlismas is so much more than just a comedian… This businessman, social commentator, and more shares his insights and feelings around a number of topics during this #WhatsTrending discussion that will leave you both chuckling and also thinking deeply…

20 Jun 2017 33 min

Finding Meaning At Work – With Sameer Rawjee

"They find the kernel within you, the value you uniquely offer.” says Sameer Rawjee of his time at Google. Jon Foster-Pedley, Dean of Henley Business School, spends time with Sameer, now MD of O-School, during this #WhatsTrending conversation to talk through his experiences at Google, and how these have informed…

13 Jun 2017 32 min

Team Engagement, Creating Focus, and Going Global - With Dr John Demartini

This fascinating conversation between Dean of Henley Business School, Jon Foster-Pedley, and Dr John Demartini sees questions being asked of the true worth and function of HR, a challenge being put to all of us around how we spend our time, as well as insights into getting the very best…

6 Jun 2017 44 min

Interrogating Sustainability

Jon Foster-Pedley, Dean of Henley Business School Africa, looks closely at and asks hard questions of this thing we keep on hearing about called Sustainability. Raldu Nel, CEO of Blank Canvas Int. and Chairman of the African Sustainable Development Association, joins Jon in studio for this #WhatsTrending conversation to offer…

30 May 2017 32 min

Personal Development - Time Well Spent or Time Wasted?

It was a great privilege for Jon to welcome Dr Kelly Sloan into the #HBR studio during her recent visit to South Africa. With a Bachelors degree from Columbia University, a PhD from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and an Executive MBA degree from Henley Business School, Dr Sloan…

23 May 2017 30 min

The Evolution Of Education

Joseph Gerassi, Executive Head of Redhill, joins Henley Business School Dean, Jon Foster-Pedley, for this fascinating conversation around the evolution of education and the incredible results Gerassi and his team are seeing as they break new ground in a sector in South Africa that has seen little to no true…

9 May 2017 34 min

Future Of Talent Development & Retention

Dean of Henley Business School, Jon Foster-Pedley, enjoys an insight filled discussion around the future of talent, talent development, and talent retention with three studio guest experts: Sameer Rawjee, Former Googler, and Founder / MD of O School; Talent Whisperer and Creative Parenting Expert, Nikki Bush; Raymond De Villiers, Futurist…

5 May 2017 29 min