Business Schools

You’ve probably come across a number of people in the workforce who will tell you that their MBA is what helped them learn the skills required to be in the management position they are at today.

The UCT Graduate School of Business has published a collection of quality teaching case studies that are set to help business school students across the world get to grips with the social and economic realities of doing business in Africa.

The IMM Graduate School is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Dalein van Zyl as Chief Executive Officer of Professional Learning Group (PLG), which includes the IMM Graduate School in SA, as well as Oxford College of Marketing in the UK as of 1 September 2017.

Do you qualify to pursue your MBA degree? Edinburgh Napier University provides its criteria for prospective applicants.

Unsure of what to do with your life? The Young Minds Entrepreneurship Programme is ideal for school leavers, current students and even graduates.

Recent changes in the qualifications necessary to obtain an MBA have raised the standards required of prospective applicants.

Are you thinking of pursuing a business qualification? Here are three things you should know before starting business school.

Current MBA students might agree that the first four letters of the term business, “busi,” describes the reality of business school.

A proposal by students that government form a student advisory panel on issues of development was welcomed by Minister of Small Business Development Lindiwe Zulu in Cape Town.

Acclaimed author and creative strategist Timothy Maurice Webster will share his insights on personal branding.

How good are you at negotiating? Research shows that few people are truly effective negotiators: the figure could be as low as 5%. This has huge implications for business.

South Africa?s Public Protector Thuli Madonsela has a strong sense of ethics
and moral sensibility and this defines her leadership signature- she embodies
a leadership quality that others would do well to emulate.

To be a competent manager in the 21st century, you need to have high doses
of both education and experience, says Elmarie Strydom, Academic Head of
Undergraduate Programmes at Regenesys Business School.

The interest in increasing ones earning capacity by studying an MBA is often
offset by the costs of tuition, both locally and abroad. The MBA Tour, coming to
SA next month, provides financial advice to people interested in an MBA
courses.

Deciding when to study an MBA is one of the toughest professional decisions an
individual is likely to make, and as the course requires significant capital and time
commitments, it is not to be taken lightly.

Healthy project management has an essential role to play in Africa?s infrastructure
expansion and many project managers will be sourced from South Africa due to its
position as a key development power on the continent.

Much has been said about the potential of Africa yet economic progress has been
slow in the continent. Frik Landman says the lack of educational institutions that can
deliver quality management programmes is the reason why Africans can not take
advantage of these opportunities.

Coaching is a relatively new concept in business but more leaders are incorporating
this practice in the workplace as research confirms that coaching can increase
employee productivity and customer satisfaction and boost economic value.

There is no doubt that today?s leadership across all sectors is in turmoil. With issues
such as poor governance, non-compliance and a weakening economy facing the
private and public sector, upcoming and present leaders need to understand how to
deal with these challenges, as well as adequately develop their skills.

Mamphela Ramphele shared her ideas for nation building at a recent talk held at the
UCT Graduate School of Business. All citizens can participate in harnessing democracy
by fully participating in it, claiming ownership of it, and like in business when things
start to go bad, making a plan.