First AIMC (Association of Internal Management Consultants) Meeting in Africa

September 1, 2010

More than 30 senior delegates from various industries attended the first of our Strategic Leadership Conversations sessions at The Venue at Melrose Arch on 23rd August 2010. JvR brought these delegates together with international guest speakers from the Center for Creative Leadership and the Association of Internal Management Consultants as well as local leaders. [...]

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Readucate approved for Gauteng Primary Literacy Strategy (GPLS)

September 1, 2010

We would like to congratulate Edna Freinkel on her Rebecca Ostrowiak Reading Programme (READUCATE) being approved by the Gauteng Provincial Government for the Gauteng Primary Literacy Strategy (GPLS).
In February 2010 Gabi Khumalo reported in the BauTimes (Tshwane) that according to the Education MEC, Barbara Creecy, government research has shown that the majority of learners [...]

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Job Stress : The Three-Headed Monster

August 30, 2010

Workplace stress is estimated to cost companies millions in poor performance, absenteeism and health costs. Job stress impedes on the ability of employees to actively demonstrate work engagement behaviour. Therefore, whilst it is important to promote work engagement in organisations it is also of equal importance to simultaneously curb job stress in order to maximise [...]

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ILS Recap: Jarrett Shalhoop, from Hogan Assessment Systems, USA

August 25, 2010

JvR recently hosted Dr Jarrett Shalhoop, of Hogan Assessment Systems. During his first visit to South Africa, he met with a number of current Hogan clients to discuss the use of Hogan Assessments in development programs or advanced assessment systems.
Dr Shalhoop’s presentations to the business sector was well attended, both in Johannesburg and Cape [...]

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Personality and driving behaviour in South Africa

August 19, 2010

The concept of traffic psychology is not new to South Africa, but it is not often something that practitioners discuss in professional forums. This is somewhat strange, as traffic is probably one of the most ubiquitous topics of discussion for any person who finds themselves in it on a regular basis. More specifically, you will [...]

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Anger: A Valuable Source of Information

August 19, 2010

Have you ever found yourself feeling angry after attending a pointless meeting, being caught in a traffic jam or because the power went out just as you were about to watch a World Cup Football match? We all experience anger, caused by different triggers and experienced at different levels of intensity, but underlying each [...]

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New Professional Board for Psychology in South Africa

August 19, 2010

The HPCSA excitedly announced new professional boards via a media release on the 10th August 2010.
We are as excited about this new development as they are. The boards have been inaugurated which effectively means new management for the HPCSA, as the chairpersons of these Boards will serve for the next five years as [...]

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SIOPSA Annual Conference 2010 Overview

August 19, 2010

This year’s SIOPSA conference sported a new look, new venue, and exciting new additions to the programme. The JvR Group made sure that our team was present in full force, sharing knowledge and ideas, and making new acquaintances. With a record-breaking number of delegates attending, this year’s conference was vibrant and exciting, and certainly well [...]

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PsySSA 2010

August 11, 2010

The 16th South African Psychological Congress was held at the Durban ICC in the first week of August. The warm weather fooled us into thinking that Winter was over! The theme for the 2010 congress was “Probing the Boundaries of South African Psychology” and PsySSA enjoyed record attendance with a jam-packed programme. [...]

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A New Trend in America? College Educated Manual Labour

June 18, 2010

Check out this interesting article By Carol Morello a Washington Post Staff Writer: More college-educated jump tracks to become skilled manual laborers.

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