Staying ahead of the criminal
Robbing people used to be as simple as walking into a wooden cabin and pulling out a pistol and taking what you want. Nowadays, it’s a lot more complicated to rob other people as we have our walls and hundreds of pin codes, we can hardly remember. Unfortunately, though, the robber game has not ended. […]
Control = Income
Good Control in Business It sounds to simple to be something worth writing but it is a basic Truth when it comes to Income. If you are not controlling the situation you are not generating Income from it. So look over your space and see if you are making money in that area of your […]
What does the future hold for South Africa
We are already almost half way through the year and time flies as swiftly as a cloud. There are many challenges that face us in South Africa. The continuing poor exchange rate, political instability, crime, water shortages, drought, unemployment, what else. We all have to adjust to these changes and make contingency plans, allowing for […]
The true meaning of freedom
Who remembers this day 22 years ago? I remember going to vote and the spirit of optimism that pervaded the country. There was a sense of something new and bright. A feeling as though we had been cleansed and were given an opportunity for a new start. A new country. This day, 27th April, commemorates […]
Can you trust your employees
Can you trust your employees? Do you have controls and monitoring systems in place to detect fraud or any transgressions or non-optimal performance within your company? Are you monitoring revenue and costs? If the answer is “No” to any of these questions then you are haemorrhaging cash. This is a fact. Without monitoring systems there […]
Are you stuck in a timeless rut and can’t seem to shift out of it?
It is funny how deceptive time is and how it can change speed. There is a slow run up at the beginning of the year, things start to speed up and it is the end of the year whizzzz… another year gone. What happens to all the time? It is just eaten up like a […]
The link between understanding business processes and staff competence
There is a distinct connection between understanding business processes, controls and competence. If your employees and management do not understand your business and the reason for certain processes and controls then they cannot take ownership of the processes and will not be responsible for what goes wrong. Understanding comes with knowing the purpose of things […]
The analogy of the car
I like to use the analogy of a car when talking about running a business. Cars are very near and dear to most of us and can become an extension of who we are. The same applies for your business, even if it is an organisation you work for, this becomes who you are. We […]
The “Be Do Have” breakthrough business approach
Control and risk, two sides of the coin
For there to be a control, there has to be a risk. If there is a control without a risk then you have to question the reason for the control. Some controls are in place because they have always been there and may no longer have a purpose. The purpose of controls is to reduce […]