Promoted, but not prepared: The hidden cost of poor leadership transitions!
What are the challenges that Managers face during transition into new roles? Businesses need a proactive strategy to support transitioning leaders in order to avert failure and create added value by increasing a new manager’s effectiveness. What is the problem? The scarcity of talent in the marketplace often leads to fast-tracking leaders. This is a […]
Long-term incentives – anchoring executive pay?
Executive rewards in financial services are entering a period of recalibration. In South Africa’s financial services sector, remuneration discussions now centre on one core theme – balance. How do organisations protect themselves from excessive fixed salary commitments while still attracting and retaining leaders capable of steering businesses through economic uncertainty, regulatory pressure, and rapid digital […]
Are you recruiting for a role or a personality?
When we present a strong shortlist, the panel is always blown away with the quality. The experience is there and the technical capability is clear. Even so, the question on everyone’s mind is, what are we really hiring for? It’s clear they can do the job, but have we really given personality enough consideration. It’s […]
Leadership adaptation amid disruption – navigating change
Leadership adaptation amid disruption is essential as organisations navigate rapid changes in technology, workplace dynamics and global challenges. The past few years have been among the most challenging in recent history. Geopolitical tensions and inflationary pressures have surged. Disruptive technologies are pushing leaders to constantly reinvent themselves and their organisations to remain competitive and relevant. […]
What To Do about Female Talent in SA Financial Services?
Everybody wants it. But it’s hard to find, and even harder to keep. While female representation has improved generally across the Financial Services sector, most Board, CEO and C-suite roles remain male-dominated. Whether it is to achieve BEE targets, driven by a moral imperative or rooted in the fact that diversity is good for business […]
SA Financial Sector transformation in the spotlight
It has been a year since President Cyril Ramaphosa signed the Employment Equity Amendment Act into law which has empowered Thulas Nxesi, the Minister of Employment and Labour to update thresholds for employment equity for each of the country’s national economic sectors. The minister republished these five-year targets on 1 February 2024, giving 90 days […]
Hiring demand in Asset Management still high and resolute
As we come close to the end of another post-pandemic year, many of my clients are asking me whether hiring has been increasing or decreasing across the industry. There were predictions that the widespread hiring freezes, put in place during the worst of the pandemic, could take years to thaw. That didn’t happen. Despite the […]
Save your firm from the ordeals of succession
Pause for a moment and scan your company, department or team – do you recognise the potential successors, the individuals poised to assume pivotal roles within the organisation? Where can they be found? Who are these successors, are they well-prepared to assume leadership responsibilities? In South African asset management firms, a wave of portfolio managers, COOs, CIOs, […]
Three leadership pressures that will only intensify for asset managers in 2023
In her last column for Citywire for 2022, Phryne Williams looks at the challenges facing company leaders. View this Article on LinkedIn Performance under pressure is a hallmark of the C-suite, but 2022 has been a relentlessly tough-all-round year. By many accounts, there seem to be some cracks appearing in the usually implacable facade of […]
What value are asset managers delivering to employees that will attract rare talent?
EVP – In her latest column for Citywire, Phryne Williams explores the importance of an employee value proposition. View this Article on LinkedIn Businesses differ on what they define as delivering value to their employees. And while some key aspects of an employee value proposition (EVP) are clearly defined, such as remuneration and benefits, other […]