Insights
Covid is not an excuse to make low-ball offers!
I sit (virtually and metaphorically, of course) with one leg on either side of the Atlantic, living in the US, whilst overseeing businesses in Africa. I get my daily news literally 24/7, and find myself viewing ‘the economy’, business in general, and the job market...
Podcast – Practical advice for managing remote teams
With close to 30 countries across the globe in full or at least partial lockdown, working from home became the norm overnight, speeding up a process that normally would have taken weeks and months to set up. As someone who’s spent a year dealing with the teething...
A letter to my Work-Friends
Dear Work-Friends As we head into Week 1 of Lockdown in South Africa, I’m into Week 3 (THREE!) of self-quarantine here in Los Angeles with my family (where I currently live). My daughters are also into Week 3 of remote learning (otherwise referred to as...
Podcast – Latest trends in the workplace
Debbie discussed the latest trends in the workplace, including remote working solutions and flexitime, with Refiloe Mpakanyane of 702. Why are these trends emerging, and how are companies implementing new ways of working? Listen below, or visit 702.co.za.
Podcast – Just saying yes
Debbie was recently featured on the Wonder podcast (an EO production). She spoke to host Kalika Yap about the importance of saying yes, taking action, and making the most of the opportunities around you. Listen below, or visit eopodcasts.org. ...
Companies & candidates: The 5 ground rules of job offer negotiation
Debbie recently contributed to an IOL Business Report article on job offer negotiations. View the original article on iol.co.za. As companies and candidates enter a fresh hiring season in 2020, the time will come where both parties stand at the door of a...
The challenge of managing multi-generational teams
Debbie was featured in the January edition of CEO magazine, discussing the challenge of managing multi-generational teams. Download the full article here.
Podcast – Gearing up for great hires in 2020
Debbie recently chatted to Wasanga Mehana of 702 about how businesses can create a responsible recruitment plan, and how hiring the wrong candidate can affect the organisation. She also discussed how businesses can handle interviews and ways to recruit the best...
Dread getting out of bed? You’re not alone. SA is facing a burnout epidemic
In SA, some executives need sabbaticals or breaks by their late 30s and early 40s to cope, says Debbie Goodman-Bhyat, the CEO of the executive search firm Jack Hammer. She says successful black women in particular have had to work harder all their lives to reach the...
South Africans are embracing a multi-generational workforce, says expert
Leadership strategist and founder of Jack Hammer Debbie Goodman-Bhyat says, managing teams comprised of a range of generations is a growing challenge for leaders. Speaking to Refilwe Moloto, Goodman-Bhyat says if this challenge is not constructively and proactively...
Multi-generational diversity impacts workplace productivity
Managing teams comprised of a range of generations is a growing challenge for leaders and, if this challenge is not constructively and proactively addressed, it can have a substantial negative impact on affected employees and ultimately the organisation, a leadership...
CEO / Entrepreneur / Dancer
You may have noticed my third ‘slash’. Dancer. A ‘job title’ that I claimed when I worked professionally as a dancer, choreographer, and director of a contemporary dance company, until my late 20’s. I retired, broke and injured, as do many of us….and luckily found a...
The 10% investment that will get your business game back on
Disruption. Uncertainty. Rapid technological advancement. Obsolescence. We all know that the world of work and business is changing and transforming rapidly, even exponentially. I’ve seen some form of a Moore’s Law graph at every conference I’ve attended in the last...
The science & data behind hiring great leaders – SAVCA Conference
The South African Venture Capital Association's annual private equity industry conference is a high-level networking and information sharing event, that has been held since 2008. A range of keynote presentations and panel sessions focused on this year's theme,...
Confessions of an accidental tech entrepreneur
If you had told me at any point in my adult life that I would become a tech entrepreneur, I'd have quickly assured you that you were utterly nuts. I can't work my home theater system and still need help navigating iPhone software downloads: Technology and I are...
Feelin’ good in 2018!
“It’s a new dawn; It’s a new day; It’s a new life, for me….And I’m feelin’good.” That’s how we arrive at work after the year end break. Even if it was only a short one, the slow-down all over the world means that the usual relentless pace softens, slows, and for a few...
Non-striving for over-achievers
One of the key principles of Mindfulness is ‘Non-Striving’. A concept that I have struggled with for years, and which still, from time to time, has me perplexed. I write about this in my book, ‘IntheFlow- Taking Mindfulness to Work’, and I found myself revisiting the...
Women’s Month – Love it? Hate it?
This is exactly how I feel about gender-labelled August. A real love-hate relationship, with mixed and conflicted thoughts and feelings: LOVE IT Yes, we STILL need to raise consciousness about gender inequality in all areas of society and life, all over the world....
Xtraordinary Women – ‘Ditch the Prozac! Choose Mindfulness’
ABOUT Xtraordinary Women: Our Networking Events are specifically designed to provide you with bite-sized information that can be immediately implemented in your business. These sessions also focus on effective networking and building lasting business relationships....
I’m done with ‘Busy’!
I’m done with ‘Busy’! It’s expected these days when asked by almost anyone how you are, to respond with ‘Busy’ (or some other synonym, like ‘hectic’, ‘crazy’, or ‘mad’). It’s the standard response, whether you’re in business, or any other sphere of society. I was at...