Don't you just love the expression "I hear you"?



In my view, it's often used in conversations where the listener has already made up his/her mind, but knows that it will be easier if you think you have been given their full attention!

On the other side, though, there are people who believe that just because they express an opinion or an idea, not actioning it, means they have not been heard.

Another of those really difficult situations to manage.

Over the past few days I have been struck by the number of times I have had young women say to me "my dad said I should take the chance/could do it/ must try". Each time these ladies have been faced with a challenge, and based on the courage given them by their fathers, they have stepped up to the plate. Successfully.

And I wonder if these dads recognise the incredible freedom that they have given their daughters?

Is 2016 the year of mainstreaming Business Intelligence and Analytics?

In IT circles, IoT and Analytics are mainstream! In the real business world, there appears to be an appetite and a genuine need, but the question is “Is it really happening?”

I have rather belatedly read Ajeet Singh’s article – 2016 Anti-Predictions for Analytics, and found it very interesting. Some of the statistics mentioned were a surprise eg 99% of data still being on premise.

This topic has been on my mind for the whole month of March based on the LinkedIn brief of the hottest positions in my industry.

It has to be a role in Analytics and Business Intelligence.

Security is a serious contender, too.

What else?

Web development is still in demand.

According to Robert Half, the positions with the most potential salary growth are:
 

In August, male Grade 11 and Grade 12 learners from Wendywood and Alexandra High Schools in Johannesburg benefited from direct exposure to the realities of running a progressive, modern and profitable business. The learners were recently hosted for a full day by Sandton-based Accsys as part of the Company’s annual Boys in Business Day initiative.

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