"Why women should be taken seriously in the workplace"

Lou's opinion ...

Lou Boxall-Davies, Head Of Planning at Morrisjones

According to the "XX Files", a research project by morrisjones&co, which aims to investigate and understand the gender gap in marketing, almost 60% of women living in metropolitan areas believe that men don't take women seriously in the work place because of their gender.

Are women really not taken seriously by men? Or is it just a case of perceived gender discrimination on the part of women?

Well, these are the same women who believe that there are many career opportunities available to them. They are willing to study further to advance their position in the workplace and many are also driven to succeed in their chosen career. So, it is probably fair to assume that this is more than just a gender persecution complex.

So what's the explanation?

Kim Meredith

Kim Meredith is an internationally acclaimed lecturer, negotiator and deal maker, as well as the Chief Executive Officer of the globally represented The Dealmaker Programmes Company. Kim has held executive positions in business since the late 1980s. Her last corporate position was with a Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) listed Information Technology Group, where she spent 4 years on the main board as Executive Director of Strategy.

Kim currently lectures and consults in the USA, Latin America, Europe and Africa. She has been working with international companies and business people for over 15 years, and is committed to empowering and developing women. Kim is also the author of Work Diva - How to Climb the Corporate Ladder Without Selling Your Soul.

For more information on Kim, go to www.thedealmaker.com

  Ross Chowles, Executive Creative Director of The Jupiter Drawing Room-CT

Ambience vs. Love

Having travelled across China, finding authentic Chinese cuisine in Cape Town is a battle, but not an insurmountable one. The sweet and sour pork offered by ‘Mr. Wok' down the road is as authentic Chinese as someone flipping a burger on a gas Weber and passing it off as a Braai.

Authentic Chinese cuisine is delicate, flavourful and normally very fresh and tender. It is said that with Chinese cuisine, the chef does all of the work as all the ingredients are chopped small enough to be picked up with a chopstick – you just eat. Most Chinese dishes are cooked with lashings of garlic and ginger.

Visiting 2 Chinese restaurants, one top end and one at the opposite end of the scale, I found what I was looking for: flavour and succulence.

Starting with Haiku (58 Burg Street Off Green Market Square) and although they market themselves as Asian tapas or fusion, the menu is ostensibly Chinese. After all, the chefs are from Guangdong, Shanghai and Sichuan.

Bennie van Rooy, Group Financial Director: The JD Group

1. How did you get into the industry?

The multi-disciplinary nature of the financial management/accounting field has always attracted me, because even though there are numerous jokes about accountants and their boring personalities, I am part of a very dynamic world where I am exposed to and expected to provide solutions on a variety of problems that don't yet exist in the minds of others. If it is not mergers and acquisitions, it is tax structures, incentive schemes, exciting business opportunities, statistical provisioning models, risk management, option pricing theories, people issues and the list continues.

I had a very successful career in the banking world where I was exposed to a variety of highly intellectual and technically complex areas such as capital management, Basel II, quantitative risk models and the like, which was very stimulating, but I experienced great difficulty explaining it to my parents and siblings. I guess I needed a new challenge where I could experience the same level of intellectual stimulation, but also become involved in more practical day-to-day business operations. Where better to be than the JD Group where we sell affordable commodities and credit solutions to the mass-middle market.

The position itself is like living in a dream world. I am really fortunate to be in this position and am grateful to a few very special individuals for this opportunity.

And yes, I am changing the popular perception that accountants can enjoy themselves, take risks and have fun!

2. If you weren't in this industry, what would you want to be doing?

Playing golf and having sundowners.

3. When you were six, ten, and sixteen, what were your dream jobs?

Six – Veterinarian (I was so impressed by the way in which the vet treated my sick dog)
Ten – Astronaut (not a lot of imagination)
Sixteen – Writer (can you imagine the amount of free time?)

By Chris Brewer  

Brewer's Droop
Thursday, 02 September 2010

Once, when I was a private detective (oh yes I was) I found a missing lady and was smacked in the mouth by her boyfriend (there's gratitude for you). I mention it because it used to take a long time to get details on people, and even then it was only scant information.

These days it's so easy.

If I put my mind to it I can get just about all the details I'd ever want about someone. Take a recent job application for example.

A pleasant young lady applied to me for a data-capturing position and brought all the right paperwork with her. As an aside, I have employed a lot of people over the years and I can't remember EVER checking a reference. I mean what's the point? No applicant is stupid enough to give me the name of someone who's only going to confirm that she's a habitual coke snorter – or is she?

I am calling on you to assist this month in any way you can. You can drop off food items at our offices or we will collect. This little school depends entirely on donations and often the teachers do not receive any salary as there simply is not enough money. See the list of their requirements once you have clicked through.

Acc Name: Leratong Joy For One
Acc Number: 62269970482
Branch Code: 212217
Swift Code: Firnzajj 690
Acc Type: Cheque Account
Bank Name: First National Bank
Branch: Balfour Park Mall

Their registration certificate number is 002298
(Alexandra Learning Pre-School Centre's bank account)

Click below to read more about Leratong.

Neotel embarks on winning streak with Net#work
Net#work BBDO has been confirmed as the new creative agency for South Africa's first converged telecommunications network operator, Neotel; continuing the agency's new business-winning streak.

OIL appointed by Kuier magazine
OIL, brand strategy and research specialists within the Lowe Bull group, has been appointed by Kuier magazine to package their offering for advertising purposes. Based on their recent research into the coloured market, OIL will assist the Media 24 publication in gaining further insight into their target consumer.

She has 25 years experience in all aspects of print, both above and below-the-line marketing, from POS to magazine printing as well as gifting printing.
She can also assist with training production people to understand the print processes and requirements.

If you need her, let me know – brenda@adtalent.co.za – and she will make contact with you.

http://fotozup.com/disturbing-ads-from-the-good-old-times/  

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