HR FORUM

HR FORUM

Dr Mario Denton tesame met Marius Orffer en Johan Van die Merwe so pas begin om HR forum te vestig waarby die HR Bestuurders in die omgewing Upington betrek word.  Die primêre doel van die forum is om sake van belang te bespreek en gedagtes daaroor te wissel.

Dr Mario Denton is gekry om ons te help met die vestiging van so ‘n forum en verskaf die akademiese insette.

 

Al die HR Bestuurders in die omgewing is genooi en ons glo dat hierdie inisiatief tot groot voordeel van die HR funksie by maatskappye in ons omgewing sal wees. Dit is so belangrik om beste praktyke en praktiese oplossings te gee synde al die veranderings wat plaasvind in die arbeidsmark

Een van die lede het soos volg geantwoord: Dankie Johan. Ek het die HR Forum vanoggend baie leersaam gevind. Ek dink dit is ‘n skitterende idee en glo dit sal ‘n groot bydrae lewer in ons almal se dag tot dag uitdagings. Amanda van Zyl van Kobus Duvenhage

 

Leaders attitude

Healthy Leadership Essentials 09: Leaders attitude from TRUE AFRICA LEADER on Vimeo.

Be consistent with what is inside and what is outside, in belief and behaviour, your words and your ways, your values and your practices. A person may forget 90 percent of what a leader say, but he or she will never forget how a leader behaves.  

Your leadership principles are best conveyed in the laboratory of life; they are conveyed as much through character as they are through words. Truth is most effectively proclaimed through the consistency of works and words.    Ask yourself what attitude to your portray?  

THE wisdom of humilty

“I think you’re over-thinking this.”

I was driving somewhere, and my sister was riding shotgun. The rest of the discussion has faded from memory, but I remember this moment.

And she was right. My arguments failed to recognize the two or three most important things.

Sorting out thorny issues requires wisdom, but there are different opinions even about what wisdom is. In his book Think and Grow Rich, Napoleon Hill explains wisdom as a sixth sense a person can develop, allowing him or her to receive flashes of inspiration.

The Character First definition emphasizes a person’s ability to put what is true into practice or to see connections between “character issues” and behavior.

When I think of what is wise in a common everyday way, it also involves what I believe and the way I figure it out. That sounds like a lot, but it’s not that complicated in real life.

For example, when deciding what to eat for lunch, we admire someone who has the self-discipline to eat a salad, even a hearty salad. This person values daily decisions. He or she appears well informed about the affect of diet on health. Perhaps this person even has the humility to defer to the wishes of a doctor or spouse.

It takes more than knowledge and more than intelligence to learn from others. It takes humility to assume that others might know something I don’t know. It takes humility to change something I’m doing because I trust someone else’s perspective, even if I can’t see exactly what they are saying.

On the other hand, we have trouble taking someone seriously who argues—against the evidence—that eating junk food doesn’t affect one’s health. We all know daily decisions add up, and we wouldn’t admire someone who ignored his or her doctors or loved ones.

In the film and book, The Princess Bride, Vizzini the Sicilian imagines himself a great mind, able to “predict the truth using logic and wisdom.” But when he is pursued by the Dread Pirate Roberts, the “inconceivable” begins to happen with alarming regularity. At least it should have alarmed him—and then maybe he would have survived to further complicate the plot.

But as it turns out, in his final battle of wits, Vizzini didn’t consider the possibility Roberts was immune to the deadly iocane powder.

Sometimes the wisest course is to recognize what we don’t know. Sometimes even our little sisters can see things we have overlooked.

Healthy Leadership Essentials 30: Forgiveness from TRUE AFRICA LEADER on Vimeo.

Develop yourself

Inspirational thought for the week from Dr Mario Denton

Enthusiasm with Dr Mario Denton

Enthusiasm is one of the most divine feelings we can experience. It is energy vibrating at the highest level, energy vibrating in tune with creation. Enthusiasm is directly linked to passion. The word « Enthusiasm » has its roots in the Greek language; it literally means « the God within »

Top 10 Things You and Your Wife Fight About

The well-known adage (one-size-fits-all) for family gatherings goes something like this. “Never talk about politics, sex, or religion.” That’s any family—modern family, traditional family, non-traditional family—you name it.
That well may be a practical suggestion for large get-togethers at Thanksgiving and Christmas, but it’s not the best advice for your marriage. Avoiding difficult topics doesn’t make the tension go away. To the contrary, unwillingness to communicate mostly serves to deepen the divide. Can you spell marriage conflict?
We recommend a marriage that values communication and acknowledges the potential for conflict in the context of mutual respect and affirming love.
Simply put, we’d better talk about the things we fight about. If we won’t talk, then fighting is all that’s left in the way of communication. Parenting 101 and marriage 101 are often, fundamentally, exactly the same class.  
To find out more about parenting for life and married for life course visit www.trueafricaleader.com  or contact Dr Mario Denton  marden@mweb.co.za
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Read more about the 10 things...  (click on read more)

make-or-break factor for the dream of a rainbow nation

"Ethics is a make-or-break factor for the dream of a rainbow nation," observed Professor Deon Rossouw, CEO of the Ethics Institute of South Africa (EthicsSA). Speaking at the Second Annual Ethics Conference in Sandton on Friday, Prof Rossouw further said: "We have to look at where we have made progress, where we are failing and where we need to put more focus in order to build a more ethical, and thus ultimately more just, society. Both individuals and organisations have to take responsibility for their impact on society."

Speaking on the state of ethics in South Africa, Eusebius McKaiser, a political and social analyst at the Wits Centre for Ethics, argued that South Africa had to close the gap between the vision we adopted in 1994 and enshrined in our Constitution, and the reality of what is happening on the ground. McKaiser said that South Africans tended to confuse ethical with legal behaviour.

Professor Wiseman Nkuhlu, chancellor of the University of Pretoria and chairman of Rothschild South Africa, agreed that the problem of ethics lies not in ideological beliefs but in people's everyday conduct. "Those who lead must be the champions of good ethical conduct. The implementation of ethics in an organisation should not be left to ethics officers and auditors," Professor Nkuhlu said. "We need to develop a common understanding of what serving the public interest means."

At the same time, he added, it was the actions of ordinary South Africans that will ultimately make the biggest difference. Both corporate and private citizens must insist that the national conversation be about the values that underpin policies and economic objectives, and should participate in this conversation more actively.

Sipho Pityana, chairperson of the Council for the Advancement of the South African Constitution, argued that an active citizenry could reclaim power from political parties and, in fact, increase the capacity of the state, provided the state recognised citizens as partners and not as enemies or opponents.

We can all be agents of change... 

We need to develop our character

Develop families, businesses and communities of character

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Special recognition to SA Goodnews

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Develop character in your family, your organisation and you community
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Full or fulfilling life? Insight with Dr Mario Denton

In this year we realized the crucial role of character and practicing habits of success. There are no substitute for this. Character values are often overlooked, yet is crucial to success. “Character” is who we really are. It's what we do when no one is looking. It is the accumulation of thoughts, values, words and actions. These become the habits that comprise our character. Character determines our responses, our priorities and in effect our destiny. In today`s fast moving world with all the many distractions - many of us easily forget these true values - waste time on wrong ways of life and we often find ourselves between a rock and a hard place not sure where it all went wrong.
Your life is made up of a series of moments that have led you to where you are right now. More importantly it will be moments that will lead you to where you are going. What character did you portray?
Will you be doing the same things next year, going to the same places, spending time with the same people, wishing the same things, realizing that with each month, with each year that passes, those wishes will probably never materialize?

Or will you be moving rapidly towards the life of your dreams, having made the necessary changes in your mentality, having taken necessary action steps, feeling great about your future, about your progress and about yourself as a person?
We become too busy to implement change, too busy to reflect, to see, to listen, to be grateful.
We are busy living a full life yet not always a fulfilling life

To all woman- whether you are a mom, a daughter, a student, a boss, an employee...

Happy women's day from the Strong Message team..
Take courage as the 20 000 woman did in 1956.
Even when the world are rushing... may you realise that it is important to take time, to realise the value and potential you have.   May you laugh and be thrilled by the everyday magic and mystery that life brings along your way.  May you reflect true beauty as woman


Here follows an extract from a well known poem that I sent a while ago to Bea, and thought it to be appropriate on women's day. May true beauty be part of your everyday...

For attractive lips, speak words of kindness.
For lovely eyes, seek out the good in people.
For a slim figure, share your food with the hungry.
For beautiful hair, let a child run his or her fingers through it once a day.
For poise, walk with the knowledge that you never walk alone.
People, even more than things, have to be restored, renewed, revived, reclaimed, and redeemed; never throw out anyone.
Remember, if you ever need a helping hand, you'll find one at the end of each of your arms.

As you grow older, you will discover that you have two hands,
one for helping yourself, the other for helping others.
The beauty of a woman is not merely in
the clothes she wears,
the figure she carries,
or the way she combs her hair.
The beauty of a woman
must be seen from her eyes,
because that is the doorway to her heart,
the place where love resides.

The beauty of a woman
is not in a facial mole,
but true beauty in a woman
is reflected in her soul.

It is the caring that she lovingly gives,
the beauty of a woman

with passing years—only grows.

To the men:  Use this occasion as a reminder to respect and care for them. To honour your commitment and promises. To walk your talk to ensure that women receive the respect and opportunities they deserve.  Make this women's day a true time of caring and reflection.  Together we can all make the significant difference.