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Top back and female execs – demand digh, appointments slow

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Executive-level race and gender equity continued to lag in appointments made in 2011, but not because of a lack of will to redress imbalances, a leading executive head hunter says.

Feminine Leadership

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Feminine leadership is the art of leading using your God given natural abilities. Men and women are created differently. Women by nature are nurtures. Their feminine make up encourage the natural ability of nurturing to come to play even when they are in leadership positions. On the other hand men are protective and generous. The feminine aspect balances the masculine aspect.

Women Leaders of the Bible

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For most of the history of the church, women have been denied the privilege of serving as leaders; however, several women are mentioned in the Bible who were involved in leadership.  Although these women are mentioned briefly, they definitely serve as valid scriptural precedents. The precedents which call into question the notion that says church leaders can only be males. These women, whom the scriptures are alluding to, served in the five fold ministries.

1st time buyers: source of residential demand in 2011

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Although growth in total residential transactions volumes slowed in 2011, following a surge in 2010, the FNB Estate Agent Survey points to 2011 having been a significantly better year for 1st time buyers.

What do you do with the pain of unfulfilled dreams?

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 “Do you really think I’m ever going to make it, baby?”

I looked up at Studhubs last week from my withered, exhausted state in the bathtub with pitiful, sad eyes. The kind of sad eyes you see when someone has lost a dear friend, or hit a wall of impossibility, watching the last bit of hope disappear like smoke from a cigarette into the breeze.

Why not women

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It was the second century Judah ben Ilai who once expressed his gratitude to God that he is not a woman. The Rabbi could count many reasons why he was grateful he was born as a male and not a female.

Heart to heart: Dr Mabel Baloyi

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We speaks to Dr. Mabel Baloyi who is the founding president of Network of Women in Leadership. She is a life coach, mentor and inspirational speaker. She is on a local radio station, Kasie FM 97.1, every other Tuesday talking about leadership matters; and she will be writing for us.

Make your year-end bonus the gift that keeps on giving

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While the twinkling lights and music of the festive season may beckon you to swipe your credit card yet again, deep down you know it’s never a good idea to spend your entire bonus before the year is out. And though we hate to admit it, the merriment of December soon loses its happy glow when in the sober light of the New Year the bills come streaming in. 

Caltex: know your fuels for a better motoring experience

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Caltex advises motorists to know their fuels for a better motoring experience

Banned Nando’s Dictator ad: Ruffle over nothing for SA youth

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Sixty-eight percent of South Africa’s youth believe that Zimbabwean groups that lobbied for Nando’s Last Dictator Standing ad to be pulled from television, were unjustified, and should have seen the humour instead.