CFO South Africa's Podcast

In part two of this episode of the CHRO South Africa podcast, Oracle's Claudia de Villiers Microsoft's Jasmin Pillay and the Academy to Innovate HR's Dieter Veldsman tackle ways to create a culture of innovation as well as the importance of developing an AI strategy, particularly in cases where there is a need to change legacy processes and systems. 

In part one of this episode of the CHRO South Africa podcast, you will hear from three esteemed experts who explore the leadership mindset that is necessary for an optimal adoption of AI in the workplace. The panel - which includes Claudia de Villiers, Oracle's Domain Lead for HCM in Eastern Central Europe, Middle East and Africa, Jasmin Pillay, who is Microsoft's Director: HR Consulting in the Middle East & Africa region, and Dieter Veldsman, HR thought leader and domain expert at the Academy to Innovate HR - will provide insights regarding how best to leverage AI in the workplace.

If the last two years have taught us anything, it is that the key to thriving in this amplified VUCA world is having the freedom and will to adapt to change - quickly. In one word, it's adaptability. That's the all-encompassing word that thought leaders love to use to describe future-proof people and organisations, but what does it mean in a practical sense? In part two of this podcast,  Tim London, Ronnie Toerien and Ninette Van Aarde continue to explore decentralised decision-making and whether it is the key to improving the quality of being able to adjust to new conditions and enabling seamless change management protocols within organisational ecosystems. 

In this episode of the CHRO South Africa podcast, you will hear from a diverse panel of experts about the pros and cons of decentralised decision-making in a world of ongoing uncertainty. The panel - which includes Tim London, founding partner of U.S-based consultancy Dwyer-London, Ronnie Toerien, HCM Development & Strategy Leader for Africa at Oracle and Ninette Van Aarde, Organisational Design Lead at Momentum Metropolitan Holdings - will discuss the organisational cultures, tools and people strategies that are essential in order for decentralised management models to thrive in this era of constant uncertainty.

In part two of this episode, CFO South Africa managing editor Caylynne Fourie further explores how Vodacom Group CFO Raisibe Morathi and Douglasdale Dairy CFO Bradley Wentzel are fighting the challenges that are keeping them up at night.

In part one of this episode, CFO South Africa managing editor Caylynne Fourie will be talking to Vodacom Group CFO Raisibe Morathi and Douglasdale Dairy CFO Bradley Wentzel about the challenges that keep them up at night. 

In this episode, CFO South Africa managing editor Caylynne Fourie will be talking to Sage Africa and Middle East vice president of medium business Gerhard Hartman and AWCape group director of business development Jeff Ryan, who will reveal how cloud fits into the CFO's strategy.

In this episode of the CHRO SA podcast, Discovery chief people officer Tswelo Kodisang, details the pivotal moments in his career, explaining how he came to adjust his mindset from trying to keep up with his peers' career trajectories to focussing exclusively on his own holistic personal development. The 2020 CHRO of The Year Award attributes his success to having had leaders that saw his potential and put their faith in him from an early point in his career.

In this episode of the CHRO SA podcast, Discovery chief people officer Tswelo Kodisang shares lessons on how to find a mentor and how to be one. He discusses some of the more unconventional types of mentor-mentee relationships, sharing how one of his mentees reached to him on LinkedIn. He also highlights the importance of being a perpetual learner, saying it's not about collecting degrees and certificates but rather ensuring that one's knowledge grows and evolves – learning, re-learning and unlearning – in perpetuity.

Cebile Xulu, people lead for Sub-Sahara Africa at Mondelēz International, is among the most outspoken members of the CHRO SA community. In part two of this podcast, she speaks openly about being discriminated against because of the way she wore her hair, while also sharing her thoughts on the concept of black tax.

Cebile Xulu, people lead for Sub-Sahara Africa at Mondelēz International, is among the most outspoken members of the CHRO SA community.  In part one of this podcast, she discusses her passion for mentoring graduates and young professionals. She also speaks candidly about transformation, or the lack thereof, in corporate South Africa.

In this episode, brought to you by Sage, CFO South Africa managing editor Caylynne Fourie will be talking to King Price Insurance deputy CEO Rhett Finch and Water & Energy SETA CEO Mpho Mookapele, who have both moved from the CFOs to the CEOs of their organisations before they turned 40! Find out what these young finance professionals' formula to success was.

In this episode, brought to you by Sage, CFO South Africa managing editor Caylynne Fourie will be talking to MTN South Africa CFO Dineo Molefe and MARS South Africa CFO Sam Hopwood about how the role of the CFO has evolved before and during Covid-19.

MTN Group CHRO and 2019 CHRO Of The Year Paul Norman is the special guest in this episode, which is sponsored by Workday. Paul, who joined MTN in 1997, shares how he's been able to stay at the top of his game, leading the people agenda for an ever-evolving organisation. He also shares his view on whether the responsibility thrust upon HR to lead businesses during the Covid-19 pandemic supported the notion that HR leaders are ideal candidates for CEO roles.

In this CHRO SA Podcast, experts from MTN and Oracle delve into the importance of fostering a symbiotic relationship between finance and HR in a digital world.  While there are many factors that typically stifle a collaborative relationship between HR and finance, this insightful conversation sheds light on why the pros of having more collaboration and better integration between the finance and HR functions far outweigh the cons.

In this episode, CFO South Africa managing editor, Caylynne Fourie, will be talking to Sage's finance director of Africa and Middle East, Jordaan Burger, as well as Tetrad IT director, Vusi Mthethwa, who will be providing some insight into the forces driving change in the finance industry. 

In this episode, CFO South African Managing editor Caylynne Fourie will be talking to Oracle vice president and head of customer marketing for ERP, and finance Steve Cox and Oracle sales director Phakiso Mataitsane, who will be discussing how Covid-19 has sped up most companies' digitisation journeys.