Category Archives: GIBS Knowledge and Information Services

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Change management is the key to AI success(FC)

You’ve launched the AI pilots. You’ve rolled out copilots and chatbots. You’ve invested in licenses, training, and dashboards. And yet, the results aren’t showing up the way you expected. That’s the challenge of AI change management. Communications and training are essential, but without new ways of working, AI stalls at surface-level adoption. We’ve been here before. In […]
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The impact of AI slop on the internet: It is a growing concern (FC)

A few months ago, I was lying in bed, lightly clutching my phone, when Instagram Reels presented me with a brief video that promised an impossible soap opera: There were animated cats—with feline faces but unmistakable human bodies—living seemingly human lives, including in a human-seeming house and also, for some totally unclear reason, at a […]
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Five Reasons For NOT Bringing Your Whole Self To Work (FB)

In recent years, “bring your whole self to work” has become one of the most overused slogans in the corporate lexicon. It sounds liberating, human, and progressive: an antidote to the sterile, hierarchical workplace cultures of the past. Leaders who champion this mantra usually mean well. They want to signal psychological safety, inclusion, and humanity. […]
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Leading At The Speed Of Change: How Technology Is Outpacing Organizational Readiness (FB)

Every generation of managers thinks they’re living through the biggest transformation. This one might actually be right. Technological advancement is not new. Businesses have been adapting to new tools and systems since the Industrial Revolution. What’s new is the rate of change. A century ago, progress moved in cycles. Today, it moves in sprints. The pace at […]
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Sustainable thinking: research aligned with green goals(FT)

The large-scale disappearance of vultures in India was for years as much of a mystery as it was an apparent irrelevance. Yet recent groundbreaking research has demonstrated the cost of their loss to human health and planetary biodiversity alike — and helped to vindicate ways to measure academic work that aligns with societal impact. Once […]
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AI’s Promise Vs Reality And Why 62% Say It Is Overhyped(Forbes)

Artificial intelligence has captured the world’s attention, dominating headlines and sparking ambitious conversations in boardrooms and among investors. Its promise is massive: the ability to eliminate repetitive tasks, enhance productivity, and unlock innovation at unprecedented speed. Yet, as the initial wave of excitement meets real-world application, the path to adoption has been less straightforward than […]
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How professionals can prepare an AI-assisted future (FC)

When I walk into a client meeting these days, one of the first questions I hear is: “How much of this can AI actually do for us?” The expectation is often that AI will seamlessly take over everything from analysis to execution. But in practice, the story is more complicated. After years of advising organizations on how to implement […]
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Exploring how South Africa’s fresh fruit industry can boost export performance while building sustainable global trade relationships.

Read insights from GIBS SA research by Petzer, D. J., Matthee, M., Kuhn, S. W., & de Villiers, V. (2023), a collaboration between Henley Business School, GIBS, and Stellenbosch University. Title: South Africa’s fresh fruit industry: Optimising export performance and securing sustainable exporter-importer relationships. The fresh fruit industry in South Africa is considered the biggest […]
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5 powerful ways South African employers can transform workplace mental health(IOL)

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), depression and anxiety cost the global economy an estimated US$1 trillion each year in lost productivity, but every dollar invested in mental health treatment returns fourfold in improved productivity and well-being. As World Mental Health Day approaches on October 10, the real question for South African employers isn’t […]
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How to Drive Digital Innovation Without Wasting Resources (HBR)

 Companies are under pressure to pause digital innovation as costs rise and uncertainty grows—but holding back risks falling further behind in the age of AI and data-driven change. Research shows the most effective organizations avoid waste by funding projects incrementally based on evidence, pairing autonomous teams with shared resources, and continually reallocating talent and capital to […]
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