Business Unusual: The strange decline of business manners

Stephen Grootes speaks to Tamra Capstick-Dale, Managing Director of Corporate Image, about the apparent decline of professional etiquette and good manners in the business world. From how people communicate with colleagues and clients to the way they conduct themselves in meetings and professional r…

Business Unusual: Why businesses struggle to get real value from AI

Stephen Grootes speaks to Keenan Theron, Managing Director of Workiflow, about how businesses can move beyond using AI tools like ChatGPT to integrating AI into daily operations and turning its potential into measurable business results. The Money Show is a podcast hosted by well-known journalist …

Business Unusual: Gym memberships, wellness programmes and other workplace perks cannot compensate for excessive workloads and unhealthy working environments

Stephen Grootes speaks to Professor Renata Schoeman, Head of the MBA Healthcare Leadership Programme at Stellenbosch Business School, about the growing impact of toxic workplaces on employees' mental and physical health. The Money Show is a podcast hosted by well-known journalist and radio present…

Business Unusual: How lab-grown diamonds and meat are changing the meaning of 'real'

Stephen Grootes speaks to Graeme Codrington, Lead Researcher at the TomorrowToday Futures Institute, about what lab-grown diamonds and steaks have in common. Lab-grown diamonds are chemically identical to mined diamonds, while scientists are developing real meat grown from animal cells without rais…

Business Unusual: The business cost of neglecting employee mental health

Stephen Grootes speaks to Thionay Morgan, Human Capital Executive at Old Mutual Mass and Foundation Cluster, about why employee mental health and wellbeing should be a year-round business priority rather than an annual campaign. The Money Show is a podcast hosted by well-known journalist and radio…

Business Unusual: How fatherhood may change the way male managers hire

Stephen Grootes speaks to Advaita Naidoo, Africa Managing Director at Jack Hammer Global, about research examining how becoming a father to a daughter can influence the way male managers make hiring and promotion decisions. The Money Show is a podcast hosted by well-known journalist and radio pres…

Business Unusual: When workplace venting starts hurting productivity

Stephen Grootes speaks toSiphiwe Moyo, Organisational Behaviour Specialist, about when workplace venting crosses the line into emotional dumping. While sharing frustrations with colleagues can be part of a healthy workplace, repeated venting can create a cycle of negativity, drain colleagues’ emoti…

Business Unusual: Executive pay: Fair or excessive?

Stephen Grootes speaks to Graeme Codrington, lead researcher at the TomorrowToday Futures Institute,about whether capping executive salaries is an effective way to reduce income inequality and improve corporate accountability, drawing on international examples such as Israel and China. The Money S…

Business Unusual: Have we become too efficient to hear each other?

Stephen Grootes speaks to organisational behaviour specialist Siphiwe Moyo, about why hearing someone’s voice can make them seem more intelligent, thoughtful and human, and what that means for job interviews, difficult workplace conversations and leaders delivering tough messages. The Money Show i…

Business Unusual: The cost of toxic workplaces

Stephen Grootes speaks to Advaita Naidoo, Africa Managing Director at Jack Hammer Global, about how employees can distinguish between a truly toxic workplace, organisational dysfunction and simply being in the wrong job fit, and what steps they should take in each situation. The Money Show is a po…