Prof. Elain Vlok is an incredibly talented woman who is the founder of Clover’s corporate social initiative (CSI), Clover Mama Afrika. This CSI project has won several awards including Prisa Prism 2005 Awards;

Don’t limit yourself. In other words, think BIG. Thinking small when you can be thinking big is definitely limiting your potential. People are capable of doing great things, but not if they don’t envision great things being done. You don’t have to waste time working your way up to the top when you can start there in your mind.

Do you want to know what your future holds? Do you have a dream you are trying to change into a reality? I’ll be honest with you – people will offer you some sound advice and countless brilliant ideas, but your future is in your hands and will remain entirely unchanged unless you take action.

Tina Thomson is the Group Training and Development Executive at Transman. She has just completed a year at Jenna Clifford as General Manager of Operations. She was the former CEO of the Businesswomen’s Association, the largest association of business and professional women in South Africa.

Patricia Glyn is a familiar face and voice to South African audiences, having been in broadcasting for the past 15 years.  On radio she’s remembered best for “Patricia’s People”,  a programme which profiled the great explorers, scientists, historians and eccentrics of the world. On TV, she’s hosted many different shows, among them the controversial documentary series “Point Blank”.

Dr Renate Volpe is a recognized expert in the arena of people development, leadership and change management. She represents a unique combination of academic ability (She completed her PHD under the guidance of Dr Robert Carkhuff Arlington, Washington DC), and success as corporate player with 30 years of business experience (first as an employee and then as a business owner, …

I heard it once said, that the future is already here, but just not evenly spread around, just yet.  So what is this future that I’m beginning to see?

Isn’t it amazing how we discount the invisible domains of life, when they continue to wield so much impact on our lives? Take for example electricity. We use it without too much though or consideration. We’ve got no idea about its technicalities, we just hit the switch and it’s there. It’s only when it’s missing that we understand the value …

When I was 17, I read a quote that went something like: ‘If you live each day as if it was your last, someday you’ll most certainly be right.’