Jerry SchuitemaOct 15, 20184 minCommon purpose; Common fate.Two critical pillars missing from the unemployment discourse. There can be no greater forces for cohesion in a group than having a common...
Jerry SchuitemaSep 24, 20184 minDancing with deathAnd changing mirrors into windows. The past few weeks have certainly given a columnist enough material to keep his or her keyboard busy: ...
Jerry SchuitemaJul 9, 20185 minThe toxic trade-offAnd the stakeholder war that is destroying the economy. From any point of view, it was a sad day to experience the recent power outages b...
Jerry SchuitemaJun 18, 20184 minGovernment entrepreneurship.The size of government is less important than the way it behaves. The at times cavalier behaviour of the United States under Donald Trump...
Jerry SchuitemaJun 4, 20184 minFrom Ashe to Ashwin.Confronting the thorny issue of merit based appointments in society. It may be connecting some very obscure dots, but former Springbok ru...
Jerry SchuitemaMay 21, 20184 minCuriosity feeds the cat.The important role of this basic human trait to our well-being. What would you do if you saw a group of people gathered on a street corne...
Jerry SchuitemaMay 7, 20184 minThe corporate cauldron.Reflecting on the wider issues of the Steinhoff scandal. If there is one conversation that I would love to hear, it is that between Milto...
Jerry SchuitemaApr 23, 20184 minThe land madness.Our most divisive issue is also the most misunderstood and incoherent. As a young boy, I would often take long, lonely walks in the veld ...
Jerry SchuitemaApr 9, 20185 minStakeholder capitalism.Can South Africa create a fresh economic approach to growth and inclusivity? Part of the enthusiasm of a “new dawn” in South Africa is th...
Jerry SchuitemaMar 17, 20184 minIn the eye of the TigerThe power and complexity of sincerity in a corporate crisis. It may be early days yet, but Tiger Brands and the listeria crisis are rapid...
Jerry SchuitemaMar 3, 20184 minPopular or populist?President Ramaphosa’s difficult choice. Not all popular leaders are good; and not all good leaders are popular. Sometimes the right thing...
Jerry SchuitemaFeb 19, 20185 minStopping the train.Things that really matter in keeping it together for South Africa’s future. Love them or hate them, but current events have demonstrated ...
Jerry SchuitemaFeb 5, 20184 minTurning trust around.Will increased hope improve the low level of trust? Few states are more important in society than happiness and trust. All of the other i...
Jerry SchuitemaJan 19, 20184 minSeething at Steinhoff and othersLet's use our fury to restore business to its true purpose. It may take a while to unravel the wicked web that Steinhoff’s leaders and me...
Jerry SchuitemaNov 27, 20174 minImmunity breeds impunityName, shame and put in jail are inseparable in fighting corruption. As VIP’s go, you can’t get much higher than a Saudi prince, specifica...
Jerry SchuitemaNov 13, 20175 minWhat the ancients knew.An enduring principle that can help rescue the economy. From a distance it looked like an ordinary broken stone. But when farm manager, A...
Jerry SchuitemaOct 30, 20174 minBeyond share empowerment schemes.Lessons from the failed SASOL Inzalo share empowerment scheme. In their heyday, employee share option schemes, or ESOPS, were nothing mor...
Jerry SchuitemaOct 16, 20174 minThe wealth distribution obsession.To the point of Incapacitating wealth creation itself. It’s a cliché, I know, but one can only imagine the positive change that is possib...
Jerry SchuitemaOct 2, 20174 minFollow the meaning.And get a better idea of company health than following the money. “Follow the money”, they say, “and you will get to the essence.” Do tha...
Jerry SchuitemaSep 18, 20174 minGold, Bitcoin and the Dollar.Connecting some frightening dots in the undercurrent of market turmoil. Are we seeing signs of a return to gold backed currencies? It’s a...