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Jon Foster-Pedley

Jon Foster-Pedley

Jon Foster-Pedley is chair of the British Chamber of Business in southern Africa. He is also dean and director of Henley Business School Africa. It is part of the University of Reading UK, originally an extension college of Oxford University, renowned for its leadership in climate science, finance, property management and executive education, and one of the most international universities in Britain. Henley is committed to transformation and holds a Level 2 B-BBEE ranking. If you would like to find out how you could unlock your future with Henley Africa, go to www.henleysa.ac.za

Welcome to the brave new world of work, we’re in a race to skills obsolescence

Welcome to the brave new world of work, we’re in a race to skills obsolescence

Jon Foster-Pedley
10 Apr
Markus Jooste’s Steinhoff was a horrific, high-profile example of corporate capture

Markus Jooste’s Steinhoff was a horrific, high-profile example of corporate capture

Jon Foster-Pedley
04 Apr
We are privileged to live in a flourishing, messy, raucous democracy – don’t squander your vote

We are privileged to live in a flourishing, messy, raucous democracy – don’t squander your vote

Jon Foster-Pedley
03 Mar
Breaking visa logjam is critical if SA wants to compete for global talent

Breaking visa logjam is critical if SA wants to compete for global talent

Jon Foster-Pedley
18 Feb
The world needs business, especially global business — to keep the wheels turning

The world needs business, especially global business — to keep the wheels turning

Jon Foster-Pedley
04 Jan
World Cup final a masterclass in everything we try to teach at business school

World Cup final a masterclass in everything we try to teach at business school

Jon Foster-Pedley
13 Nov
Toleration of dissent rather than ‘brilliance’ is needed in leaders

Toleration of dissent rather than ‘brilliance’ is needed in leaders

Jon Foster-Pedley
12 Nov
Businesses go down the rabbit holes of ruin because their leaders get the basics wrong

Businesses go down the rabbit holes of ruin because their leaders get the basics wrong

Jon Foster-Pedley
12 Oct
Spare us from the clever fools who trumpet fake information, but actually believe what they are saying

Spare us from the clever fools who trumpet fake information, but actually believe what they are saying

Jon Foster-Pedley
30 Aug
None of us is Nelson Mandela, but we can make every day Mandela Day

None of us is Nelson Mandela, but we can make every day Mandela Day

Jon Foster-Pedley
31 Jul
Don’t go for quick fix on youth unemployment — we should set long-term, collective drives

Don’t go for quick fix on youth unemployment — we should set long-term, collective drives

Jon Foster-Pedley
26 Jun
Commissions and committees often end up as a collective of highly intelligent people thinking stupidly

Commissions and committees often end up as a collective of highly intelligent people thinking stupidly

Jon Foster-Pedley
18 Jun
We must not be scared of AI, or try to break it like the Luddites broke the looms

We must not be scared of AI, or try to break it like the Luddites broke the looms

Jon Foster-Pedley
17 Apr 2023
We are beset by crises, but that’s not an excuse to give up and close the laager around us

We are beset by crises, but that’s not an excuse to give up and close the laager around us

Jon Foster-Pedley
21 Feb 2023
Lessons from Vivien: Great management is like the art of Zen — it is observed and mastered in the oblique

Lessons from Vivien: Great management is like the art of Zen — it is observed and mastered in the oblique

Jon Foster-Pedley
02 Feb 2023
Business schools must start producing activists and stop enabling the prevailing elite

Business schools must start producing activists and stop enabling the prevailing elite

Jon Foster-Pedley
24 Oct 2022
A just organisational culture is not just good for business, it’s good leadership

A just organisational culture is not just good for business, it’s good leadership

Jon Foster-Pedley
27 Sep 2022
In the ‘new normal’ of our post-Covid world, professional coaching is a powerful tool

In the ‘new normal’ of our post-Covid world, professional coaching is a powerful tool

Jon Foster-Pedley
20 Sep 2022
Chilling in the Arctic Circle is a great way to defrag the mind – but you can (and must) do it at home

Chilling in the Arctic Circle is a great way to defrag the mind – but you can (and must) do it at home

Jon Foster-Pedley
02 Aug 2022
As Covid restrictions dwindle, bosses need to embrace empathy for employees returning to offices

As Covid restrictions dwindle, bosses need to embrace empathy for employees returning to offices

Jon Foster-Pedley
21 Jun 2022
We need to junk jargon, kill clichés and speak in words simple enough for clever people

We need to junk jargon, kill clichés and speak in words simple enough for clever people

Jon Foster-Pedley
06 Jun 2022

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