http://www.avovision.co.za Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:01:52 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I have been looking at the Avo space with fresh eyes over the past couple of months.  It has just happened that I have had a few powerful and influential men engage with us in all sorts of ways recently, and those engagements have made me feel really proud of ... http://www.avovision.co.za/2010/03/13/not-a-feminist-rant/ TP has made it into the Destiny man magazine. And Rachel did some awesome work researching and putting the thoughts together with him. Human Resource departments are aften seen as cost-centres and are not always seen as adding real strategic value to the business.  TP gives us some hints and tips ... http://www.avovision.co.za/2010/03/01/how-to-maximise-hr/ When I started working at AVO nearly three years ago, I made a commitment to to blog my journey. It does not matter to any of you whether I share my stories, but I needed something to hold myself accountable to. To keep going when it feels tough to push ... http://www.avovision.co.za/2010/02/27/what-a-week/ BEE has incredible opportunities in this country and in your business, but only if it's being used effectively. So how exactly does one use it effectively you ask?  BEE doesn't have to have the negative connotations that it has been given, Jules chats about this in today's Star Workplace. Read the scanned ... http://www.avovision.co.za/2010/02/24/bbbee-benefits/ Telesales call-centres are the main contact point between most major corporations and their clients or at least their prospective clients.  Therefore it is imperative to make sure you know the game and your actual objectives.  This article applies sales principles to the telesales market, however anyone can benefit from the ... http://www.avovision.co.za/2010/02/19/raise-your-telesales-game/ Nothing kick-starts a year more than attending the world's biggest and probably the most important event on the leaders' calendar - The World Economic Forum 2010. Let me enlighten you... 2000 of the the world's leaders, (leaders in the all spheres) politics, economics, environmental issues, religion.. come together on one small resort, ... http://www.avovision.co.za/2010/02/12/wef-2010-a-south-african-takeover/ I have been as disgruntled as the rest of us when it comes to the poor results of BEE and transformation in South Africa.  It has felt like a horrible tick-boxing excercise to become compliant and make sure we still have access to the opportunities that exist in SA.  At the ... http://www.avovision.co.za/2010/02/10/uncovering-the-soul-of-bee/ On the 18th of January our precious Ev gave birth to a healthy baby girl at 3:30 in the morning.  About a year before Ev’s little bundle of joy was even thought of, I was working quietly in our offices when Donald (Ev’s 6 year old son) came back from school.  ... http://www.avovision.co.za/2010/01/29/a-time-to-celebrate/ Hey Blog-readers.  This week we have had a great media week with two Avo articles published in the Star.  Double Whammy! :) The first is an interview of our very own Sandi, she tells about the unfortunate failure of her last business.  The article focuses on what went wrong and how to ... http://www.avovision.co.za/2010/01/21/the-media-double-whammy/ Well, I just teared up. We sent one of our Footprint training mentors, Jill Wellbeloved, out into the field in Bronkhorstspruit to do some interviews and write an article about the entrepreneurial spirit of one of our trainers, Tshepo Malibe. Shew! She brought back such a touching article that gave us ... http://www.avovision.co.za/2010/01/18/footprints-feelgood-fix/