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Leadership Intelligence Bulletin
9 November 2010
Global economy
Global economyWhat happened to the American dream?

Thirty years or so ago, in the late 1970s, I had the privilege of working as a correspondent in Washington and often thought of the way of life I saw around me: this just cannot last. It is just too wasteful, writes Piet Coetzer.

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Final word
Final wordAnother matter altogether

For a Democratic Party candidate to win an election to become America’s first black president is one thing. To drive your policy programmes with a congress controlled by the Republican Party, however, is a different kettle of fish altogether.

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Leadership development - Issue 48
Leadership development - Issue 48Learning from the worlds best

With the co-operation of the The LR Management Group, we can now bring you the leadership training tool 50 Lessons, which is a powerful force in the world of corporate learning. 50 Lessons is the worlds premier multimedia business resource, offering more than 1 000 personal and authentic video lessons from internationally respected business leaders. It can assist you to increase the utilisation and return on investment of your learning programmes immediately!

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New winds of change
New winds of changeShifts in global power relationships

In February 1960 then British prime minister Harold Macmillan made his famous Winds of Change speech in the South African parliament in Cape Town, signalling the acceleration of the process of decolonisation in Africa, which would also change the world of diplomacy. New winds of change are picking up speed and if South Africa plays its cards right, much of it can be in its direction.

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Quantitative easing
Quantitative easingSouth Africa in good company

“Developing countries, including South Africa, will bear the brunt of the United States decision to open its flood-gates      (to print dollars via so-called quantitative easing) without due consideration of the consequences for other nations,” SA’s minister of finance complained last Friday. He finds himself in good company as this week’s G20  summit in Seoul, South Korea is shaping up for a showdown between the US and most of the rest of the world.

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Rugby watch
Rugby watchMaybe boring, but effective

The Springbok team overpowered Ireland in the first test of their Grand Slam tour, but had to hang on to beat them 23-21. Some described it as boring rugby, but it was effective – although questionable late substitutions almost cost them the game.

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Opinion on King III
Opinion on King IIIGovernance laws needed for non-profit sector and NGOs

Governance, risk and compliance, or GRC, has come to the fore in the private sector following the latest report from the King Committee.  The same, however, cannot be said of the non-profit sector and non-government organisations, writes Javen Vyravene.

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The Gibbs-story
The Gibbs-storyBook the final chapter?

The first print run of 15 000 copies of the controversial autobiography of Herschelle Gibbs was sold out within two days, and already there is massive interest in India, Australia and England in selling the book there, but his former team-mate, Jacques Kallis, told Leadership Intelligence Bulletin: “The guys (former team-mates) have been very disappointed and angry with the content of his book. I think selfish has been the word most used.”

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Labour opposition
Labour oppositionGoing the African way?

Last week, just as the government announced its proposed new economic growth path it hopes to implement through a broad social compact, its labour ally, the Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu), was hosting a civil society conference with 56 organisations. Jointly they declared that 2011 will be a year of "mass mobilisation on economic policy and against unemployment, poverty and inequality".

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Social compact
Social compactWill government's plans get off the ground?

A comprehensive social compact demanding commitment and sacrifices by all South Africans and sectors is crucial for the success of government’s newly announced economic growth path. Will it work, or is it already doomed to failure?

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Exchange control
Exchange controlWhy The Muted Reaction on Relaxation?

There were times that South Africans would have done anything to get their money out of the country. Although it was illegal to do so, they would run the risk and even in times when it was extremely expensive they would do at the weakest points of the rand, writes Hein Kruger.

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