Cook, a former director of the Gordon Institute of Business Science, is cofounder and chair of the African Management Institute.
Happiness at work
Being happy in your workplace improves productivity — all good jobs should give people a say in decisions that affect ...
Just laws serve the interests of both the big and the small
One family’s housing disaster turns out to be another’s joy
Small businesses also have a role in Earth Day
Green thinking need not just be a constraint on traditional business but a huge opportunity
Why Women’s Day is for men. No, really
It is easy for men not to notice the extra barriers facing women in business and elsewhere
Strong relationships can carry us through any downturn
Loving relationships are vital as entrepreneurs rely on people as colleagues, customers, suppliers and investors
Amid the lockdown charity really does begin at home
Paying domestic workers and gardeners who were told to stay at home is the least we can do to help them survive
Businesses will get nowhere fast without adapting to the times
Surviving the pandemic requires speed and efficiency in meeting the needs of customers
Coronavirus can spur people to make the world a better place
The pandemic gives us an opportunity to press reset in our lives and businesses and treat each other with more ...
Like warthogs need aardvarks, small firms need conducive conditions
Regulation geared towards big business can kill small and medium enterprises