by Eugene Beetge | Jul 18, 2016 | Education, Philosophical thoughts
What is the Theory of Constraints? Theory of Constraints, or ToC, is a systems approach to the management of organisations, focussing on maximising the flow and thereby achieving improvement of system’s productivity. The methodology can be applied by any position...
by Eugene Beetge | May 16, 2016 | Education, Mentoring & advice, Philosophical thoughts, Thought leading
Recently, we have been focusing on educational topics to assist our students and institutions with dealing with an ever changing technology environment. This blog article however, we have changed the focus a little, to shed some light on personal learning, and its...
by Eugene Beetge | Jun 6, 2015 | Business mind benders, Philosophical thoughts
Have you ever heard of chaos theory? Maybe you’ve heard of the butterfly effect? You may have seen a movie reference to it, or perhaps a university professor? Chaos theory is not for academics. Chaos theory is not a way of thinking, a religious principal or a...
by Eugene Beetge | May 24, 2015 | Entrepreneurial Goodies, Mentoring & advice, Philosophical thoughts
Most people train in the field of entrepreneurship out of necessity. Some get formal training and some learn by the seat of their pants. I am one of those that learnt as I went on, making mistakes and paying the price. I have always found it interesting that the...
by Eugene Beetge | Apr 7, 2015 | From the writers desk, Mentoring & advice, Philosophical thoughts, Thought leading
The challenge that is planning and forecasting. “I think the challenge in life is to not plan too far ahead, but also not plan to soon or not at all.” If you are planning too far ahead you will soon realize life and the universe have other plans. Planning too soon...
by Eugene Beetge | Mar 14, 2015 | Education, Mentoring & advice, Philosophical thoughts
Have our busy lives stopped us from pursuing the need to learn, study, question and query? Seriously, think about it. When last did you really learn something new or acquired a new skill?. It seems in today’s world, information is so readily available that we...