Listening to Jean Paul Samputu[1], the Singer Songwriter from Rwanda, speak at the conference on Just Governance for Human Security in July 2017 in Caux, Switzerland, was a perspective altering experience. Jean Paul suffered the loss of his parents by…
Contractual wording is intended to provide clarity on the terms of agreement between specific parties. Policy wording shapes the contractual terms of insurance benefits. One would imagine that, at the time of drafting and application, thought would be applied to…
It has often struck me that the different categories of occupational disability benefits are offered and provided to the incorrect sectors of the market and categories of lives. The ‘own occupation’ benefit is commonly more available to the more professional…
The ill-understood condition of an obsessive-compulsive disorder is often the butt of jokes, raising merciless laughter from a society who view the behaviour of those who suffer the disorder to be amusing, irrational and odd. What goes unrecognised however is…
It is said that in these current times of constant bombardment of information via email; media; Twitter: Facebook; Instagram; Linked In and other technological communication channels, FOCUS is more valuable than intelligence. Irrespective of whether one agrees with this view,…
Recently I was struck by a wonderful Facebook post, which I went on to share on my coaching page – it read as follows: “A father said to his son: ‘be careful where you walk’. The son responded: ‘you be…
Mid-January 2017 saw the launch of the new Burns-Hoffman Consulting logo and website as seen on www.b-h.co.za. This marks the final stage of the transition from having worked with a national team to being a specialist consultant in the professional…
Brad Paisley, the American country music singer said - ‘Tomorrow is the first blank page of a 365 page book. Write a good one’. He was referring to the coming around of a new year, the opportunity to write a…
In a handful of weeks’ 2016 will be behind us and a fresh, New Year will dawn, filled with opportunities and potential for further business, professional and personal growth. 2017 promises to be an exciting new year for Burns-Hoffman Consulting…
