2009
2009 – Year of the Pretender | The office admin
Late last year I entered Penguin Tutoring in the SAP Go-for-Growth competition. We were finalists, and qualified to receive a 90% subsidy on a year’s consultancy and best business practice methodology training, to position the company for optimal growth. This, together with seeing the potential upside the company could reach, made me take on a…
2009 – The Year of the Pretender | The Salesman
The year started out with sleepless nights. Not due to worry, but rather, excessive heat. Having moved back to Johannesburg after 7 strong years in Pretoria, I took residence in what used to be the garage at my parents’ house. Bloody hot. Mosquitoes. Hadedas from 4am. This frustration was tempered with the value of returning…