Unfortunately, most of us have some or other preconceived opinion about people not based on any reason or actual experience. Perhaps it's human nature that we fall back on our individual prejudices to help us make sense of things we simply don't understand. And maybe it helps to deal with deep-seated insecurities. In a homogenous society such as Japan's, where everyone speaks the same language, share the same value system and increasingly the same age, these prejudices aren't as damaging to society as in a country like ours. In South Africa, a diverse and historically divided country, our prejudices cannot be left unchecked. To be driven by them is a recipe for disaster and this is especially true of those in the C-Suite, and more urgently among managers below that rung in the large businesses that still dominate the corporate landscape. It poses the greatest risk to the long-term sustainability of this young nation. That's the only way I can read this week's depressing statistics o...
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