What is your age group? 19-25 years 59 26 - 35 years 64 35 - 45 years 2 What is your working arrangement currently? Full-time working from home 36 I work anywhere where there's wi-fi 43 1-2 days a week in the office 47 5 days a week in office + co-working after hours 23 Working from a shared co-working space 6 What...
Dear Students, McKinsey & Company is pleased to invite you to register for the Get to know McKinsey with Allan Gray Orbis Foundation event. We invite individuals who are passionate about consulting or just curious to learn more about it, to apply to join the Get to...
And for more great news! Announcement!!! Co-working space is here! Fellows get an additional 3% discount, over and above the standard commitment discount on memberships. A discount code will be generated and shared with Programme Participants who have indicated interest in the survey shared. To take a look...
Introducing ‘Office Hours’ The professional work environment can be extremely challenging – from fraught team dynamics to insecurities about your performance, even the most talented individuals are tested in the workplace. For this reason, the Careers Portfolio will be introducing weekly drop-in sessions where a qualified...
Congratulations to the Following Fellows for their extraordinary recent achievements: Lindiwe Nhlapo for landing the UX/UI Designer position at Absa! ...
Sitting down with a good book provides an escape— and the opportunity to reflect on topics that you may not have considered beforehand. While reading a new book might be a relaxing experience, there are times when you just want to talk about what you have...
THE ART OF STORYTELLING AND WHY IT MATTERS Have you ever been around people who has the ability to capture the attention of everyone around them? They speak and everyone listens, laughs, asks for more. It’s enviable. Luckily, it’s also a teachable skill. As far back as...
Dear Programme Participant, The Allan Gray Orbis Foundation is sad to inform you of the passing of our Founder and Patron, Dr. Allan Gray, this morning. He was a visionary, successful businessman, leader and philanthropist and these characteristics informed much of his work in securing a...
Fellow Onkgopotse Khumalo co-founded The Pocket Couch: “affordable therapy, at your convenience.” They are bringing you an accessible way to find, connect with and consult with your therapist without having to leave the comfort of your home, office or wherever is convenient for you. They...
Karidas Tshinsholo and Matthew Piper are co-founders of Khula, an app connecting small scale farmers with consumers, disrupting the supply chain with the aim of alleviating unemployment and poverty. They have made it to the final round of the Chivas Global Venture competition....
With most organisations there comes a time where one has to reassess past progress in order to determine the journey ahead. The Allan Gray Association of Fellows is no different and found itself in this exact position a few months ago whilst pondering on a...
Part of the new Associations strategy outlined in our Spotlight On of this month’s newsletter is the desire to increase engagement in the Fellow community. Often, community engagement efforts are restricted and accessible to South African Fellows and not include the Fellow community abroad. As...