Editor’s Thoughts.

I was park running (walking) on Saturday morning when it struck me that we have 10 working days left until we close the office for the holidays. (In fact, it’s only 9, because of next week’s public holiday.) So I thought I’d use the opportunity to reflect on the top 10 phrases used in our community for 2025.

I haven’t ranked them in any particular order, but I’d comfortably wager that you have heard the phrase:

You need to embrace AI. Although AI won’t replace you, a (insert your role here) who doesn’t use AI will be replaced by a (insert your role here) who does.

We all know by now that AI is a thing. In fact, by the end of 2027 AI will be a thing we can’t even conceive of, according to an influential report released in April this year by the AI Futures Project. What is encouraging is the research recently published by PwC (under Top Picks) shows that “African workers are embracing AI faster than their global peers”. 64% of employees across Africa report using AI at work in the past year, compared to 54% globally. It’s a great read on where the continent is right now on careers and career reinvention.

“But data without empathy is just noise”, reminds Phylla Jele (e4) as she unpacks how HR strategies need to evolve in this data rich world. Not going to lie, when I hear comments like this there is a part of me that worries that it’s just the humans trying to remind ourselves that we will remain relevant. Who knows? (Shrugging emoji)

On a different note, I also enjoyed Thato Moitsemang’s (Glacier Invest) article on absolute value. It’s a great read on the role of these types of portfolios for investors.

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