Eyodwa Workplace Conflict System Design

We are an innovative consultancy that designs tailor made workplace conflict systems and disciplinary inquiries. National client base.
Also at @vlok_andre

[Andre Vlok @vlok_andre]

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CHINESE NON-COMPLIANCE WITH SOUTH AFRICAN EMPLOYMENT LAWS

What are the consequences of non-compliance, or the enforcement of compliance for South Africa? What options do the parties have?

My Conflict Conversations article at

https://t.co/pep1pL8ZXk

[Andre Vlok @vlok_andre]

CHINESE NON-COMPLIANCE WITH SOUTH AFRICAN EMPLOYMENT LAWS

Occasionally we see incidents of non-compliance with our labour laws from certain Chinese businesses here in SA. How widespread is the practice, what are the arguments for and against exemption, and what are the options available to the parties in this escalating, and increasingly important, conflict?

My comprehensive article on the situation will be published over the weekend ☕️

[Andre Vlok @vlok_andre]

RED FLAGS FOR THE DA
As the @Our_DA steps up to its challenges, there are a number of very clear red flags that its leadership will have to face, effectively and urgently. The stakes are high, for all of us.

My analysis of this at

https://t.co/SsGDG0O295

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CREATIVE CONFLICT
-regulating the arts in South Africa-

Why are actors and other creative artists in South Africa not as regulated by labor laws as most of the rest of us? What extent of regulation is necessary, and in the best interests of this troubled, essential industry?

My article, due for publication early next week, looks at these challenges through a conflict resolution lens

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My new article on cognitive warfare - what it is, and whether South Africa is ready for these new conflict challenges

https://t.co/B3cmPtE2cd

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COGNITIVE WARFARE

What it is, and whether South Africa is ready for this form of modern conflict

https://t.co/V5FucFrB6m

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In my weekly column in today's Herald newspaper we continue our discussion on the benefits of combining conflict and negotiation skills ☕️📰

[Andre Vlok @vlok_andre]

In my weekly column in today's Herald newspaper, we look at the strategic benefits of combining conflict and negotiation skills ☕️📰

[Andre Vlok @vlok_andre]

CONTROLLING CROWDS

The psychology of crowd management in conflict studies has developed and changed dramatically in the last few years.

We understand these important dynamics so much better, and the protection of people, rights and democracy itself is now well within the reach of the conflict competent leader.

From my consulting work, an article next week on these potentially violent events in the South African environment

[Andre Vlok @vlok_andre]

ANTI-IMMIGRATION PROTESTS

This morning's Herald front page story deals with this developing conflict, and sets out my comments on some of the aspects involved
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In my weekly column in today's Herald newspaper we look at taking responsibility in our conflicts ☕️📰

[Andre Vlok @vlok_andre]

TIGHTROPE: South African lessons for middle powers in a multipolar world

Early steps in the writing of this new book - an index, which will probably see some heavy revision before publication day

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SOUTH AFRICA: GEOPOLITICAL CONFLICT CHALLENGES IN THE MULTIPOLAR WORLD

A catch-all thread for my new book. Ideas, questions, debates, progress reports.

Working title:
TIGHTROPE: South African lessons for middle powers in a multipolar world.

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WORKPLACE BULLYING

My comprehensive article on this extremely harmful modern workplace conflict category

https://t.co/Aq9JVN1x3y

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In the article:
1. We look at the difficulties in always clearly defining acts of bullying
2. The danger of bullying policies being used against innocent employees
3. Ten conflict best practice strategies to combat this risk
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DISCIPLINARY INQUIRIES AND THEIR PROCESSES

Join us on this nationally popular course and program...teach selected staff to conduct, present or chair internal disciplinary processes, and gain access to highly qualified independent chairpersons, including full support

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A FEW OF MY LATEST ARTICLES
(disrespect to the X algorithm intended)

Flowing from some of my consultancy work and global conflicts, I have published a few serious pieces over at Conflict Conversations and Substack.

A short thread on some of these works, always free, always delivered to you as you prefer them.

They include discussions on our immigration challenges, the China / Taiwan conflict, whether Cuba is next in the US / Cuba conflict, what a South African identity would look like and how we can achieve that, and the physical foundations of our interpersonal conflicts.

Grab a coffee and catch up 📰☕️
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[Andre Vlok @vlok_andre]

THE BOUNDARIES OF WORKPLACE BULLYING

Workplace bullying is a scourge that destroys careers, and it has no place in the modern workplace. But it also has a dark side, where good intentions go too far, where the bullied becomes the bully, and where systems and processes start harming the organization and individuals involved.

My next article, due for publication next week, takes a comprehensive look at this complex and urgent aspect of South African workplace conflict

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ELECTIONS AND DELUSIONS

Go back to our X timelines two years ago. Notice the repetitive patterns. The despair, the reasoned criticism, the political attacks...and the hope. The hope that this party will grow, that that one will be punished, that the political messiahs will be elected and all will be well. This time will be different, this time Person A and Party B will make things right.

We said it then. We meant it, we believed it. We said it earlier, and even earlier. We are always sincere. Our hope is always well-placed. They always care about us during this time. Promise big and deliver small. So very small. We are good people, believing good stories, created and perpetuated by bad leaders and good liars.

We have to believe because we have no alternatives, or so we tell ourselves. We have to believe, because we all love this place in our own ways.

We know that something must be done, and done urgently. We don't really know what that is, so the people who built the mess continue to tell us how they will fix the mess. We believe because what else is there.

And so we believe the same stories, but this time it sounds different. Doesn't it? This time things will change, because they have to. If only we knew of a different way of doing this

[Andre Vlok @vlok_andre]

Also over at Substack

https://t.co/7B1a7IZRsR