Masterclass - Have we lost the art of mentoring?

Running a business in a niche industry can often limit levels of creativity. Geoscientist at Gibbs Dams Hydropower & Underground Works, Monique Wainstein breaks down the stereotype and offers advice on how to best be creative and find ways to collaborate in niche careers spaces.

A mentor is an experienced individual who gives their time an knowledge to wet behind the ears newbies who need to make great strides in their career or journey in entrepreneurship. We speak to CEO of the National Mentorship Programme, Liz Ditshego, who gives us the lowdown on why the culture of mentoring has changed.

Joining Katlego Msomi in studio this week is Kerstin Jatho - MD at 4Seeds giving us a Master Class on negotiating power dynamics at work.

When we think of running a business we might think of sales, marketing and accounting. But how does emotional support affect your ability to succeed? Karen Wessels, founder of SnappSales gives us a Masterclass on getting that support.

Social entrepreneurship is a phenomenon that seeks to contribute to poverty alleviation and job creation but how is this achieved and what are the challenges that come your way? Nhlanhla Ndlovu, a Red Bull Amaphiko participant & Social Entrepreneur, and Gavin Weale, Founder and Managing Director of Livity Africa, give us a masterclass on what Social Entrepreneurship is all about.

This week’s Master Class focuses on personal and cultural identity. Gordon Cook, founder of Vega Brand School and Naledi Shuenyane, founder of Chuana Original — joins Katlego Msomi to explain what this means and how it is an integral part of one’s growth and development.

Masterclass brings you lessons in self-development from the experts in their fields. These cover the soft skills they don’t teach you in Business School - that can make all the difference to your career. Renowned Mentalist Gilan Gork is an expert on using body language and non-verbal cues to create influence and read others. Gilan gives us a master class on interpreting messages from body language.

This week Human behavior specialist Mavis Ureka gives us a Masterclass on dealing with professional burnout and stress at work.

Masterclass explores the key soft skills that can make all the difference to your career. Stephanie Vermeulen author of "EQ: Emotional Intelligence for Everyone” gives us a Masterclass on breaking bad habits.

Courageous leaders and organisations can change the world. Author and courage coach Simon Ekin gives us a Masterclass on how to lead with courage.