We dismissed them as narcissists — now they are leading us
12 July 2020 - 00:00
It wasn't in the quiet bliss that I had this realisation. I was on my couch for the fifth consecutive week, logged into a virtual conference, my phone pinging on my lap and Netflix humming in the background. And that's when it hit me: the notion that, after all this time, they were right. “They” — the ones leaders shunned for being too “entitled”, too “lazy” and far too addicted to technology to be productive. The same “they” we mocked for their obsession with living in the moment and their work-life balance at the start of their careers...
There’s never been a more important time to support independent media.
From World War 1 to present-day cosmopolitan South Africa and beyond, the Sunday Times has been a pillar in covering the stories that matter to you.
For just R80 you can become a premium member (digital access) and support a publication that has played an important political and social role in South Africa for over a century of Sundays. You can cancel anytime.
Already subscribed? Sign in below.
Questions or problems? Email helpdesk@timeslive.co.za or call 0860 52 52 00.