Based on my assumptions (mechanical/electrical trades, 30+year career), my opinion is: effective and valid skills transfer typically starts to realize in a meaningful, structured way around Year 3 to Year 5 of the skilled person's career, and enters its peak phase from approximately Year 10 onward.

So consider this your friendly warning: this particular pensioner has now discovered social media. Proceed with caution — and maybe snacks.

There’s an old saying that being a pensioner is a very dangerous job — after all, no one has ever outlived it.
Also, you should watch out when there’s a pensioner in the house. They’re dangerous: they know everything, and they have all the time in the world to explain it to you in great detail.

Even in retirement, I continue to value these principles—and I hope to share insights that contribute positively to this community.

#Leadership #ProfessionalGrowth #WorkplaceWisdom #LifelongLearning #PeopleFirst

In today’s diverse and fast-changing work environment, clarity, openness, responsiveness, and a people-centred mindset matter more than ever.

#Leadership #ProfessionalGrowth #WorkplaceWisdom #LifelongLearning #PeopleFirst

As I reflect on my career as a Training Superintendent across multiple trades, one lesson stands out: effective leadership means staying steadfast in purpose while remaining adaptable in approach.

Classic “Basic Supervisory Skills course" expanded to include coaching, emotional intelligence, digital communication, labour law, team engagement, and flexible leadership for a fast-changing workplace.

2025 uses a blended, flexible, tech-driven approach. Learn quickly, practically, and on demand.

I came from a trade background with no formal management training. In 1980, when I first became a supervisor (23 years old), the must-do training for a new supervisor was the Basic Supervisory Skills course, covering communication, leadership, planning, organising, discipline and team management.

I started using computers in 1983. Desktop storage hard drives were 10–40 MB.

Late ’90s: 1–20 GB. Multimedia files became common.

2000s - 80 GB → 160 GB → 500 GB → 1 TB. Digital cameras, MP3 players, and faster internet.

2010s — Solid State Drives (SSD) sizes: 128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB, 1 TB.

I am new here.
Who am I? White South African married male.
What do I want? Chat about this and that, freedom of speach, freedom of expression.
Do I have a weak spot? Yes. Come find out.