{"product_id":"9781770109452","title":"The One Thing: Small Ideas, Big Outcomes, A Brighter Future for South Africa","description":"\u003cp\u003eIf South Africa were a cat, it would be rapidly running out of its nine lives. In 2024, voters sent a clear signal to the fractured ANC that they had run out of patience. It lost its majority and was forced to enter a difficult multi-party coalition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBroadcaster, author and public speaker Bruce Whitfield consistently looks for opportunity in times of uncertainty. The author of the 2020 bestseller \u003cem\u003eThe Upside of Down\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eGenius\u003c\/em\u003e (2022), now brings you \u003cem\u003eThe One Thing\u003c\/em\u003e, which draws on his unparalleled access to a network of business leaders, founders and deep thinkers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBruce challenged his contributors to identify 'One Thing' that, if they were president for half an hour, they would order to be implemented so it could have a catalytic effect throughout the economy. You will hear from a host of people, including:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eSean Summers, tasked with turning around Pick n Pay, on the first step he would take to turn around the country;\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMining CEO Mike Teke on what he learned playing football on the fields of KwaThema, and how he would apply that to the country;\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWits Chancellor Judy Dlamini on the power of education; and\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eChair of the Businesswomen's Association Mandisa Nkwanyana about harnessing the power of women as a catalyst for change.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou will also hear from those who inspire us to be more than we think we can be, such as maestro Ralf Schmitt, who took the raw talent of a group of children from Limpopo to the finals of America's Got Talent, plus a range of money managers, editors, CEOs, academics and founders of some of the country's most successful startups.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBruce also challenges readers to define their 'One Thing' and yes, he offers his own 'One Thing', too. Probably the simplest and most achievable action of all, it requires just one behaviourial change.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pan Macmillan South Africa","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46636633129201,"sku":"9781770109452","price":12.17,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0674\/5433\/7265\/files\/9781770109452_p0.jpg?v=1765527484","url":"https:\/\/shop.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781770109452","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble","version":"1.0","type":"link"}