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Sep 8, 2026

1Nebula Achieves SOC 2 Type II Attestation

1Nebula is proud to announce that it has achieved SOC 2 Type II attestation, marking an important milestone in the company’s continued commitment to security, operational governance and the...

FEATURED
Sep 7, 2026

Why Every Team Needs a Fourth Question

“Stop, Start, Continue” has run team retrospectives for a decade. Keep what works, drop what doesn’t, try something new. It’s simple, it’s participative, and it’s had a good run in sprint reviews,...

Culture
Sep 7, 2026

You Can’t Buy A Winning Team

I have been spending a lot of time lately looking at the internal health of my own teams. In leadership, we often fall for a very seductive myth. We believe that if we just hire the smartest people...

LEADERSHIP
Aug 31, 2026

The Rally Driver

We often talk about the desire to win, but we rarely talk about how the fear of losing acts as a silent brake on our growth. For many of us, this fear is rooted in how we grew up. If you were raised...

LEADERSHIP
Aug 26, 2026

Employee Spotlight: Fred Taljaard

I joined 1Nebula on 1 November 2012 as a Business Support Specialist, sitting on-site at one of our PetroChem customers, in the Foreshore in Cape Town, doing mobile administration work. I came in...

Culture
Aug 21, 2026

The Goalie Trap: Are You Leading or Just Defending?

I spent some time recently reflecting on a question that should be at the top of every leader’s agenda: Do I have the right person in the right seat?

It sounds like a simple management cliché, but...

LEADERSHIP
Aug 20, 2026

Growth Mindset In Action: Career Pathing at 1Nebula

We wrote about what a growth mindset looks like when AI reshapes how we work - the idea that the future belongs to people who lean into learning rather than waiting to be told what to learn.

Growth...

Culture
Aug 14, 2026

The Point of No Return

I was on a call with some associates in Dubai this morning. Within twenty-four hours, they had lost 75% of their business.

This is a sobering reminder of a hard truth. In good times, your...

LEADERSHIP
Jul 29, 2026

The Future of AI at 1Nebula

Not AI vs. People. AI FOR People.

Every time a new technology shift arrives, the same question follows it: what does this mean for our people?

At 1Nebula, we are answering that question directly,...

AI
Jul 24, 2026

Great Leaders Always Create Options

Strategic thinking is one of the defining responsibilities of leadership. While teams focus on executing tasks and delivering results, leaders must constantly look ahead, searching for...

LEADERSHIP