I am constantly confronted with old mindsets about the world of work. No experience of this is more apparent, nor more intrinsically flawed, than banking in South Africa. I am grateful to fellow entrepreneur and IT guru, Darryl Baumann, for his thoughts on this over a fine breakfast this morning (thank-you, Lemon Rose Farm). It [...]
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Best Practice?
Are we meant to go where others have gone before? We’ve long spoken of basic human needs, and Maslow’s hierarchy is most quoted, but the 1950′s psychiatrist, Murray Banks, narrowed it down to four: a need to survive, love and be loved, feel important and experience variety. To this list, fellow psychiatrist William Glasser added [...]
Four Lessons from Kenya
My recent business trip to Nairobi was my first time in Kenya, and my reflections on the time are contained below. 1. Gratitude: I live in South Africa, and we do not shy away from complaining when our sports teams lose or our municipalities get things wrong – perhaps rightly so. It is good, though, [...]