In the New Economy, Change is toothpaste. If you don’t embrace it, others will force you out of their neighbourhood.
I still see the resistance to change everywhere, however. Â I offer two plausible explanations.
One is that the militaristic, autocratic way most of us were raised is still in the system, and many people are told [...]
I was disturbed by a recent discussion with the HR Director of a telecommunications company I was working with.
I asked what their staff turnover was in their call-centre. “Only one last month,” he replied. The Training manager had intimated that the number was closer to 19.
“Are you sure? I was told that it was [...]
In the world of drumming, where I’m delighted to play a minor role – the chair we use is called a throne. My good friend Elton Craig always once asked me, “Are you ruling your kingdom well?”
The application, of course transcends music. I have seen far too many people trapped by [...]
I’m surprised at myself sometimes.
I find my selfishness overrides my love for people. This is not good, especially for someone whose role is to maximise and develop people!
Traffic is the chief catalyst.
Johannesburg traffic is really free-flowing when compared to that in Tehran, for instance. Iranians make Joburgers – and I am proudly one – seem [...]