Most of us were educated in a system that clearly identified our position in life: lower than the teacher!
Work with me quickly: which one question is most often asked by pre-schoolers?
It’s “WHY?” – the hunger for knowledge and understanding doesn’t need to be cultivated. But it is easily quenched. By unwitting parents or teachers who [...]
Isn’t it interesting how quickly the race-card (i.e. “X is a racist”) is played in the media?
It seems that the moment we disagree with someone Politically, Religiously or Economically (The Triangle of Terror), we insinuate injustice is at work.
If we dig a bit deeper in our own lives, we find that our emotions are often [...]
How do you inspire a man to load bags of concrete well, faster and / or more productively?
I have wrestled with this for quite a while. It is not as simple as one would think.
We can force someone to perform a task, if we have sufficient power, yet can never make him or her enjoy [...]
Are you strategic by intent or neglect?
I find most leaders are too operational to be strategic. They are concerned with issues and challenges that righfully belong in their team-members’ domains.
It is unfortunate that business seldom allows us the privilege of having all our ducks in a row. We find ourselves needing to train someone new, [...]