Stress is mostly seen as negative, yet it builds muscles and the right mindset can build sustainable results in our lives, too.

Cultivated Roses, no matter how beautiful, have virtually no fragrance, in my experience. They look good, but lack core elements of the...

Sting, one of the most successful recording artists of all time, recorded an emotional, unplugged version of his song “Fragile” in 2001,...

Business is a buffet (smörgåsbord), but management is a set menu. When we choose to order off the set menu at a restaurant, we are...

In the current global economy, we all need to economise, to maximise the use of our resources: to do more with less, so to speak. The...

The recent xenophobic attacks in South Africa have concerned me as much as any peace-loving citizen. Having travelled a fair bit...

When change is introduced it often brings about immediate Cognitive Dissonance(CD). Leon Festinger (an American Psychologist) proposed...

From time to time I am asked how I would transform an organisation,  be it Eskom at present, or the SABC. Often, in South Africa, this...

The German Team’s success at the World Cup is not only a triumph of football, but of teamwork. Executive teams can certainly apply some...

Malcolm Gladwell introduced us to the idea that 10 000 hours is approximately what it takes to be successful  – an expert – at a...

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...

I am constantly confronted with old mindsets about the world of work. No experience of this is more apparent, nor more intrinsically...

The recent incident, whereby Orlando Pirates fans hurled fireworks at the Supersport goalkeeper, raised some interesting questions....

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...

I am still gutted by the tragic death of Mama Sekwena, whose son sought a late admission to the University of Johannesburg. Mama Molete...

I am more convinced than ever that leadership and culture are not transferable. Leaders, according to Marty Linsky (Harvard Kennedy...

I recently rediscovered a definition of culture, by Richard Branson: "Culture is a way of doing things that (sustains an organisation’s)...

I hear a lot of talk about Ubuntu, without commensurate understanding. “Ubuntu” is characterised by a key phrase in African languages:...

I am taken by the impact that our words have. Full Stop. As children, we were often found reciting, “Sticks and stones can break my...

It’s no place for sissies! Most of us are working longer hours, juggling multiple projects and responsibilities. We are often...