Stress: How mindsets and networks can help
Stress is mostly seen as negative, yet it builds muscles and the right mindset can build sustainable results in our lives, too.
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Hylton Gudmanz
Apr 21, 20172 min
Authenticity and Change
Cultivated Roses, no matter how beautiful, have virtually no fragrance, in my experience. They look good, but lack core elements of the...
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Hylton Gudmanz
Feb 21, 20172 min
How Fragile We Are
Sting, one of the most successful recording artists of all time, recorded an emotional, unplugged version of his song “Fragile” in 2001,...
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Hylton Gudmanz
Jun 3, 20162 min
Eat all you Can Business
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...
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Hylton Gudmanz
Nov 4, 20153 min
Why Group Coaching is a Misnomer
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...
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Hylton Gudmanz
Apr 17, 20152 min
Xenophobia or Conditioning?
The recent xenophobic attacks in South Africa have concerned me as much as any peace-loving citizen. Having travelled a fair bit...
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Hylton Gudmanz
Feb 17, 20153 min
Deshun Deysel on Change and Dissonance
When change is introduced it often brings about immediate Cognitive Dissonance(CD). Leon Festinger (an American Psychologist) proposed...
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Hylton Gudmanz
Feb 9, 20153 min
How to Transform Eskom…and ourselves
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...
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Hylton Gudmanz
Jul 14, 20143 min
Five Ways that Effective Teams dominate
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...
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Hylton Gudmanz
Jul 1, 20142 min
10 000 Hours…or the Truth?
Malcolm Gladwell introduced us to the idea that 10 000 hours is approximately what it takes to be successful – an expert – at a...
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Hylton Gudmanz
Apr 7, 20133 min
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...
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Hylton Gudmanz
Feb 27, 20132 min
Perceptions of Work Stability
I am constantly confronted with old mindsets about the world of work. No experience of this is more apparent, nor more intrinsically...
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Hylton Gudmanz
Aug 29, 20122 min
Security: Conspicuous in its Absence
The recent incident, whereby Orlando Pirates fans hurled fireworks at the Supersport goalkeeper, raised some interesting questions....
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Hylton Gudmanz
Jun 12, 20122 min
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...
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Hylton Gudmanz
Feb 17, 20102 min
Authenticity
Note, for instance, Marti the zebra’s feeling that he was made for something different to the pampered lifestyle in a zoo. Out of...
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Hylton Gudmanz
Dec 15, 20083 min
Shrink at your Own Peril!
Tom Peters wrote The Circle of Innovation (You Can't Shrink Your Way to Greatness) in 1995, and its message is as relevant today....
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