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
- Sep 15, 2016
- 3 min
Values, Inclusion and Culture
Values are not words confined to a wall in Head Office. They are the beliefs we live out on a day-to-day basis. As Marshall Goldsmith has...
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Hylton Gudmanz
- Aug 7, 2016
- 3 min
What has happened to L&D?
Peter Senge popularised the term “learning organisations” in 1990, yet most businesses today are nothing like what he envisaged, in spite...
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Hylton Gudmanz
- Jun 3, 2016
- 2 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
- May 12, 2015
- 3 min
Losing Customer Loyalty: Lessons from MTN
My second year of teaching in Johannesburg was 1998. I was soon to discover a passion for business, and have the fire of positive...
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Hylton Gudmanz
- Apr 3, 2012
- 2 min
Interpersonally Yours
I have had the privilege of working with many organisations on their relationship dynamics. There are multiple trends, best summed up by...
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Hylton Gudmanz
- Oct 29, 2011
- 1 min
True Friends?
Who are your Two a.m. friends? I am referring to the ones you can call at two a.m. when you’re in trouble, not those who update their...
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Hylton Gudmanz
- Sep 11, 2011
- 2 min
Lowest Common Denominator (LCD)
I am tired of academics. As someone about to begin his masters degree, working with a leading business school, this came as something of...
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Hylton Gudmanz
- Jun 25, 2011
- 2 min
Power and Fear
Where does our Power lie? We are not always aware of the power of our words. Gossip assassinates multiple colleagues, as does favouritism...
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Hylton Gudmanz
- Mar 16, 2011
- 2 min
Engagement Rant
Engagement is a term we use for pre-marital commitment, as well as a good movie. I prefer to use the metaphor of driving a car. When one...
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Hylton Gudmanz
- Feb 22, 2011
- 1 min
Being Prepared?
The tragic earthquake reported today in Christchurch, New Zealand, is a great reminder of what is truly important. In such circumstances,...
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Hylton Gudmanz
- Feb 14, 2011
- 1 min
U2 can be Successful
I am taken with the feedback from last night’s U2 concert in Johannesburg. Queues for food and drinks were long – not the least because...
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Hylton Gudmanz
- Jan 6, 2011
- 2 min
True Ubuntu
I hear a lot of talk about Ubuntu, without commensurate understanding. “Ubuntu” is characterised by a key phrase in African languages:...
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Hylton Gudmanz
- Nov 12, 2010
- 2 min
Approach!
A client mentioned, in passing, that they had been to China recently, and had been hosted by the CEO and executives of the company they...
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Hylton Gudmanz
- Jul 13, 2010
- 1 min
Xenophobia?
The World Cup is won, but the Legacy is yet to be tested. We can already see the infrastructure – which would not have been prioritised...
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Hylton Gudmanz
- May 16, 2010
- 1 min
One Day Only!
I am amazed at the difference a day makes! Last week, I was disappointed by the fact that the urgency I felt was not shared by my client....
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Hylton Gudmanz
- May 5, 2010
- 1 min
A simple engagement
All it took was one moment, and I knew that I was transformed! No, nothing spiritual here (welcome though that is); rather, I am...
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Hylton Gudmanz
- Oct 10, 2009
- 2 min
Hard to say I’m sorry
I am not innocent. I get upset, just like you. I do, however, apologise quickly when shown my mistakes. Please indulge a brief rant....
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Hylton Gudmanz
- Sep 16, 2009
- 1 min
Value of Life
How do we value life? In our South African society, the cash price may be as little as R500,00, if a cellphone resale is to be seen as...
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Hylton Gudmanz
- May 18, 2009
- 2 min
Change Ingredients
To quote Rosabeth Moss Kanter, esteemed Harvard Business School professor, author of 15 books and The Change Toolkit, “Personally, I hate...
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