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

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...

Peter Senge popularised the term “learning organisations” in 1990, yet most businesses today are nothing like what he envisaged, in spite...

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...

My second year of teaching in Johannesburg was 1998. I was soon to discover a passion for business, and have the fire of positive...

I have had the privilege of working with many organisations on their relationship dynamics. There are multiple trends, best summed up by...

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...

I am tired of academics. As someone about to begin his masters degree, working with a leading business school, this came as something of...

Where does our Power lie? We are not always aware of the power of our words. Gossip assassinates multiple colleagues, as does favouritism...

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...

The tragic earthquake reported today in Christchurch, New Zealand, is a great reminder of what is truly important. In such circumstances,...

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...

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

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...

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...

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....

All it took was one moment, and I knew that I was transformed! No, nothing spiritual here (welcome though that is); rather, I am...

I am not innocent. I get upset, just like you. I do, however, apologise quickly when shown my mistakes. Please indulge a brief rant....

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...

To quote Rosabeth Moss Kanter, esteemed Harvard Business School professor, author of 15 books and The Change Toolkit, “Personally, I hate...