Hylton GudmanzApr 21, 20172 minAuthenticity and ChangeCultivated Roses, no matter how beautiful, have virtually no fragrance, in my experience. They look good, but lack core elements of the...
Hylton GudmanzSep 15, 20163 minValues, Inclusion and CultureValues 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...
Hylton GudmanzAug 7, 20163 minWhat 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...
Hylton GudmanzMar 15, 20163 minAre you Serious about your Values?I see values on the walls or glass doors of most organisations. Most are good intentions, rather than current reality. Values are what...
Hylton GudmanzMay 12, 20153 minLosing Customer Loyalty: Lessons from MTNMy second year of teaching in Johannesburg was 1998. I was soon to discover a passion for business, and have the fire of positive...
Hylton GudmanzFeb 9, 20153 minHow to Transform Eskom…and ourselvesFrom 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...
Hylton GudmanzJul 14, 20143 minFive Ways that Effective Teams dominateThe German Team’s success at the World Cup is not only a triumph of football, but of teamwork. Executive teams can certainly apply some...
Hylton GudmanzApr 7, 20133 minFour Lessons from KenyaMy recent business trip to Nairobi was my first time in Kenya, and my reflections on the time are contained below. 1. Gratitude: I live...
Hylton GudmanzFeb 27, 20132 minPerceptions of Work StabilityI am constantly confronted with old mindsets about the world of work. No experience of this is more apparent, nor more intrinsically...
Hylton GudmanzApr 29, 20122 minIs your Identity connected to your Work?Identity is a complex matter, made all the more so by well-meaning psychologists. At its heart, though, identity is about a label...
Hylton GudmanzDec 9, 20111 minAuthentic Jerk or Juggernaut?Isn’t it strange how some people subconsciously choose isolation over intimacy? I say “subconsciously” because it is seldom our desire to...
Hylton GudmanzSep 3, 20111 minOverstretching eBucks?I love FNB. They were there for me when I was 16, and they’re there for me now that I’m…well, now. Michael Jordaan is a visionary, with a...
Hylton GudmanzAug 14, 20112 minSo Right, yet UnsustainableI’m not often distressed by excess, but a recent trip to Mugg and Bean confirms that they have lost the plot. One used to be able to...
Hylton GudmanzJul 3, 20111 minThe non-transferablesI am more convinced than ever that leadership and culture are not transferable. Leaders, according to Marty Linsky (Harvard Kennedy...
Hylton GudmanzJun 25, 20111 minCulture and ChangeI recently rediscovered a definition of culture, by Richard Branson: "Culture is a way of doing things that (sustains an organisation’s)...
Hylton GudmanzMar 16, 20112 minEngagement RantEngagement 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...
Hylton GudmanzJun 10, 20101 minI’m with the Workers!It’s easy to see how striking workers have lost the plot sometimes, when seen from a commercial standpoint. Yet if one considers how top...
Hylton GudmanzMay 12, 20102 minBrand Meek?While desperately seeking alternatives to a Proteas cricket match – to maintain self-control – I recently began watching the 2003 movie...
Hylton GudmanzMay 5, 20101 minA simple engagementAll it took was one moment, and I knew that I was transformed! No, nothing spiritual here (welcome though that is); rather, I am...
Hylton GudmanzFeb 17, 20102 minAuthenticityNote, for instance, Marti the zebra’s feeling that he was made for something different to the pampered lifestyle in a zoo. Out of...