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Hylton Gudmanz
Apr 13, 20203 min read
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 read
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
Sep 15, 20163 min read
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, 20163 min read
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, 20162 min read
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
Mar 15, 20163 min read
Are 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...
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Hylton Gudmanz
Nov 4, 20153 min read
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 read
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 read
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 read
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
Sep 13, 20142 min read
Losing the Wood for the Trees
Internet policies are a window on the corporate soul. I see this manifesting in two noticeable differentiators: connectivity and social...
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Hylton Gudmanz
Jul 1, 20142 min read
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
Mar 21, 20142 min read
Working with Human Rights Rant
We are not so free. We are steered to cubicles, chained by policies and The Powerful’s desire to see us when they need us. We easily...
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Hylton Gudmanz
Feb 1, 20132 min read
Graeme Smith versus The Gambia
Congratulations to Graeme Smith, who takes the field today, earning his 100th Test as Protea Captain. Some of us may recall how he took...
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Hylton Gudmanz
Nov 27, 20122 min read
HR: the biggest obstacle to Organisational Learning?
Organisational Development (OD) often, bizarrely, falls under Human Resources (HR). HR, itself, oversees talent management – attraction,...
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Hylton Gudmanz
Aug 29, 20122 min read
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 read
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
Dec 15, 20083 min read
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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