I want you to know you are special to have been born and raised for this period in history. Your birth and where you find yourself today is no accident. I believe you are genetically and spiritually engineered for very exciting, difficult and uncertain times. You have been endowed with inherent talents and abilities that […]
I need to bring something very important to your attention and there is no easy way of saying this. I believe the current and future leader of your country cannot and will not from here on forward be capable of leading you. While there are exceptions, at this stage, I am of the view that […]
Leadership development in the future has to and will be considerably different from how we did it before COVID-19. In what ways should it be different? First, it has to work. It has to actually change behaviour and therefore ensure return on investment; return on our intention for doing it. If the intention is to […]
Society is so fascinated by and respectful of courageous explorers like Christopher Columbus, Hernán Cortés and Arthur Shackleton who discovered places and people that were already there. But those adventures are history. There are no more new lands to conquer. So what are we meant to conquer now? What does our planet and the human […]
Do you believe that you were prepared for this exact moment in time; that destiny somehow brought you to this point so that you may lead your people and organisation through extremely turbulent times? Of late I have had interesting conversations with top leaders. They are in an uncomfortable space, to state it kindly. Millions […]
For the past 20 years we have been interviewing top leaders for various media platforms, from Presidents to CEO’s to many social influencers. In 2019 however we went on a crusade of interviewing leadership experts and authors on just about every continent of the planet, via Zoom. Our search was about the state of leadership […]
Warning: This comprehensive article is only for leaders and organisations that are unequivocally committed to the need for leadership development to successfully change behavior. If that’s what you want or need for yourself or your organization then please read on… Also, read on if you are comfortable challenging the way we used to do leadership […]
Recently (13 May 2020) I watched you trying hard to appease this nation by actually addressing us, following an unprecedented outcry for it. I wanted to say: “He did it South Africa”. But I couldn’t, because something was missing. I wondered why you didn’t openly mention that you addressed us because of the outcry – […]
Most leaders sense, even know they have to lift their game substantially; start thinking and leading on another level entirely, at a faster pace than ever before. Life and the world we lead in is and will be very different from now on, because of COVID-19. Whether we got it right or not; whether this […]
Ask any leader on this planet: Do you want your people to bring their Best Selves to work? The answer would be an unequivocal “YES, of course”. In fact, the answer may include: “I and our business cannot afford anything less.” But please think very carefully about the following question: Have you or society taught […]
