The expression ‘throwing out the baby with the bath water’ is an effective illustration of the tendency to confuse important principles and issues. Imagine for a moment giving the baby a bath and then throwing out the baby with the discarded bath water into the veldt outside! Many of our mistakes in life are caused […]
On his Facebook page Mzwanele (Jimmy) Manyi said this: “100 days later Mmusi Maimane the DA (Democratic Alliance) leader says his focus is NOT blacks but South Africa. So the prioritization of black people is NOT DA policy. I just feel sorry for ALL the blacks in the DA who may have rightfully or perhaps […]
What was clear from the start of our leadership discussion, joined by Jacob Maroga, the former Eskom chief, was that all administrative situations need to be viewed within a current and broader context. Some may consider this to be a cop-out song sung by leaders who are deemed to have failed, even though they were […]
The story of David and Goliath is most often quoted as an analogy used to illustrate a perceived underdog overcoming a challenger or foe considered much stronger and more likely to win. To many it is a story of courage in the face of doubt, and determination and faith in the face of seemingly insurmountable […]
While on holiday with my wife in the Golden Gate area I met a friend who told me the following story: A wealthy farmer decided to invest in a very expensive race horse which he imported from overseas for over R20 million. Soon after the horse arrived on the farm he became very sick. The […]
Listen to this powerful statement Dr Mamphela Ramphele, founder of the Citizens Movement for Social Change, made a couple of weeks ago at a media briefing in Cape Town, ahead of an international leadership education conference: “I want to make sure my three-year old grandson, in 30 years’ time, is in a country he can […]
The article a couple of weeks ago introduced the five commonalities that seven billion people on this planet have in common: Situations, People, Choices, Obstacles and Movement. In short we call this SiPCOM. Interestingly enough, our leadership ability can be measured by our performance in relation to each of the five areas. Recently we commented […]
