By Adriaan Groenewald Let’s address the elephant in the room in a simple analogous manner. Please read to the end – this article is not just for white South Africans – I’m also writing it from a position of my own personal experience. We all know what a Recovering Alcoholic is. And we all know […]
This article was recently published on Adriaan Groenewald’s Linkedin with a good response from interested readers. Hence our decision to republish this article on this interface for our users interest and benefit. Read through the article and then as a leadership barrier exercise, rate yourself objectively on a scale of 1 to 10 on the […]
At Leadership Platform we are privileged to meet many leaders in various fields. Some of these fine people are respected and followed by thousands and some by millions of people. Some are spiritual leaders and others head large business or civil organisations. All of them have in common the fact that they have to confront […]
by Annelize van Rensburg* It is unusual to speak of honesty in terms of corporate advantage. Unfortunately, recent developments suggest honesty for honesty’s sake may not be enough to ensure principled conduct in all corners of the corporate world. Therefore, it may be opportune to give a reminder that honesty has a lot going for […]
Whilst having a conversation with someone recently, the topic turned to leadership and what we do here at Leadership Platform. She shared that she was a little frustrated with us because we are always saying that we believe all people to be leaders, but then seem to only feature big name leaders from big name […]
What is the lasting solution to current wage negotiations in the mining industry? Perhaps what we need is a shift in attitude more than anything. The unpredictable, fast paced, highly visible, volatile, connected and radically changed environment we find ourselves in necessitates something different. We cannot approach situations as we always have expecting different results. […]
The following illustration is told in different ways. We give our own version. It is called Joe and the Mountain. Joe was climbing the mountain. It was one of his dreams to climb this specific mountain. The wind was gusting strongly but Joe persevered by himself. After several hours of grinding hard work, he reached […]
Have you ever logged onto someone’s Twitter feed or onto a Facebook page and been immediately impressed by the number of followers and likes they seem to have? Or have you left a website with the impression that they know what they are talking about because of all the “As Seen On” media entity logos […]
Two interesting things have happened as people have heard that I am involved in a small way in Gareth Cliff’s new venture: CliffCentral.com I have received a massive spike in messages, phone calls, and Facebook friend requests from people who previously didn’t give me the time of day. Fortunately, along with these, there are also […]
Winston Churchill uttered these wise words: “To each there comes in their lifetime a special moment when they are figuratively tapped on the shoulder and offered the chance to do a very special thing, unique to them and fitted to their talents. What a tragedy if that moment finds them unprepared or unqualified for that […]
