Are we (leader-managers) sleepwalking towards disaster? I had this epiphany-like question emerging in my mind whilst listening to Mr Trevor Manual addressing a hall filled with leaders at the recent Die Burger and Kaapstad Sakekamer Business Leader of the Year event. He prefaced this epiphany by referring to South Africa’s presidential oath and with an […]
We have spent much time analyzing leaders from all walks of life on our Leadership Platform. While it is risky to generalize, women seem to have a greater predisposition than men to be sensitive to the needs of others, and to foster nurturing environments because of their socialisation. Not that men can’t be that way […]
Now, more than ever before in the history of our global community, we are seeing our current leaders struggling under the pressures of a dynamic, ever moving environment. We see the practice of “reactive leadership”, which is really another term for “management”, but seemingly not the visionary, proactive leadership every human being on the planet […]
This article is another in the series of leadership X factors. We previously discussed the leadership X factors of attitude and respecting the office of others. Today we look at the crucial X factor of understanding our core natures or driving essences. I have many friends and acquaintances that are making a difference every day […]
Medtronic is the world’s largest stand-alone medical technology company with a global reach that extends to 120 countries, 45,000 employees, and includes net sales of over $16 billion for the 2012 period. Knowing only this about them, we can already begin to understand what kind of leaders they insist on having in their organisation to […]
Bill Child is a retired eighty year old entrepreneur who took a struggling 600 square feet appliance store in the State of Utah to a point where iconic Warren Buffett bought the business from him in the mid-nineties. I sat down with Child while visiting the USA recently. Today he is the Chairman of R.C. […]
Every so often we come across what we term a SHARP leader. This is a leader that demonstrates high levels of maturity in their abilities and attitude towards sharing what they have, respecting those around them, and ensuring performance takes place. Elizabeth Zambonini is a SHARP leader! We felt a real sense of this during […]
Great Teacher x Great Message x Great Example = Great Leader. In other words if someone is a great teacher of a great message and also lives by what he teaches (exemplifies the message) he will be a great leader. To make this formula more relevant, a CEO has to ‘teach’ the organization’s vision, mission, […]
