Crisis communications in the time of COVID
The new world order brought on by the Covid-19 pandemic challenged several businesses. Travel, hospitality and eCommerce businesses that depended o…
Organisational Culture
Psychology skills for leaders navigating through the waves of the corona crisis
Initially, crisis responses tend to be constructive and is characterised by decisiveness, effectiveness and maturity. People tend to switch into emerge…
The spirit speaks
Many organisations are chugging along guided by vested professional interests, political realities, disconnected personal ambitions, economic forces an…
Psychology skills for leaders navigating through the waves of the corona crisis
Initially, crisis responses tend to be constructive and is characterised by decisiveness, effectiveness and maturity. People tend to switch into emerge…
Agile Management: What you should know about Management 3.0
One of the most noticeable changes to the way companies operate is noticing how they lead. Depending on specific leadership styles some managers wil…
The Dark side of innovation – Killers of Innovation Part 3 – The Team and the Individual
"To encourage people to innovate more, you have to make it safe for them to fail“ Michael Dell said. Today’s organisations often lack this kind of saf…
Constructivism: The Philosophy of Education
How do we learn best? Constructivism can be equated to an important learning theory that all educators use to help their students learn. Constructi…
The dark side of innovation – Innovation killers: The Organisation
The Killers of Innovation are responsible for the fact that about 90% of innovation projects fail. Our current challenges expose the shortcomings and t…
The Innovation Wheel
You need to think about innovation holistically. Some people confuse strategy with goals, while others think it's a detailed plan. A strategy is much m…
A pathway towards building your dynamic innovation capabilities
Building innovation capabilities take time; they are complex, highly structured, and multi-dimensional. Any structured approach to tackling innovation …
Time for a new C-suite officer?
As we come out of one global, life-changing crisis, we find ourselves staring at the same old climate change crisis that is creeping ever onwards tow…
The Naked Intrapreneur 3 – Building a Community of the Willing
Leaders can super-charge intrapreneurial transformation in their organisations by building a motivated community of the willing. In this article I desc…
Fostering sustainable collaboration with insights from neuroscience
The biggest challenge for organisations today is to master dynamic changes both on the outside and on the inside. The ability to collaborate effectiv…
How to be a Game Changer
How do you become a game-changer? It’s the question I once asked a mentor early in my career and his answer was a fascinating insight… a nugget of pure…
Covid-19: Keep Calm and Stay Strong
The Coronavirus pandemic holds a massive impact for all of us. The uncertainty alone is causing immense stress. We are all grieving for lost personal…
Inject some humanity… please
In every office, in every business, and every industry and public service across the country, people go to work every day. As they enter the building…
Culture does not eat strategy for breakfast
Managers are responsible for day-to-day strategic success. They work with people on a daily basis to deliver according to the C-Suite’s vision. Traditi…
What people still don’t understand about culture and how to change it.
Building a culture of innovation is one of the most important tasks in an organisation serious about getting innovation right. With so much advice out …