From charisma to consensus
We often assume that authentic leadership entails having charisma, in addition to other certain personality traits, in abundance. The opposite happen…
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Practising adaptive leadership
If we want to avoid endless hardship, conflict and ecological catastrophes, we must become ecologically literate – and deeply so. The future is, you mi…
Thinking strategically
Today, more often than not, strategy has become a linear process where ‘secret’ plans, goals and targets are established by an elite group of senior …
Making innovation better
Did you know that more than 90% of leaders are dissatisfied with their innovation performance? Innovation is not delivering the required impact. This i…
Servant leadership’s role in driving change
Servant leadership is an effective means to motivate, influence and transform. The servant leader's emphasis on other's well-being bolsters success rat…
Revealing an organisation’s true colours
Actions speak louder than words. And actions during a crisis speak extra loud –putting a company under stress can reveal its true values. Established c…
Stir It Up: The Agitator’s role in innovation
Organisations that are complacent or stuck in the status quo will not have the perspective or desire required to create truly innovative solutions. If …
Bigger Tank, Bigger Turtle
Hopefully, the enforced change in how we work as a result of lockdown will have given people an opportunity to challenge the status quo and influence h…
Abundance – The alternative aesthetic
The UN acknowledges that more than 1.4 billion people are destitute. In other words, they live in poverty so extreme they can barely survive. This calc…
The new ‘improved’ normal
So, we are finally coming out of COVID 19 lock-down and hearing that now regularly used phrase - the new normal. As we all try and work through what t…
The Art of Distance Management
As we slowly emerge from the lockdown, we hear people describing this as the new normal and wondering whether things will ever go back to precisely the…
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…
Passion and Optimism in the Time of Coronavirus
The Covid-19 crisis is having a profound effect on almost every aspect of our lives. It feels as though the whole world is pressing the reset button. I…
The Missing Values in the Engagement Equation
With a billion dollars being invested into employee engagement in North America can we discern if these efforts are successful? This article speaks to …
A Tale of 2 Pandemics
When you mix politics and science, you get politics. Leadership matters and sets the tone in thinking differently. It is strong leadership that will e…
It all starts with trust!
Trust is something that should be taken seriously in every relationship. For businesses however, this is becoming an all important trait. With a fast-p…
Can large companies disrupt?And indeed, should they even try?
What does it take for an organisation to become a game changer? Finding the new product or service might be easier than ticking all of the boxes in ter…
Leaders write good intentions in the snow
Brilliant ideas rarely become reality. Is it due to unwillingness, lack of leadership or are there other causes? In the initial phase, also known as th…
How to reduce the risk of disruption (destruction)
Are you a long-established player in a highly competitive industry that has been operating the way it has for a number of years? Are you a candidate fo…