The betrayal of charisma
Societal norms permit charismatic leadership to prevail as a default mechanism. We are unfailingly beguiled by charisma, still seduced by the notion th…
Leadership
The great management swindle
Corporate performance, whether it be success or failure, is incredibly difficult to quantify. Innumerable business books, case studies and articles c…
Sustainability – The role of innovation in the race to zero
We must transition to a more sustainable way of life. The exhaustion of our planet’s resources and the climate emergency are an existential crisis. W…
Failing to Succeed
Despite a flurry of business books offering the entrepreneur advice on how to succeed, failure is the single most important goal. Being successful in l…
Is your strategy really working? Confront the brutal facts
When you start thinking about your strategy, you first need to honestly evaluate what is going on, both inside your organisation and in the market. Esp…
The Ivory Tower
Since the invention of the modern university in the 12th century, higher education institutions have always responded to fundamental changes in socie…
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…
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 …