The truth about the truth
I have always been fascinated by human errors – especially fundamental blunders that are so readily accepted by a society, go unchallenged more or less…
Leading Change
Leadership: The Apocryphal Edition
One of the most difficult issues facing humanity is that we are subjected to management on the pretext that this is leadership. Nothing could be furthe…
The phantom menace
Real life, you see, is no Hollywood drama. Real life follows a daily routine. Humdrum and repetitive it has an insidious way of lulling us into a false…
5 Leadership musts in the new COVID-19 normal
Leadership is often the most singled-out contributor to success (or not) when discussing how we engage, enthuse and excite people working in organisati…
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…
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 mysteries of systemic acupuncture
The changes required to transform organisations may point to using several leverage points and it can be uncertain, even volatile, requiring a refined …
Nakedness of the Emperors
Today, to all intents and purposes, genuine leadership has become irrelevant: at best justified as the surrogate for advanced forms of management. Mean…
Building innovation into a small charity’s DNA
The coronavirus pandemic has magnified inequalities and other issues which are ingrained in our society – technology can help us do that effectively an…
Employee skill decluttering
In the corporate world, over the years, an organisation goes through lots of changes including the shuffling of leaders, who come with different backgr…
Innovation is the wrong answer
The way we define and think about innovation is wrong. Can innovation exist in its own right, for example, without the need for a financial return …
Designing unique workshops is hard work
Understanding innovation requires a deep awareness- through a variety of tailored or purpose-designed workshops, dialogues or discovery trips you can…
A carnival of trivial ideas
Management leaders and innovators are celebrated across the world for being thought leaders and setting the pace in creating the future. This does ho…
How NOT to change someone’s behaviour
Behavioural shifts are temporary and short-lived at best - have you crashed and burned by using one of these tactics? There is a better way of enacting…
Three tips for working longevity
Did you know a modern degree lasts you about five years before it's completely irrelevant? How will you adapt to the new realities of the virtual work…
Simultaneous continuity and change
Is the future known or unknown? What causes an organization to move into the future? When transformative change occurs, what exactly is changing? …
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…
In the past jobs were about muscles, now it is about brains, in future it will be about heart
We need a new breed of worker - an intoxicating hybrid blending the very best of social skills (influence, persuasion, EQ, teaching others) with proces…
The currency of the 21st century
Why should you care about trust in the workplace? Because if trust is not given attention and a culture of distrust start to form, it has the power …
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…