In Leadership is a highly debated topic with millions of books being written about what constitutes effective leadership. I want to make it very clear that I don’t have any formal degree in leadership. I have however captained many teams and I can possibly claim a “pavement degree” for having years of experience. Leadership Styles There are four clear leadership…
I am not a specialist in treating mental health issues, but I have had various setbacks, injuries and tragedies in my life. Today I would like to share a few tips from my personal life experiences that will hopefully help you overcome a few of life’s personal and professional setbacks. In rugby, we say “use it or lose it” and…
Murphy’s Law says that if I can go wrong, it will but I have never seen the negative side rather the positive. In October 2022 I started playing the wonderful new game called Padel which is a combination of tennis and squash. If you haven’t tried it then please do yourself a favor and try it out. The third time…
Every sports team, company or business venture set goals for the short term and for the long term. The reason why those entities set goals is because they want to measure their success against something and without a goal that is not possible. In 1997 I was playing in my second season as a contracted player and I had the…
As some of you might know I am a Laureus Sport for Good South Africa ambassador. Laureus South Africa turned twenty years old this year and we spent some time at Sun City to reflect on the last twenty years and what has been achieved. Laureus Sport for Good was founded by Johan Rupert and Nelson Mandela as patrons launched…
As we rapidly make our way to the December holidays, I am always reminded that these holidays are always filled with conflicting emotions. On the one hand people celebrate Christmas and getting together as a family, and on the other hand people are mourning the loss of friends and family members. On December 25 we celebrate the most important date…
When I was a student Benjamin Franklin’s now famous quote “By failing to plan, you are preparing to fail” is one of my favourite quotes. I think, because I spent so many years in boarding school, I enjoy structure and routine. At times I feel it becomes a bit debilitating as I don’t do impulsive things often enough. Sometimes the…
As we head into the silly season, I always feel that people get more and more burnt out as another year is coming to an end. COVID has taught us many things but the most important lesson it taught us, is that we must take nothing for granted. I think I can speak for everybody when I say that most…
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