VULNERABILITY: THE LEADERS SECRET WEAPON Many professional sport players have a reputation for being unyielding. Similarly, many business leaders project a hardened exterior; they’re often firm when it comes to discipline and shrewd in negotiations. This stigma—the idea that a leader must be an impenetrable wall—is a misunderstanding. Many men, in particular, believe they must always project strength and never…
THE NOISE FILTER: DECISION MAKING UNDER PRESSURE People often ask me how you hear your teammates when you play in front of 50,000 screaming supporters. They also ask if you can hear individual voices from the crowd. “Hey Corné, you dirty bastard, I hope you get stitches in your face!” 😊 No, it wasn’t usually that bad, but you learn…
DIVERSITY AS A TACTICAL ADVANTAGE I grew up in a home in Zambia where our lives were deeply intertwined with the local community. A man named Samson was a central figure in my childhood, a mentor and a second father figure who looked after my brothers and me while my father worked the farm. He was a wonderful example of…
INVISIBLE CAPTAINCY: LEADING EVEN WHEN YOU ARE NOT IN THE BOARDROOM In sport, you never have the opportunity to micromanage a player. You are so busy making sure that you do what you need to do that there is no time to micromanage others. The coach picks a player and then backs him to do his job to the best…
50/20 VISION I really can’t believe that I have gone past the 50 mark and my business has just turned 20 years old. I spoke to a school friend the other day and he told me he lost his father at the age of 41, which was when we were in Grade 8. I remember the day so clearly, and…
THE BIRTHDAY AUDIT With birthdays in my business and birthdays in my personal life, I started looking at how I have changed from 40 to 50. Over and above the fact that hair grows everywhere except where you want it to, I have found that I have become more content with life. I have stopped chasing more and focused on…
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