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…
As you all know, I really enjoy quotes that help us make more sense of daily battles. This one has made me think a lot over the last few weeks: “Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself” — Rumi. There is no doubt that the most difficult…
“The best day of your life is the day that you decide that your life is your own… No one to lean on, rely on, or to blame.” We as humans have many similarities with animals—especially monkeys and baboons, which is a scary thought! 😊 But we have one thing that clearly separates us: our cognitive ability to think and…
The Principle of the Short Week Many years ago, I saw an article someone wrote about coming back to work and the plans in your first week. In this article, the author recommended that you never have a full week in your first week back from holiday. I suspect it is easy if you are in an environment where your…
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