DEBUNKING MOTIVATION I really believe in up skilling yourself for the future, and I decided to do exactly that in the first three weeks of lockdown during Covid. I was fortunately on a farm in the Karoo, and we had the freedom to play tennis, ride my mountain bike, and get our morning exercise in without anybody stopping us. I…
THE INCENTIVE ILLUSION I can’t remember ever playing for a thirteenth cheque, a car, or a bonus. It was great when we received a bonus, but it never really motivated me to play better. I think everyone is different, and different people are motivated by different things, but I am relatively certain that monetary incentives don’t help with long-term resilience…
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…
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…
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