The Speed of Trust
Trust is essential but we’re not sure how to build it. Fortunately, Stephen M.R. Covey, son of Stephen Covey of Seven Habits fame, wrote a book called The Speed of Trust. In the book Covey makes the business case for trust. He illustrates over and over that high...
Hope is a Dangerous Thing. Hope is a Good Thing.
“Hope is a dangerous thing,” Red tells us from inside his prison walls from the movie Shawshank Redemption. Victor Frankl, psychologist and holocaust survivor, reports that more people died in the concentration camps of World War II between Christmas 1944 and New Year...
What Riches Do You Seek?
Many a quest starts with the protagonist seeking their fortune. They come from some lowly or forgotten place which holds few to no opportunities. Their desire is to set off from this little place to find something bigger, better and richer. Sounds like me! I grew up...
Be Wise – Admit You’re Ignorant
In the movie Pink Panther Strikes Again Inspector Clouseau, played by Peter Sellers, walks into a small, slightly run down but quaint hotel foyer. After checking in he spies a cute little dog and turns to the concierge behind the reception desk asking in his terrible...
A Short Trip – Around The World
Yesterday I drove four hours from Johannesburg to Mbombela and today, after facilitating a workshop, I drove the fours back. I went from city to country, from highways to roads under construction, from farm fields stretching horizon to horizon to rolling hills and...
Stories of Resilience
A controversial political figure in the early part of the 21st Century, Elizabeth Edwards wrote a book called Resilience. Controversial because the image she portrayed in her books and in the public arena of a brave woman supporting her husband’s presidential...
Collaboration: Another Buzz Word?
Have you ever played business jargon bingo? You know, sat in a business meeting and mentally ticked off several of the latest business buzz words as they are sprouted forth? These are words like ‘synergy’, ‘best practice’, ‘game changer’ and, ‘paradigm shift’. They...
Is It Disruption Or Just Good Business?
There was a time when being disruptive was not a good thing. A poor school report would chastise little Johnny for being “disruptive” in class! This means he wasn’t being quiet, well-behaved and following the rules. Bad boy! Now as a business your goal is to disrupt....
Politics At Play Everywere
If you are not a political animal you either ignore or are unaware of the politics happening around you, and in your business and industry. If you are politically savvy you have got the lay of the land, who’s who in the zoo and have assessed where your best bets and...
A Leader in Times of Crisis
Our world is teetering on the brink of a crisis, or maybe the crisis is in full swing, depending on where you are sitting. With uncertainty and change all around I was searching for words of encouragement from someone leading the way forward in a positive and...