For the first time in living memory, or ever… the world is united. United! That is a big deal. Unification is most likely to occur in the face of a common enemy. We have seen this across multiple wars, or in the fight against human...
Having worked flexibly from an office & from home for over a decade, and then more recently run a business from a home office, I have learnt a thing or two about what it takes to successfully work from home. Firstly, not everyone finds working from...
I learnt that I really value being appreciated, and that acknowledgement and appreciation are a core motivator for me. I have always known this (ENNEA 3; Words of Affirmation - Love Languages), but because it was generally part of my working life, I took it...
“If there is a group, someone will see the hole before you do." said Richard, one of the leaders I interviewed for this article on Future Leadership Skills. Creating an environment where people can collaborate and feel a sense of ownership is a core leadership...
Getting the most from people requires leaders to recognise, appreciate & leverage diversity. For the first time in history we have 4 generations active in the workplace. Advances in gender diversity and integration of racial, ethnic and cultural groups all play a huge role. In my...
To lead in the Innovation Age, requires a set of behaviors that mainly focus on the HOW, because the WHAT is changing so fast. I interviewed several respected South African leaders who are leading through these tumultuous times. The first skill that they identified is...
Building skills to surf the wave of change is made up of a lot of little things. Possibly the little thing that makes the biggest difference is how you choose to show up every day....
Three of the five top-rated professional skills (according to LinkedIn) for 2019 include UX Design, AI and Cloud Computing. That is an intimidating list if you are not an IT wizard. A cold sweat may prickle when you look at your current basket of skills...
The world is changing so fast. It’s as if the ground is shifting and the wave is building and either we get dunked onto the sand with our bikini around our necks, or we build a surfboard and learn to surf the wave. The skills and...
