Lessons from SONA 2015
A friend of mine, Willem van Huysteen, wrote the following Facebook post to his daughters in Afrikaans. The relevance of his post for all of us really struck me. Even if we do not...
A friend of mine, Willem van Huysteen, wrote the following Facebook post to his daughters in Afrikaans. The relevance of his post for all of us really struck me. Even if we do not...
The context is one where Buddy, an expert in the field of the culinary art, advises failing bakeries on how to turn around their businesses. They apparently apply for help when their businesses are...
Why talk about something such as charisma? Is this not that magical competence reserved for those few of society who were born as these flamboyant leaders? I think not. After reflecting on the situation...
About 3 months ago, the wife and I visited a guesthouse on a wine estate in the beautiful little town of McGregor, close to Robertson. Kingsriver Wine Estate promised a wine tasting as part...
After thinking about business in general, I thought about the essence of success in business. This led me to identify the following “laws” of business success. One could probably add various other factors to...
I recently had the good fortune to read James 2 in the Bible annotated by Max Lucado. In this chapter, Max refers to 4 strategies people undertake when they are under duress, in a...
About a month ago I had the opportunity to visit the Indian School of Business in Hyderabad in India. It was my first visit to India, and I was quite impressed with the facilities...
I recently completed one of Seth Godin’s latest books, “Poke the Box.” As usual Seth’s work is thought provoking. The book deals with moving outside your box and constantly poking it to test the...
I was driving to an appointment with a good friend of mine who used to be a principal. I was also contemplating asking him to do a presentation at a conference on leadership, culture,...
Joseph Jaworski is the author of a fascinating book, i.e. “Synchronicity.” It deals with events which are more connected than just being random. He is an interesting person in his own right. His father...