The three elements of leadership, organisational culture, and change management intelligence combine to form a cohesive whole that is distinguishable but not really separable. Leadership is about managing change and operating within, as well...
When I started lecturing on undergraduate programmes at the Faculty of Military Science in 1991, I started off using the techniques typical of the day. Unfortunately I frequently found half of my class asleep....
Boney M had a hit in the early eighties with “Don’t Kill the World.” The underlying message in this song is as valid today as it was then, if not more so! I heard...
I recently had the opportunity to deliver a talk at a conference for teachers on the topic of “Are you a Strategic Architect?” The conference was attended by principals, deputy principals, heads of departments,...
Henry Ford has been quoted as saying that thinking is the most difficult work there is, which is probably why so few people engage in it. When I use this quote in my classes,...
I am a teetotaler – unashamedly so. However, in my MBA classes at the University of Stellenbosch Business School (USB), the one company that provides me with so much referencing material, is Backsberg. Backsberg...
It would probably be more correct to say that visions have mostly always been boring! The academics tell us that the purpose of a vision is to provide direction, to create enthusiasm, energy, and...
About 2 weeks ago I read the financial report of one of our larger financial services companies in SA. Both the chairman and CEO of the group, as well as the MD of one...
I had to put together a business programme for a foreign business school from Europe. They had asked me to arrange a visit to a specific company and suggested one of their alumni (let’s...
