Business Lessons from The Bakery Boss
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...
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Business Lessons from Ronnies Sex Shop
I recently had the privilege of sharing a strategy weekend with my MBA students of the University of Stellenbosch Business School. In addition to the great socialising we all shared and experienced, a number...
The Ten Laws of Business
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...
17 Business Lessons from Sport
Having made the decision to take a bit of time out after a hectic year or two, I took the time to watch a lot of sport. This included a number of cricket games,...
The Power of Process
SAB was a “small” 26 million hectolitre beer brewery when it acquired Miller in the USA in 2002. Miller was more or less double the size of SAB, at 52 million hectolitres brewing capacity. ...
The 4 Elements of Greatness
Successful business people share a number of similar character traits. The 4 I would like to write about today, are about being visionary, having good judgement, being courageous, and having drive (or being driven)!...
The 7 Forces Driving an Organization
Dealing with complexity is not an easy task. First and foremost you require a worldview that will enable you to understand and deal with the complexity. I am not sure which is more difficult...
Thinking Outside The Box
Much has been said about the need to be creative and innovative. The fields of application in business range from new products and services (product innovation), to new ways of doing things within the...
Viva Boney M, Viva!
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...
