Whether you are newly appointed or have been a manager for quite some time and are wanting to become more effective in your role, much of your success will depend on how well you communicate and interact with those whom…
How would your team members respond if you asked them: Why are you really at work? Simple and innocent as the question sounds, how many team members would really answer honestly? Would you? Wouldn’t most of us prefer a day…
Negotiation may be defined as a process between two or more parties, each with their own aims, needs and views, seeking to discover a common ground and reach an agreement to settle a matter of mutual concern or conflict. While…
Imagine dedicating 40+ hours every week providing a (specialist) service in an organisation that treats you like a cog in their commercial machine. Would you trudge resolutely onwards for several years unaffected by your working environment or would you begin…
The Human Resources (HR) role has evolved significantly over the years – from being purely administrative, to including training and development for succession planning, to pioneering employee relations initiatives. Historically, HR has been seen as a timid role with team…
Trust reminds me of the simple things in life – as simple as making a promise. Then going ahead and keeping it. Trust cannot be assumed, it has to be built. Whilst growing up, we were taught that trust was…
Julian Barnes begins his book, Levels of Life, with the following words: You put two things together that have not been put together before. And the world is changed. I experienced this recently: on one hand the opinion of a…
When you are fighting for national pride, backing down is not an option. But how do you turn the pressure into grit when the stakes are so high? South Africa is an especially passionate sporting nation. As we are all…
The King IV report, released late last year, was generally well-received and for good reason. In sharp contrast to King III which was rules-based, leading to a box-ticking approach for companies, the revised code focuses on the application of principles…
An integral part of good leadership is making time for the hard work that continual learning requires. Purposeful leaders are lifelong learners. They appreciate the true value of learning to improve their leadership so they enrich all those around them,…