by LaraW | Aug 26, 2020 | Leadership, Uncategorized
Mindfulness has become quite the buzzword in recent times, with us constantly being told to practice it, encourage it and exemplify it. But do we really understand what it is, how to practice it and what the benefits of practicing it are? Mindfulness can be described...
by LaraW | Mar 25, 2020 | Leadership, News
Disaster can be a powerful teacher – simply because it can’t be ignored. We all excel at selective hearing, but we can’t ignore something that hits us where it really hurts – and the Coronavirus is hurting us badly. Even if you are not impacted physically and are able...
by LaraW | Oct 26, 2019 | Leadership
Streamline. Value proposition. Passion. Customer service. Revolutionary. Innovative. Customer-centricity. Customer engagement. These are just some of the overused buzzwords that your sales team is likely to be using in their pitch to new customers. In an age of...
by LaraW | Oct 17, 2019 | Leadership
We asked some of our team members to tell us about bosses who have inspired them and the qualities they believe good bosses share. For Ilse Coetzee (Institute Coordinator), these two quotes sum up what she feels a good boss symbolises: “We are more powerful...
by LaraW | Oct 7, 2019 | Leadership, News, Popular
On 7 October, we celebrate the birthday of a very auspicious South African leader, Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu. He has crept into the hearts and minds of many over the years – always smiling, taking great pride in the country that he calls home and sharing wise...
by LaraW | Sep 18, 2019 | Leadership
In a discussion on good leadership amongst a group of executives, one of those present raised the point that he had been to school with Markus Jooste, and that already at that stage of life, Markus had demonstrated his popularity and his ability to lead, by getting...
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