Consistent Values: Key to Community Building

If values define your vision and your vision shapes the behaviour that builds the community that drives your organisation, you would have to agree that … Read more

Values: The Power Behind Vision

“What is my vision for my organisation?” That’s the question I left you with last. So, how are you doing? Of course you are the … Read more

The Core of Effective Communication

Effective communication is a life-skill and certainly a core competency for any leader. Whether you are trying to change the culture of your organisation, transform … Read more

Survival, Sustainability & Employee Engagement

Would you say that employee engagement is essential for organisational survival? Possibly not. After all, if reports and surveys are to be believed, very few … Read more

When marines cry!

It seems unheard of to make a US marine cry – especially in public. So to achieve this through something that can only be described … Read more

Backward thinking. Don’t you make the same mistake!

Yesterday Sainsbury announced the replacing of their “Customer Service and Colleague Director” with “HR Director.” Perhaps it is only to saving printing costs and make … Read more

How popular are you?

How would you react to the headline, “Leadership is not a popularity contest”? Your immediate reaction would possibly be the same as mine: “Of course … Read more

Managing change? Beware the preposition!

I have just returned from Johannesburg where I had the privilege and pleasure of attending and addressing the Association of Change Management Professionals (ACMP) Africa … Read more

Sociable Business? Do you have a choice?

Do you keep coming across the terms social business or sociable business? They certainly seem to be more and more frequent. But do you also … Read more