by Dean van Leeuwen | Nov 11, 2015 | Archive, Change, Future Trends, Leadership
“If you find what you do each day seems to have no link to any higher purpose, you probably want to rethink what you’re doing.” says Ronald Heifetz, the Founding Director of the Center for Public Leadership at the Harvard Kennedy School and the leading global...
by Keith Coats | Nov 10, 2015 | Archive, Change, Diversity, Leadership
Today’s viewpoint offers perspective on yesterday’s form. It doesn’t usually make for comfortable viewing. Looking back reveals past prejudices, biases and ‘truths’ that in the light of today, are revealed for what they are… wrongs, lies or for some, sin. In this...
by Keith Coats | Nov 9, 2015 | Archive, Change, Diversity, Leadership
H&M, the Swedish fashion retailer, have certainly made an inauspicious entry into the South African market. In fact it is hard to imagine how they could have messed things up more than they have in making their splash! Firstly they launch their brand using images...
by Keith Coats | Nov 3, 2015 | Change, Future Trends, Leadership
Demographics are a strange thing. They single a shift from the centre and if you are not paying attention, that shift can create an imbalance from which it is hard to recover. Demographic shifts are usually perceived as slow yet unexpected events can cause the shift...
by Dean van Leeuwen | Oct 30, 2015 | Archive, Future Trends, Leadership
Organisations wishing to thrive and gain competitive advantage over the next decades should focus on delivering meaningful benefits in a world that is struggling to sustain the growing demands of the 9.6 billion people that will inhabit our blue planet by the middle...
by Keith Coats | Oct 29, 2015 | Leadership
Four questions to ask when things aren’t going well. Recently I read of some ancient wisdom across many Shamanic societies that is used to treat depression, a sense of being discouraged or when disheartened. When those conditions prevail the ‘Medicine Man / Woman’ or...
