Leading Teams: Two further considerations
“A team effort is a lot of people doing what I say” seems to be the approach of many a leader. Of course we all know that this is not how it should be but unfortunately, is often how it is. How many times have you spoken to someone who is ensnared in the trap of such...
War: The Ultimate Disruptive Force
Unless you have been locked in a cupboard it has been very hard to not be aware that the 69th anniversary of the Normandy Invasion of German occupied France on 6th June 1944 has recently passed us. Next year will probably be the last significant year of remembering...
TomorrowToday Signposts: short video insights on the changing world
Our team is remarkably privileged to travel all around the world, working with hundreds of interesting clients every year. We obviously learn a lot as we do this, and insights into the changing world come thick and fast. We've decided to try and capture these insights...
The Power Of Our Youth
Having just commemorated Youth Day last Sunday (16th June) I thought it would be pertinent to have a look at how we can celebrate South Africa's youth. After all, this year marked the 37th anniversary of when young South African's took to the streets in protest of...
Making sense of sense-making
At TomorrowToday South Africa's recent showcase in Sandton, our team asked the 60 or so business leaders who attended what their biggest organisational needs were right now. Nearly one third rated "understanding changing business contexts" as their most important...
Keep your hands off my genes
And now an entry from the case files of the totally bleeding obvious: Yesterday the Supreme Court of the USA finally agreed - unanimously - that genes cannot be patented. In a stunning example of corporate over reach, a variety of companies involved in genetic...
Book review: Makers, The New Industrial Revolution by Chris Anderson
A few years ago, then editor of Wired magazine, Chris Anderson built a small plane out of Lego parts with his kids. After realizing that even children’s toys now come packed with advanced sensors and controls, Chris decided to start a company called 3D Robotics and...
The Neglected Work of Leadership
The practice of leadership has many important facets and nuances. Strategic formation and implementation is often regarded as the ‘most important of all leadership responsibilities’ and it certainly is important. Strategy almost always forms a core part of the...
Shifting from Social Media Connections to a Connection Economy
Social media exploded a few years ago and developed a desire amoung businesses worldwide to engage with the digital world through social media. Companies started Facebook pages, Twitter Profiles and every kind of social media profile they could think of. Blogs have...
The Trophy Kids Have Arrived At Work – Don’t Assume You Know Anything About Them
To really empathize with Generation Y, you have to understand the impact their upbringing has had on shaping their value system or their understanding of normal. Their generation (or the era in which they were born) is of course only one aspect that would shape their...
Leadership: Hearing the Music
I remember reading a story about Mark Twain in Leonard Sweet’s excellent book, Summoned to Lead. The story goes that Twain had a bad habit of swearing, a habit that offended his wife’s sensibilities. Having failed on numerous occasions to correct this distasteful...
Is it evil to avoid tax?
Google famously has the slogan “don’t be evil”. They are however embroiled in a worldwide issue - is tax avoidance evil? Not only have Google been dragged into the fray, but Apple, Amazon, Facebook, Microsoft, Starbucks and even famous individuals such as Jimmy Carr...
Your career in a new world of work
We know that the world of work is changing faster now than at any other time. Some have called it a VUCA world: volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous. Big industries and large companies are being hard hit with this turbulent change. And right in the middle of...
Your career in a new world of work
We know that the world of work is changing faster now than at any other time. Some have called it a VUCA world: volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous. Big industries and large companies are being hard hit with this turbulent change. And right in the middle of...
Leadership: The Right Trap
There is a trap that leaders should work to avoid. Yet ironically, it is a trap that ensnares many a leader and one that they enter into willingly. It is the trap of being right. Being right? Isn’t that what good leaders do – get things right? Well, yes and no....
Leadership: The Right Trap
There is a trap that leaders should work to avoid. Yet ironically, it is a trap that ensnares many a leader and one that they enter into willingly. It is the trap of being right. Being right? Isn’t that what good leaders do – get things right? Well, yes and no....
Ease of Doing Business Rankings
It's not easy being a South African businessperson these days. The President opens his mouth and the currency crashes. The Unions are threatening more strikes and marches. And it doesn't look as if the current administration has an appetite for the labour and...
It makes no sense but what to do about it?
In one of the many Leadership Development Programmes (LDP) in which I have the privilege to be involved, it is a requirement that I set the participants an assignment. No problem there as it is what would be expected. However, given the nature of the work done in this...
Reasons Why Good Presentation Skills Are A Business Differentiator
Never before in social history has it been more important to learn how to package information in such a way that it is palatable for your audience to hear; and easy to remember, in other words, learn how to present information efficiently. The reason for this is...
It makes no sense but what to do about it?
In one of the many Leadership Development Programmes (LDP) in which I have the privilege to be involved, it is a requirement that I set the participants an assignment. No problem there as it is what would be expected. However, given the nature of the work done in this...