How many times have you been frustrated that something you said, or wrote has been misunderstood? I’ve often joked that the troubles of the world could all be avoided if only we got better at communicating. And anyone in a ...
There has been a lot of talk recently about overload but not a lot about abundance, lightness and joy. Let's start getting into the end of year spirit with four ways turn up the energy.
Every business goes journey is one of highs and lows. If we look at a company such as Pick n Pay, for so many years the leader in South African retail and now struggling to stay abreast of changes in ...
Last week I had the great pleasure to attend the Entrepreneur of the Year awards by Business Partners. It was a really inspirational evening, listening to the stories of entrepreneur challenges...
Have you, like me attended lots of events in this past year? I must say I am enjoying the in-person experience that takes me away from my remote work desk to the delight of real people and real experiences.
I was reminded this week by my friend, business coach and MBA journey-woman Marlene Cronje, of the simple truth that leaders are those who make things happen. This is true of ourselves and of the people we employ.
It’s clear from the calendar that we are deep into overload season with mailboxes bursting and the standard greeting changing from chatting about the weather to a collective shock that it’s already the end of October.
I’m just having a well-earned cup of tea after a morning of filming for a new marketing video. Filming is often both fun and anxiety-making at the same time. One must try and look good, sound good and remember to ...
I am writing this in the plane home from attending the Global Youth Entrepreneurship summit in Nairobi. As a typical entrepreneur – always busy, often head down, with an inward view that focuses on caring for the business, it not ...
I had an interesting time this week chatting to a new friend, let's call her Dhania, about her experience of inheriting a large family business that was deeply in debt. The two biggest challenges she encountered were how to manage ...
While on leave I was reminded of The 4-hour Work Week by Tim Ferris, who espouses the use of efficiency as the root to success. His book is touted as the step-by-step blueprint to free yourself from the shackles of ...