Every time I have the privilege of being in the company of Paul Donders - Partner and Chairman of the Board of Xpand International, he refers to one of their core principles of growing and [...]

Isn’t it funny how everybody seems to get refocused on the things that really matter in a time of crisis? Individuals conduct a stocktaking of their lives, families draw closer, organizational leaders rediscover fundamentals such as [...]

All capital is a leadership responsibility! I recall one of my earliest negotiations with an executive team when the CFO noted, following a 30-minute presentation on human capital investment, that as a leadership team they [...]

It’s been a long time since I practised microbiology, but Prof Eugene Cloete and his team at the University of Pretoria taught us well. As a result, I do not want to get into the medical [...]

It often makes sense to speak of mastery in terms of your career, your team, your organisation, but what does it mean to master yourself? We, humans, are the apex of the food chain, the crown [...]

What is your picture of the most efficient and engaged team in the world? How would you describe such a team? Personally, it has always been the image of a Special Forces / Black Ops military team. I [...]

Leaders often ask me "how do I attract the best talent in my game?" My honest response "you don't!" You see a truly talented person is not someone you usually attract. Take any great sports star or celebrity-status [...]

From a leadership succession point of view, what is the average age gap between two generations? In many organizations I relate to, the C-level leadership began investing in people 5 to 10 years younger than themselves, [...]