Empowerment is defined as a multi-dimensional social process that helps people gain control over their own lives. It is a process that fosters power in people for use in their own lives, their communities and in their society, by acting on issues they define as important. Contemporary times are characterised by complexity, globalisation and high […]
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Harry was good with his hands and he soon started a company building cabinets and office furniture. In time his business grew and began performing office moves and handy work in office parks. He was good at his craft, and his business grew in size, with his wife running the office and three teams on
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There is a need to some extent to gatekeepers, however they eventually become obstacles which hinder progress. I couldn’t have written this piece better, well done David.
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This is dedicated to my L.I.F.E (Leaders Inspired From Experience) cohort, as we come together to create the reality we dream of. This is for the crazy ones. Human evolution is filled with examples of non-conformist movements beginning the 1950s such as the beatniks, hippies, demonstrations against nuclear warfare, globalisation and pollution to name but
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Showing up differently in a word is to innovate. Innovation is defined as making changes in something established, especially by introducing new methods, ideas, or products. I have encountered many organisations which have relied on their tried and tested ways and though they may have worked in the past, more can be done. Most businesses
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Being good is good business, this what my high school business economics teacher kept drumming into our minds, all the time. In my adult life I’m coming to understand why that is and what it means in practice. Everyone,is trying to get something for something. That is how life is, there a few exceptions but
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Organisations may find themselves at a point where they are dealing with many fall outs, high staff attrition, lost business and a general dis ease in their business. Very few are keen to admit that the problem might really be with its leadership. The proverb, “the fish rots from the head” in business suggests that
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In my mastermind group, we recently decided to pair ourselves up with a “hunting partner”. The purpose is to have someone help you achieve a specific goal for the next 6 months. At first I was the most vocal against the idea, citing all sorts of reasons why we should rather find our own partners
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Reflection is what links our performance to our potential. I recently had a discussion on self mastery with a leadership coach and professor. To make me understand the relativity of reflection to leadership, she told me about a story of a ball. She said that during a ball, at a castle, a King was looking
The following was part of an address I made at the Black Management Forum’s (BMF) Young Professionals’ (YP) enterprise development summit in April 2014. It has been adapted for the purposes of this blog. In 2013, 73 million young people will be unemployed. 425 million young women and men will join the labour force between
