My Dad always told me that I needed to have a clear sense of the line between right and wrong and once established – to never cross the line. He also said it was completely up to me where I drew that line. The outcome is that people know what to expect and how to trust and work with me consistently.
Read MoreWhile being tossed on the stormy Mediterranean, Odysseus kept Ursa Major on his starboard side and monitored the position of the Pleiades and Orion in order to stay on course. By keeping these universal truths in mind he was able to overcome uncertainty and navigate confidently. The word ‘uncertainty’ is being used a lot lately – probably because i...
Read MoreOver that last few weeks, I have been talking with dozens of people in Europe and North America. Of course, everybody’s talking about the pandemic and, as most of the people in my network are positive upbeat people they have been talking about the inevitable recovery. And as part of my network, I assume you too are thinking about the recovery.
Read MoreLearning to SeeSawubona is a Zulu greeting which means “I see you”. The idea is that you don't merely acknowledge a person by saying “hi”, but you take a moment (or 5) to look just a little bit beyond what you see on the surface, or maybe a little beyond the assumptions you are making when they reply “good” to your standard “how are you”. In some c...
Read MoreMy last blog was about leading your newly home-bound team. In this blog, I am going to talk about one very important member of your team – you. As the leader, it is essential that you pay attention to yourself, and to ensure that you are in a good place to lead. As the flight attendant says: ‘put your own oxygen mask on first before helping othe...
Read MoreWe are temporarily suspending the Best in World series to focus on operational effectiveness and efficiency. Last week, after we got Very serious about COVID19: • Schools, shops, events closed or shut down.• Social distancing has become the new normal• Panic buying seems to be abating• Governments announced a huge financial support package for busi...
Read MoreCOVID-19 has changed the world we once knew. But we are adapting – this is what we humans are good at and what made us the dominant species. Don’t worry, we will quickly learn how to live with this strange new world, and how to make it our new normal in order to get on with life and with business.
Read MoreSubscribe to our Next Level Thinking for CEOS and Business Owners podcast.Listen to today's Best in the World podcast. Best in the World is a concept we've been working on for about 5 years. We wondered why some companies were extremely successful, expanded steadily and survived competitive approaches while others fizzled out. Many of the fizzlers...
Read MoreOne of our clients manufactures heavy-duty material handling equipment and sells it to the extraction industry around the world. The system is controlled by a central brain that ensures that all the moving parts function in harmony. Their solution is quite novel and well protected by patents but having a patent and being able to enforce it, especi...
Read MoreSubscribe to our Next Level Thinking for CEOS and Business Owners podcast. Click to listen to today's 'Money for Nothing – But Not for Free' Podcast. For more than 40 years I’ve paid a retainer fee to my life insurance company – and I’ve yet to make a claim! I retain an unused membership with the CAA who will rush to my rescue if my 1967 MGB expire...
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