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 MoreThe global pandemic is affecting businesses in many different waysSome of us will sinkSome of us will manage to surviveSome of us will thrive. What happens to us will be partly luck and partly what we do. And that’s the key – it’s about what we, as business owners, chose to do. Sure, we can lobby our governments to get support, handouts, grants, ta...
Read MoreA friend in Florida, Tim Parkin, runs a consulting business advising marketing departments on how best to increase their productivity. He is steadily growing his business – despite the work from home advisories and lockdowns (hey, isn't that a prison term?) He of course is leveraging social media to create new awareness and new contacts. He wants...
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 More14 days is how long people are being asked to self-isolate. It will, of course, take much longer to solve the Covid-19 pandemic but my challenge to you is "what are YOU, as a business leader, going to do about it?" As business leaders in times of turmoil we have an obligation to take decisive action. We must do this when historical data is useless...
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