Management
Busyness does not translate to business
Have you ever had those days were you feel so busy, but at the end you ask yourself, “What did I really achieve today?” Yes, I was busy… busy being busy. Busyness does not translate to business. Busyness is doing stuff. It’s engaging in things that do not relate to urgent and important priorities. In…
Read MoreSynergy
Synergy is a principle. It’s a law and fact. It’s as true as mathematics, gravity or evolution. Whether one believes or obeys it or not, it still operates regardless. It is found in all of nature: creative cooperation, working together, “the whole is greater than the sum of its parts”Although easier to reference or accept…
Read MoreAuthority in the workplace
A person has authority when he or she has the right to preside, adjudicate, pronounce or lead a group of people. This may be vested, recognised or socially accepted by others. Authority can be legitimate or based on one being credible as an expert in their field. Authority is a power base: what one has…
Read MoreWhat makes a great communicator?
In November of 2001, I had the treasured opportunity to listen to Nelson Mandela speak at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg, SA. It was a business conference on Excellence and Quality in South African industry sectors. These are four things I remember about that memorable experience: 1) It took former President Nelson Mandela about…
Read MoreA basic definition of Leadership, expanded.
“Leadership is the ability to influence a group towards a common goal or purpose“ 1. If leadership is an “ability“, are leaders “born” or “developed”. This is a common question that proponents are willing to argue for and against. Some may be born with the predisposition, personality that later develops into important traits for leadership.…
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