The modern notion of diversity envelopes not only, race, gender and religious backgrounds, but also socio-economic and cultural differences, age and personality differences, skill sets, education … because all these differences bring diversity of thought. Diversity within an organisation is about the promotion of individuality, it’s about recognising the value that each individual has to offer.

It is, therefore of paramount importance for both the survival and growth of an organisation to acquire a pool of talent with a richness of unique qualities, skills and strengths. Part of a leader’s role is to facilitate this open mindedness and advocate the…

The one thing that all highly-effective leaders share is a well-defined sense of purpose because this is what drives organisations — it’s like the fuel in the engine to propel everyone in the right direction. Without purpose how do we know where we are going? How do we build a compelling and sustainable business plan? How do we AND our people know what to do next? ‘Purpose’ feeds in to a company’s culture and ensures that team members feel as though they are contributing meaningful work to the end goal.

People are drawn to follow leaders who describe an unshakeable…

According to Forbes, ‘ego’ is one of the leading reasons why some leaders fall short. We all have an ego, however if we let ours rule us, as opposed to controlling it, ego can impede our own learning and the cultivation of other’s talent. A high ego can cause big blind spots leaving us functioning in our own bubble oblivious to our faults and over used strengths.

How does leadership ego surface?

Leaders with high egos seem to believe in old-fashioned, out dated, autocratic leadership techniques. In this command and control space, leaders can struggle to take on board the…

Creating the conditions for achieving goals, engagement, happiness and high spirits in our teams often calls for a highly evolved and thoughtful leader, one who embraces and is accepting of strength in diversity and actively seeks to bring on people who are not formed in their own likeness.

This calls for a level of mindfulness that many of us have to go through an evolution to attain. If you are interested in being a more mindful leader, cultivating a culture of trust which promotes productivity — here are some ways to begin and/or strengthen your personal journey:

• Listen to…

There are terrible things that continue to ravage our Earth in addition to, and because of, the Covid situation.

Poverty is increasing, economies are crumbling, coups are taking place, militias are acting, weird weather is squalling, horrific and inciteful words are being thrown, famine is striking, conflict is growing … we really do live in a mad, mad World. And like in the song lyrics — there are days when I’d like to ‘hide my head, I wanna drown my sorrow, no tomorrow, no tomorrow’ because I would dearly love the madness to stop.

There was such hope at the…

The business environment is more intricate than ever before. There have been gradient shifts in client expectations and the general pace of work. Managing expectations, relationships and driving results requires strong leadership. A person with balanced emotional and intellectual fortification is needed to make sound assessments, to think and plan strategically and to drive change and success. Setting a good example is central to strong leadership, often leaders don’t even realise that their actions set the standard for those they lead.

A leader must continually ask themselves to what degree they are influencing and inspiring others and how their own…

“Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.” — Carl Jung

“More often than not, the things we detest and judge in others are a reflection of the things we cannot accept about ourselves.” — Iyanla L’anzant

“When you blame and criticise others, you are avoiding some truth about yourself.” — unknown

“How people treat other people is a direct reflection of how they feel about themselves.” — unknown

I just spent some time researching these quotes to help me explore the notion of judgement — I was going to say with you, however…

It seems that, today, change is inevitable. Often, though, it is resisted because it requires us to shift out of our comfort zone. Change brings about a fear of the unknown and a reluctance to face it head on. Great leaders are flexible leaders who are willing to embrace change. They understand that while it may be unnerving, it presents new opportunity to help everyone be more relevant, creative and strategic. They understand that change represents an opening to transform, innovate and ignite growth. …