Using the well-known sports analogy, why is it that that the 15 best players (or however many) on the field are often not the best 15? On paper they are […]
The alignment of teams
Transformational leadership… with a twist
In a previous article focused on employee engagement, I shared that employee engagement has become a key competitive advantage for organisations, primarily unlocked by leadership. In this article I share […]
Sculpting Africa’s Future Leaders
The Sifiso Learning Group seeks to be the leading new-age learning group in Africa, with global reach through the portfolio of brands that it operates. Sifiso Learning Group (SLG) is […]
My way: Taking it outdoors to clear the mind
Andrew MacKenzie heads up Boomtown creative agency. “From a leadership perspective, it is really important to approach every employee as an individual. We are all different, and with that, […]
Disrupting the SME Finance Space
Retail Capital, a firm that provides working capital to entrepreneurs, is disrupting the SME finance space. It is introducing game-changing technology enabling many small businesses to access funding for the […]
CEO focus: Matthew Hodgson
Matthew Hodgson is CEO of Mosaic Smart Data, based in London, UK What makes an ideal CEO? Heading up Mosaic, my job is twofold. I need to be able […]
Employee engagement
Human Resources consultant ANDREW SONNENBERG delves into a not-so-secret ingredient for business success. What is employee engagement? Whilst companies continue to debate the merits of customer-centric, product-centric and people-centric […]
The Changing Role of the Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
René Carayol runs the rule over the new role of the bean-counter-in-chief. There was a time not so long ago when the CFO was purely a technocrat and consequently […]
Organisational doubt & fear
Human Resources consultant ANDREW SONNENBERG digs deep into the pitfalls facing corporations that lack transformational leaders. There are differing views on the core purpose of an organization, ranging from […]
Exceptional Leaders for Exceptional Times
It takes a special person to command true leadership authority, but one thing real leaders have in common is where they come from, writes René Carayol. With the sudden […]
10 leadership lessons from Machiavelli
Call someone a ‘Machiavellian’ and they might take offence. But there’s a lot more to the great Italian’s teachings than being cut-throat, writes Eugene Yiga. “I’m not interested in […]
Why mothers are today’s best leaders
René Carayol reminds us about the leadership power of women… and mothers in particular. Extraordinary times demands extraordinary leadership, this must become the era where we universally accept and […]
So long, traditional employment
Jon Foster-Pedley, Dean and Director of Henley Business School Africa, ponders our working future in the light of business sustainability, education and digital disruption The digital disruption world is […]