Leaders that Rock!
Yesterday I was jogging around a man-made lake in the area where I live. It was one of those hot and very humid days that Dallas is known for and my biorhythms were not great. I was pushing myself to keep going. Several times I considered giving up and going home. As I [...]
Parallels Between USA and South Africa
The USA and South Africa are oceans apart in geography, culture and history. And yet, as someone who was born in South Africa and lived there for more than half my life, and who is now a US citizen, I see several fascinating parallels. Today South Africa is [...]
LEADERS – DO YOUR EMPLOYEES HAVE SHINING EYES?
Last Monday I had an experience that I think you will find very interesting. The wonderful people out there who read my blogs know that my leadership development concept is called Spirited Economics™ which simply means that when leaders know how to ignite the spirit of [...]
The ONE Ability That Made Him A Great Leader !
If you haven’t seen the movie ‘Invictus’ yet, I can highly recommend it. Apart from a truly astonishing performance by Morgan Freeman as Mandela, this movie beautifully depicts the unmatched, absolutely unique leadership style of Nelson Mandela.
Mandela spent twenty seven years in [...]
Nothing Happens Without a Vision First
The companies that will make it through the recession are those in which the leaders know where they are going and can articulate it in a way that everyone ‘gets it.’ Carl Sandburg put it succinctly when he wrote, ’nothing happens unless first a vision.’ The good news [...]