An open mind gives you a vista to a world of opportunity. A vista, being a narrow path through which you can see something that would otherwise be hidden, is also easy to miss. It is like a dark path in which there is a small light and as youContinue Reading
Strategy is an ancient art that has been talked about with great philosophers, generals and business leaders each building their own version of how to achieve the objective. At its base level we have to ask what is strategy then? Strategy comes from stratagem, which is the ploy that youContinue Reading
An entire industry of books, gurus and consultants is based on the very idea that ‘what you measure is what gets done’. Countless people around the world people get performance managed but yet, the right things don’t always get done. It seems that innovation and performance cannot live in theContinue Reading
Tai Chi, yoga and other movement sciences shows us tools to help us relax and to shows us how to move. This article started from a place where it was asked what could be learned to apply to management from these ancient disciplines – realising that both management and movementContinue Reading
China just posted a 7% growth number which was higher than expected. The real amazing kicker is that it was for last quarter… Is your business even contemplating 7% growth per quarter or do you believe that the economic conditions and the world as it stands today is shaping aContinue Reading
The social enterprise is an idea that extends beyond just using social media for marketing. But are there any benefits to social networking? Warren Bennis is a leading thinker around leadership in a digital world and see that organisations will increasingly use digital pathways to drive transparency and leadership. YouContinue Reading
A lot of entrepreneurs focus on their gut feel and intuition to get ahead in the game. This may not be the only or best approach and there is a lot that can be drawn from science, theory and research. Cognitive research is showing that what we experience as spiritualContinue Reading
When you put public sector and entrepreneur in the same sentence it is tempting to think of tenderpreneurs or corrupt officials running businesses on the side. This article highlights the emerging idea that the public sector needs more entrepreneurial and innovation skills to keep improving service delivery and making theContinue Reading
It is so important to be inspired. We once in a while look at how to use an ancient framework to inspire us to look at our daily task in a different way. The Gautama Buddha was a sage that taught the principles of the Noble Eightfold Path asContinue Reading
Africa is the world’s second largest land mass and also the continent with the second largest population. About 15 percent of all humans live in Africa. The continent has the most abundant resources but also the world lowest level of development with 25 of its 59 countries featuring inContinue Reading