Archive for December 2021
BE The Invitation To Something Different
In July of 2018, three days before our last Zimbabwean elections, I wrote an article entitled “Are You A Leader, Or Are You Just Taking A Walk?” which spoke to what it takes to get people to follow you through a journey towards a destination – be that at home or at work, on a…
Read MoreHow Stress Makes Us Stupid
Over the past few years, I’ve become more and more of an advocate for decent strategic planning in the lead up to the December break and the flip over of the calendar to the next year. Strategic planning that allows us to consider, download and offload the year we’ve had – processing the lessons, assessing…
Read MoreAdvice From the Cockpit
I received a pep-talk from a friend of mine this last week as I’d admitted to being in a moment of overwhelm. It’s always encouraging to receive a slap on the back when you need one, and feeling that you’re part of a broader community of people ready to support you is invaluable. I’ve learned…
Read MoreLeadership Is About Change, Not Status Quo
The expression “the only constant is change” has never been more relevant than in the past 18 months. Neither has the expression “the more things change, the more they stay the same”. How is it possible that the two can be true at the same time? Perhaps it is the nature of change and how…
Read MoreMaintaining Control of November
We are mid-November, caught between finishing what we need to accomplish and account for this year, and preparing for the new year coming. As time available seems to shorten, and calendars fill up with impossible amounts of residual tasks, our heads can start to feel full and pressurised. Board meetings, end of term and end of…
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