Recently I attended another conference on sustainable employability. Or should I better call it sustainable performance? It almost seems that word choice and a technical approach are also here winning over substance, that is to say, then what it really…
What qualities define an effective Leader? How do you further amplify these qualities? A Leader builds Trust by giving trust and by being Trustworthy A Leader leads with People in mind – Leadership is a People business. People FIRST, 2nd,…
"Fail" - On occasion organisations create entire publications about failure, often labeled, “The Failure Issue”. Entire books have been written about failure in which the importance of failure for successful leaders is highlighted. These and other publications with regularity highlight…
Many leaders aspire to be a serving-leader, leading with heart and dedicating themselves to the successful development of the people and the organisation through responsible stewardship and hiring the 'right people for the right place'. Part of responsible stewardship and…
Introduction Yes, you may have been in the presence of a “Chameleon Leader” or even have had multiple "Chameleon Leaders" during your career. A lot is being written these days about leadership and leadership development. However, the reality for many…
Six Steps to Successful M&A (Team) Integration - The Art of Balancing Leadership, Style and Sustenance Whether you agree, or disagree with a Merger and Acquisition (M&A) trend and strategy, as a company leader, you will highly likely, sooner or…
This article continues from "The Secret to Dealing with Outsourcing Providers? It's about You (part 1) Success Secrets Revealed: Culture is key in working with Outsourcing Providers. We suggest you start with reviewing the knowledge level and culture of your…
Introduction Outsourcing Providers (OP) - As a business and organizational leader, you are required to continuously and strategically position your company for growth. Increasingly, this requires for you and your organization to collaborate with outside parties - to outsource services,…
Why Over-leading Pushes Management Away and What To Do About It? The Leadership Knowledge Deficit - It has become a pervasive problem in organisations and has led to great recent private-, public-industry and government leadership debacles - leaders who over-lead…
Trust in business and organisations. It is no longer a ‘secret’ - confidence in today’s business leaders is at an all-time low. Particularly recent years have brought more harm than good in this respect - CEO’s are criticized across industries,…