Leading in 2030 As the business landscape is changing, the way you lead is also evolving, and future leaders will undoubtedly need to possess new skills and mindsets to lead effectively. Jacob Morgan, author of The Future Leader, interviewed more than 140 Top CEOs from leading companies to gain insights into the mindsets and skills…
LEADERSHIP MEANS RUNNING TOWARDS THE FIRE When a crisis hits, emergency personnel like firefighters and medics are trained to run towards the fire even though their natural instincts will tell them otherwise. Business works the same way. When the crisis hits, your instincts might tell you to ‘run away’, but the test of true leadership…
Taking care of your mind Mental health has been called ‘the silent pandemic’: the growing incidence of mental ill-health, which has increased since the remote working and social distancing policies implemented to keep COVID-19 at bay, heightened our sense of anxiety and isolation. Difficult as it was to adapt to these unfamiliar circumstances, the move…
This time of the year has many of us wondering whatever happened to the year! It’s almost like time is disappearing. Considering what we need to do before the year ends, creates anxiety in many of us. It also makes you wonder how you spend your time, because our waking hours are largely consumed by…
THE HAPPINESS ADVANTAGE Most people want to be successful and happy. And when it comes to the pursuit of success and happiness, most have the same formula: if you work hard, you will become successful, and once you’re successful, you will be happy. But according to New York best-selling author Shawn Achor, the problem is…
Be a difference maker In John C Maxwell’s book The Difference Maker, he asks what can make a difference in our lives today? How can two people with the same skills and abilities, and in the same situation, end up with two different outcomes? He says the difference maker is an attitude − your attitude…
Building trust and solving problems Everyone knows that financial expertise and operational know-how are vital for executives to manage profitable businesses. Still, nowadays a new set of skills is even more important, and recent research suggests that leaders with social skills and emotional intelligence are needed most. The study suggests that what is needed is…
Everyone knows that financial expertise and operational know-how are vital for executives to manage profitable businesses. Still, nowadays, a new set of skills is even more important, and recent research suggests that leaders with social skills and emotional intelligence are needed most. The study suggests that what is needed is socially adept leaders, leaders who…
How do people see you? In the quest to become an influential leader you will wonder how people and especially those you lead see you. And chances are good that others’ perceptions of you will differ in important and disconcerting ways from how you see yourself. Others’ perceptions of you will be impacted in part…
How do you make others feel? We are just at the start of 2022, and already there’s been a big focus on leaders worldwide and the need for good leaders. There has also been a considerable focus on the type of leadersmaking news now. And everywhere people are asking: Is your leadership selfless, empathetic and…