#FutureNow, Disruption, Scarce Skills, Talent
You may have picked up a touch of cynicism in my title? Not because I think the concept of Grit deserves it, only because I often smile when the people performance consulting world finds a new current next big thing. We’ve had excellence, diversity, innovation,...
Future World of Work, Generations, Leadership, Talent
There’s something most horrid that happens as we get older, somewhere on the journey from 11 to 23, and it involves the eradication of a fundamental part of what makes us human, and that is the ability to play. But it doesn’t stop there. Not only is it...
Blog, Featured, Leadership, Talent
I’ve just finished reading a really well written post on over-protective parenting, Why Parents Need to Let Their Children Fail, by Jessica Lahey, an English, Latin, and writing teacher. It’s a post all parents, educators, business people, and mostly...
Blog, Creativity, Featured, Future World of Work, So Random, Talent, Trends
There’s plenty floating around the internet about creating a great place to work in. Much of what you read falls into two camps (in my opinion)…. it’s either in the ‘Google Camp’ or it’s not. The ‘Google Camp’ is for all...
Blog, Creativity, Featured, Talent, Trends
Before Mac there was very little by way of GUI (Graphical User Interface). I can still remember the green and black screens with command lines to get into and out of programmes. And then things changed. Suddenly we could click on things to navigate our way around...
Blog, Creativity, Featured, Leadership, Talent
The world needs disrupters. In my opinion, at this moment, lots and lots of them. I spent last night at ‘The School of Magic’ launch, which is PPC Cement’s Leadership Academy. My table at dinner included a collection of Southern Africans passionately...
