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The USA and South Africa are oceans apart in geography, culture and history. And yet, as someone who was born in South Africa and lived there for more than half my life, and who is now a US citizen, I see several fascinating parallels. Today South Africa is struggling to overcome a terrible history of racialism and oppression that still lingers and holds progress back. The USA has its own unenviable history in this regard, and is also still struggling to rise above this and move forward as one nation. South Africa is currently going through huge political, cultural and economic changes. So is the USA. Unemployment is a serious problem for South Africa as it is for Americans. The people of South Africa are angry; they want to be heard; they want real and relevant change. This also describes the people of the USA. The large majority of government, political and business leaders in South Africa are faced with the challenge of having to transform their leadership style to one that is more inclusive, collaborative, transparent and authentic. The leaders in the USA are faced with the same challenge. Continue reading What Today’s Leaders Can Learn From Nelson Mandela’s Leadership Style
What is happening to us? Are we becoming addicted to bickering, point-scoring, sniping, and one-upmanship? Is it only me or do you also notice this? You cannot switch on the radio, or turn on the TV, without hearing people running others down and denigrating their opinion. Do you, like me, also get the sense that mainstream media, blogs and many prominent business and government leaders are in heavy defense mode? Or is it just me? I would really love to hear your perspective on this. Continue reading What is Happening to Us?
I will spare you (and myself) a description of the unprecedented economic events of the past sixteen months. We all know what has happened  and the impact this is having on every one of us. So with that as the background, let me tell you a tale of two leaders and how each deals with their stress differently. The first is George (you might have met him in my book, Who’s in the Driver’s Seat. )
George is a highly intelligent and talented guy. Like most leaders attempting to build a sustainable organization and keep their jobs in this challenging economy, George is pretty stressed. But George is not managing his stress very well. Unmanaged stress is a terrible thing. It’s like leaking water – it creeps into every corner, leaving damage everywhere that it goes. Continue reading A Tale of Two Leaders
Leaders – Do Your Employees Have Shining Eyes?
 Last Monday I had an experience that I think you will find very interesting. The wonderful people out there who read my blogs know that my leadership development concept is called Spirited Economics™ which simply means that when leaders know how to ignite the spirit of the employees and then focus the remarkable energy that is released on the business goals, the financial results are spectacular. I guess a shorter way to say this is that employee spirit is a quantifiable financial asset. Well, last Monday I was invited to train leaders and managers at an organization that is already doing this with remarkable success. The company’s name is Zappos. Continue reading The Eyes Show it All
 Have you noticed how you can actually differentiate between those people whose egos are driving their social media communications? And those who communicate with a genuine spirit of meaningful connectedness? Continue reading Can Social Media Create an Over-Inflated Ego?
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