In 2012 I ran my first ten kilometers straight on Nike’s We Run Jozi. Yes, on race day. Before that, the furthest distance I’d ever run at one go was seven kilometers. Being my first experience of this nature, I reflected on it. Then again, it is just me to think through my experiences, especially …
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Critical Leadership Lessons From The Fashion World
Who on earth decides what is in this season? I’ve always wondered that. I sometimes imagine some eccentric designer in a studio apartment in New York. Thanks Hollywood. Perhaps we don’t give enough credit to how fashion designers and “approvers” impact culture. I say “approvers” because I imagine in many instances there is someone who …
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How Meetings Fail
While preparing for a Skype meeting I thought about why and how meetings fail. I’m sure I’m not the only who’s been to a ton of meetings. I mean a ton of failed meetings. As much as they easily become productivity obstacles, they are necessary for enabling the success of enterprises.
The Messy Nature Of Doing Things That Matter
Understanding is not something just happens. Clarity is not something that is magically arrived at. It is a process. I hate it when people, and particularly leaders, act as if there is a straight line to clarity. Figuring anything out is not always a clear path. There are mistakes to be made. Depending on how we …
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Top Shot
you don’t rise to the level of the occasion, you fall to the level of your training