on life and leadership
This episode is just a video follow up to the blog post, “The Nature Of Legacies – Remembering People“. The biggest difference between the two is input from friends. There are comments and questions I found helpful. You might too. Without going into too much detail watch the video below. I’d love to know your …
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It’s about a year since Ahmed “Kathy” Kathrada passed away. Kathy fought apartheid alongside icons like Nelson Mandela. Mandela, South Africa and the world at large held Kathy in high esteem. I write this shortly after reading breaking news of Winnie Madikizela-Mandela‘s passing. Winnie fought apartheid. Her and Nelson were married at some point. She …
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It’s embarrassing to admit that I sometimes find myself getting frustrated by that I can’t find my car keys or socks and can’t Google to locate them. (Google, if you’re reading this can you do something about the locating my socks?) Technology is a great enhancer and enabler. Apps and devices are great tools. Like …
When I heard the sad news of Nelson Mandela’s passing, my thoughts were occupied with his legacy. One of the reasons I write is to process my thoughts. Sometimes I do it to find out what I think. At the time of Madiba’s passing, I was reluctant to write anything because the media, and a lot of …
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Was in bookshop and I see Mandela’s book has been re-branded / re-packaged . My guess: interest in the legend Madiba is going to pick up all the more. A reminder that the way we live our lives speaks and impacts the world (or not) in our lifetime or beyond us. Some lessons we teach from …
