on life and leadership
I’ve written about branding a little ;-) As people and organizations, we want to project ourselves in a way that we want to be identified and loved for whatever end we have in mind. I’m not against brand promotion (whatever that is), however, I’m about being truthful in how we project who we are what …
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Our generation is a weird and wonderful one. We obsess about how we express ourselves. We have a name for that; “branding”. I wonder how the idea of thinking of ourselves as brands took root. Seriously? I suppose those of old had their version of “branding”. “Brand” simply put: the way people or organizations project themselves on the …
The nobility in success is in its motives, which vary with individuals and organisations. Thus, success is relative. It is one of those things people know with varied interpretations. This means that we all need to have our definitions of success. At an enterprise level what success looks like needs to be crystallised. Everyone having …
Extracting value can go two ways… That is, you’re able to access and apply worth from something. On the other hand is an extreme. It is where you take value out by violating what is core. Sometimes this happens in attempts to redefine expression of vision and values. The most dangerous “shifts” are the small; …
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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