by Cedric de Beer | May 25, 2021 | 360, Articles
We have all seen those funny warnings on tools. The most famous is probably one on the instructions for an iron saying: “Do not iron clothes while wearing them”. My personal favourite is one on the box of a carpenter’s drill which says: “Not for use as a dental...
by Cedric de Beer | Mar 30, 2021 | Articles, Talent Management
A fish out of water (or in highly polluted water) will flop about for a while, gasping and then give up and fade away. It does not matter how well it can swim or extract oxygen through its gills. When it is out of its element it can do nothing. When I hear CEOs...
by Cedric de Beer | Feb 16, 2021 | Articles, Team Functioning
“You are really good at that”. I am sure that many of us are in careers we have chosen because we were told (possibly in childhood) that we had a particular talent or had done something really well. It is a rare human being who does not swell a little with pride when...
by Cedric de Beer | Sep 22, 2020 | Articles, Feedback
Avoiding “deaths by feedback” We have all either suffered or witnessed some version of the two kinds of death described below: Sudden death It’s your annual performance review: Your boss hates giving feedback, and never does so during the year. S/he comes to the...
by Cedric de Beer | Aug 6, 2020 | Articles, Feedback
The first time I sang in public, I brought the house down. The school music teacher was recruiting for the choir. He had lined up the class at his piano and was playing a single note, and one by one we had to sing ”Ahhh” in tune to the note. My effort provoked a storm...
