by Cedric de Beer | Mar 5, 2024 | 360, Articles
Executive and management coaching is often used as a tool for leadership development. This works well, but sometimes coaching is jeopardised by unclear or inappropriate expectations. For example, some senior managers who are dissatisfied with the performance of a...
by Cedric de Beer | Aug 31, 2023 | Articles, Team Functioning
How much do you love your children? Who is your favourite world leader and why? Which manager or mentor contributed most to your success at work? What did you learn from them? These are big questions which most people can answer without too much thought. And the...
by Lynne Derman | Jul 18, 2023 | Articles, Team Functioning
Is your team being carried by a few star individuals? As the team leader, you bear the responsibility of driving performance towards achieving goals that contribute to the organisation’s strategic objectives. Having a star performer or two is not the best way to...
by Jonathan Cook | May 9, 2023 | 360, Articles
Thornhill has been helping to develop effective leaders and improve their performance through feedback for 20 years. Originally established as a management consulting company in 2003 by Jonathan Cook, Thornhill has grown from a family business to a full-service 360...
by Cedric de Beer | Apr 11, 2023 | Articles, Leadership
Twice in recent months I have visited people at the Charlotte Maxeke Hospital under extreme circumstances. They have received excellent treatment, and the staff have been professional, helpful and generally friendly. The wards and linen are clean and the food...
by Cedric de Beer | Nov 22, 2022 | Articles, Leadership
If you have ever driven a motor vehicle you have experienced a “blind spot” moment: You have looked in the mirror before pulling out or changing lanes, only to suffer a heart stopping blaring of hooters and even squealing tyres. Somehow, you had looked, seen it was...
