by Neill Stevenson | Sep 9, 2026 | 360, Coaching, Feedback, Leadership
A 90-day personal development programme delivered over WhatsApp is hard to picture if every programme you have attended had a venue and a name badge. So here is the whole thing, from the day the 360 report lands to the day the last lesson does. The question...
by Jonathan Cook | May 7, 2025 | Articles, External articles, Leadership
(Published in Business Day – 28 January 2025) Rudeness has been shown to have a damaging effect on both individual and team performance. So why has it become so popular? What is the impact on impressionable minds of the success of Donald Trump at the polls and...
by Jonathan Cook | Nov 27, 2024 | Articles, External articles, Leadership
(Published in Business Day – 1 October 2024) I have long been intrigued by the interplay between ordered structure and exuberant energy in human activities. When we have wonderful energy without the discipline of structure, the energy can be wasted in...
by Jonathan Cook | Aug 15, 2024 | Articles, External articles, Leadership
(Published in Business Day on – 6 August 2024) Corporate executives can learn about leadership from great conductors. Benjamin Zander is famous for teaching the art of possibility to youth and businesspeople. Here in Johannesburg our own impressive,...
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...
