by Cedric de Beer | Feb 16, 2021 | Articles
“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
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
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...
by Cedric de Beer | Jul 16, 2020 | Articles
If there are any positive changes arising from the pandemic, then companies should identify them and embed them into their business practices before things return to something like normal. The whole business world has had to scramble to stay afloat as COVID-19 circles...
by Cedric de Beer | Jun 9, 2020 | Articles
The global economic and social disruption we are presently experiencing is different to any crisis in a century or more. There is no template for how to lead at a moment like this. In this blog I share thoughts on the qualities most needed to steer enterprises...
