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...
by Cedric de Beer | Mar 31, 2020 | Articles
Covid 19 is forcing many companies to have staff work remotely from home thus creating what are known as “virtual teams”. Leading virtual teams will pose new challenges to many managers, because it really is quite different from leading a team of people who all work...
by Cedric de Beer | Nov 12, 2019 | Articles
Almost without warning, we are into the last few weeks of the year. This is often a time when companies review the year and consider how to do things better as they plan for the year ahead. Company leadership and staff, too, may be engaged in formal appraisals...
