Think Bigg-r

We are faced with many choices in life.  It is important to learn which bridges to cross and which to burn.  To walk away or to try harder. This requires the ability to say “NO”.  It is easy to say “Yes”. Those that internalise “being respected before being liked” find it easier to say “NO”… Read more

I expect this to be a long post; will try keep interesting and insightful. Until 5 years ago I had never watched a professional cycling race. I did not know the rules and I did not understand the sport.  Then I met Primoz Roglic and everything changed.  A cycling champion, a leadership icon. I have… Read more

There are many aspects to thinking bigger. Step outside of your culture to see the shackles it has placed on your thinking.  I am specifically referring to cultures of geography, and not the culture between like disciplines (e.g., engineers globally have a common culture etc.). Off course reading is an important element of broadening your… Read more

The simple answer is to stop digging.  Why can’t people stop digging when they are in a hole? Mostly the answer is because of an EGO of self.  Ego is like fog in the air; you struggle to see rationality. I am careful to qualify EGO in terms of ego of self, which translates into… Read more

I love this picture, a rare moment and privileged encounter with a mountain goat, and then still an opportunity for a photo.  My inspiration to take 5 and think about the laws of nature and synergy, and how this relates to our own effectiveness, and leadership. Once we discover real synergy with nature, we are… Read more

A defining moment in my life, a leadership workshop in 1997, attended by leadership and high potential associates from Goodyear SA, Trentyre, and key customers of each enterprise.  It was a week program covering “THE SEVEN HABITS OF HIGHLY EFFECTIVE PEOPLE” BY Stephen R. Covey. Some history.  Goodyear SA, a manufacturing entity had acquired Africa’s… Read more