In preparation to facilitate “team building” events it was important for me to reflect on 2 + decades of corporate experiences in team building. My discovery, what a big difference between participating in arranged team building activities vs. the responsibility when supporting or leading team building for real value add. Looking back, I seldom arranged…

Much of my learning is in the form of observing, listening, reflection, debating and valuing differences in cultures.  The practice of HR personal recruitment, primarily in large multinational companies, is to quickly glance over CVs for certain criteria with a primary focus on study grades. Character assessment is basically irrelevant in that first screening to…

There is an exhaustive list of different considerations, but here is my personal approach; the end in mind with every interaction being self-growth that is revolutionary and permanent. 1.  Observe, listen, and enquire rather just talk, talk and more talk. It is important for me to take time to understand the persons that I interact…

Dreamers mostly have the negative label of NOT getting the stuff that matters done.  Thinking big is fundamental to success irrespective of how we define success, but without taking proper steps and actions, goals will remain a dream.    Most dreamers that fall short of their objectives focus on stuff they have no influence over.…

Reading social media commentary about the La Vuelta Spain 2023 cycling grand tour reveals much about society today.  Real champions (sport or business leaders) are not an image of the social media. Champions are not impacted by negative commentary; there success is based on a character ethic that gives them inner strength and self-confidence, thereby…

Throw a frog into boiling water and he jumps out.  Put a frog in cold water, slowly increase the temperature and he cooks! The frog gets conditioned to the increase in temperature because it occurs in small increments over a longer period of time.   I’ve never proven out this frog theory, nor will I, but I…

Working in effective habits of great leadership I get to understand and to connect with the point of old phrases of wisdom that I previously never thought deeply about.  Ever heard the phrase “to have started the job is to have done half the job”?  This phrase is particularly true to actions that we might…

Born in South Africa and living in Slovenia since 2006.  My years in corporate were globally supercharged with outstanding teams and a great sense of urgency; no time to be lonely.  My family in Slovenia are terrific, impossible to be lonely.  I miss my daughter in South Africa, more than any words can portray, but…