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Leadership of the Divided
Let’s focus on the issue of personality v. character as a critical differentiator in effective leadership.
Preparing for an Uncertain World
To better prepare ourselves for an uncertain world, we need to assess the dimensions, always bearing in mind the difficulty of a generic approach, as the perception of challenges of the environment are unique to each of us and we all rationalise them in a different manner.
Revisiting Effective Parenting During the COVID 19 Lockdown
The last few weeks of lockdown and the measures the world has taken to limit the spread of the COVID 19 pandemic, has given us all plenty of time to reflect on family relationships, our values and the critical role of parents. The first issue is to have clearly in...
Ethical and Effective Leadership – a review of Robert Iger’s Disney ‘Ride of a Lifetime’
I have just finished reading Bob Iger’s autobiography – ‘A Ride of a Lifetime’ about his time at The Walt Disney Company and the lessons he learnt on creative leadership. Just to put the company and his role in it into perspective, the Walt Disney Company is an...
COVID 19 – The Importance of Leadership in a Crisis
Africa has been through many crises before, but each one is different and none have reached the scale and diverse implications of COVID 19. Times like these require leadership at a national, company and peer group level. I want to share my thoughts and directions on...
What inspired James to create this course on Personal Effectiveness
The initial prompt to do this course was how I could use the next few years to best serve the companies that I am associated with – my conclusion was by coaching and mentoring the next level of management. I needed to identify the gaps in management development and...
A Summary of the Personal Effectiveness MasterClass Africa Course
The course is about realising that you control more than you think you do – there are five themes that permeate the entire course: Every day in every circumstance, you have 4 choices to make: choice of response, choice to act, choice of purpose and choice of...
Development Imperatives in Africa
When I was recently asked to summarise the key factors of a successful operating investment in Africa, my response was: A well thought through business concept, which starts with viable market offtake and factors in political and environmental riskThe right timeline...
