High Performance Is A Myth In A World Of Ordinary Humans.
High performance isn’t an exciting thing to strive for; it’s a stick to be beaten with. Lets stop euphemizing.
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5 Reasons why Capitec has been so successful.
I was lucky enough to get the chance to listen to Capitec's Group CEO, Gerrie Fourie, talk about why he thinks they have been so...
Do Sports Models Translate to Business Success?
Is it really possible to apply the leadership strategies that work in sports to the boardroom?
5 SIGNS YOUR STRATEGY SESSION WILL FAIL
Every leader in every company will hold a strategy session at least once a year. That means hundreds of strategy discussions are...
ChatGPT Asks Colin Iles About the Challenges Of Strategy Meetings
Interviewer - ChatGPT (Details on how I created this article at the end) --- Introduction In an enlightening conversation with Colin...
Removing this can help you win
The following blog was first published in The Book Every Entrepreneur Has to Read. Find out how to get a copy by clicking here. If you...
How Top CEO's Use Data To Stay Ahead
In an era awash with data, companies are paradoxically drowning in its sea of potential. Many, perhaps even most traditional companies,...
Ethical sourcing was impossible. But...
What is ethical sourcing, is progress being made and what does the future hold?
Does Remote Work, Work?
I asked ChatGPT and Google whether remote works. The results were
In An Exponential World, Try This!
I have been honoured to have been invited to speak at two school valedictories this year. But what story to tell, what advice to give on...
Standard Bank Moves Into The Platform Business
Standard Bank announced back in 2021 that they wanted to launch a platform business. With One Hub, that journey is well underway. But...
What MUST boards do to help the organisations they oversee survive? 4 Things apparently...
On the 7th Sept the South African Institute of Directors will be hosting a talk in which I"ll be discussing the role of boards with Louis...
How To Inspire Your Teams With Fireside Chats
How do you inspire your executive teams to lead better without incurring significant costs in terms of time and money? One approach I'd...
Ten Steps To Better Data-Led Decision-Making (And More Profit)
Companies that effectively use data for their decision-making have a massive advantage.
Here are 10 ways to make better data-led decisions
Dear CEO, What Is Your Company's Agility Premium?
How shareholders perceive value in stocks has changed fundamentally over the last decades.
CEO's that understand must adapt to thrive.
Data-Led Decisioning
Wow. What a learning curve it was listening to Roger Grobler from Ethos AI. I will write a separate blog on the key points, but until...
How To Run An Awesome Company Offsite
Corporate offsites are back in vogue post covid. And so they should be, as run well, they can be incredibly productive. But...
The Future Of Payments
Getting support for innovation programmes is hard enough, but how do you do it when you are a critical infrastructure provider?
Could Moya Be A Game Changer For All Africans?
If you live in South Africa and have an android device, there's a pretty good chance you've already come across Moya. Why? Well for...
Passive Decision Making Kills Companies. Is it killing yours?
Passive decision making kills companies. Is it killing yours? In this podcast, I let Gavin Kennedy, the founder and CEO of Solid Gold...
In this podcast, I ask what makes a great leader?
Hi, Now that everyone is finally back at work, I'm getting super excited about the opportunities 2022 could bring. And I don't think I'm...
Six Principles TymeBank Used To Scale (That You Can Use Too).
6 Principles TymeBank Used To Scale (That You Can Too).
Should twitter users make your company's decisions?
Should twitter users make your company's decisions? Before you discard the idea, consider this...
17 Things You Should Know About Self-Sovereign Identity.
Who are you? A simple question, but one where the answer varies greatly, based on the context of who's asking and why they want to know....
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