Have you got a crack team?
7 leadership questions for management success Am I well positioned with my team – or is there a need for action? This pressing question occupies the minds of many managers…
4 South African women leaders doing it their way – and owning it
South Africa has a knack for raising strong female leaders in business, government and a host of other spheres. In honour of Women’s Day, we highlight the incredible stories of…
Leadership Qualities for Complex Times
Today’s business leader is faced with challenges that their predecessors could not have imagined. The only way to excel in a complex and uncertain economic environment? Leadership skills. By Phil…
CONTRACT: what is really behind our name?
“Are you able to assist with an employment contract” or “Do you provide contract workers to the construction industry” are just two of the questions we get at times regarding…
Client stories: snippets of team development
Our Team Development process is a tricky one to explain quickly as they look so different every time. Because we tailor-make our designs, no intervention is like another! From ‘success stories’…
Becoming a big fish – a story of life design
Since the beginning of 2011, we have offered the life skills curriculum at the Cape Town branch of the BIG FISH ACADEMY OF FILMMAKING. A few weeks ago, a report…
Invest in yourself – by taking a break
Take a deep breath! Use the time between the years – for things that are of no particular use! For completely private stuff! For having time! It is that time…
Encouraging positive action in your team
Chances are good that as a manager, you have at some point noticed how a certain employee’s performance took a turn for the worst. Prior to this, you might never…
Invest in your people – developing stars within your organisation
“Grow your stars, don’t buy them” – this statement has recently caught our attention, sent out by HR Future’s Alan Hosking referring to a video-interview with Harvard Business School Professor…
Our work at the Raymond Ackerman Academy
One of our South African non-profit clients is the renowned Raymond Ackerman Academy for Entrepreneurial Development, where we have offered workshops as part of their ‘life skills‘ curriculum. The Raymond…