Innovate or Die
by Nicola Tyler “The entrepreneur upsets and disorganizes…his task is ‘creative disruption.” – Peter F. Drucker, Innovation and Entrepreneurship The age of digital disruption and rapid agile development requires that we think differently. It’s not a luxury, it’s a necessity. It’s not an option, it’s a mandate. So why are organisations still teetering on the brink of […]
5 Top Tips for Vacation Communication
Your next vacation doesn’t have to cause a wave. We weren’t meant to spend the summer cooped up inside an office. In fact, many companies are now advocating for a balanced lifestyle and are encouraging their staff to take advantage of available vacation days. But with great vacations comes great responsibility. And just as you […]
Six Keys to Leading Successfully During Transition
By Professor Dave Ulrich, Ross School of Business The last few months have seen noteworthy CEO appointments in South Africa and the rest of the world. At home, MTN announced in June that Rob Shuter will replace Sifiso Dabengwa as chief executive in 2017, and in September it was announced that Sisa Ntshona will take […]
What value am I creating for someone else?
By Dave Ulrich. Value is defined by the receiver more than the giver. This simple principle affects professional and personal relationships and impact. In professional settings, we often judge ourselves by our intent, but others judge us by our behavior. We intend to be provocative, but we come across as snarky. We intend to […]
Why Creating a Winning Culture Matters
By Dave Ulrich Business success is not only about individual talent Deloitte’s human capital trends for 2015 and 2016 found that organisation issues (culture, organisational design) were the top human resource (HR) issues. Some companies (Disney, Marriott) are trying to maintain their culture, others want to change it (General Electric, Apple), and others want to […]
Serious About Simplicity
Ron Ashkenas, author of Simply Effective, suggests that complexity in business has emerged due to a combination of product mitosis, product proliferation, process evolution and poor managerial habits. These factors combine to land many businesses in a world of complexity and silo thinking and complicated work processes. Ashkenas also suggests that one of the biggest, […]
