Education and Career

To combat business uncertainties and risks, leaders must adopt a strategic mindset to approach competition, the market, and the rest of the business realities at play. They must also look beyond the present to predict what changes and disruptions might lie in the future. As Javier Gimeno, Professor of Strategy...

I used to think when I achieved something in my career like a promotion or a new qualification that I had now arrived. That things would follow a nice orderly trajectory in my career progression. This seemed to work okay at school, university and in my early career as a...

Creating accountability for others is accountability itself. However, holding people accountable is often lost on leaders. Before leaders can create a culture of accountability, they need to understand what it means within the confines of their organization. This is due to accountability’s subjective quality, which can vary within organizations and...

All eyes are on the latest generation to enter higher education and the workforce. In 2019, my digital marketing students began writing blog posts, attempting to explain their generation to future recruiters. Before embarking on this project, I encouraged them to read studies about Gen Z – broadly defined as those born between 1997 and 2012 – and to...

Let me start with an apology. For countless leaders, I will be preaching to the converted. Those who get it. I classify you as exceptional leaders and I would like to think of you as the norm. Unfortunately, whilst you may be the majority, you are certainly not the many....

Attitude is your ability to appreciate even your enemies when they do better than you. Winston Churchill once remarked, “Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference.” Some of the leaders including Hitler and Mussolini destroyed the world with their negative attitude. The difference between Obama and Osama...

How often have you evaluated an idea by saying it was “not bad” or “not like” other things? Probably many times. But regardless of what you meant to communicate, what did you actually convey with those words? Was the idea amazing, engaging, empowering, or rewarding? Was it even good? Your audience will...

The real nature of business is growing. Either you’re growing or you’re going backwards. Growth is one of the more necessary components of success in business. It’s not necessarily that you only grow by premises, but perhaps, more importantly, your business growth can be various measures of such as in...

Did you know that according to a study from Kabbage,  92% of small businesses agree mentors have a direct impact on growth and the survival of their business?  A separate report revealed 84% of small businesses reach profitability in the first four years of their business, with 68% attaining profitability...

Kind-hearted people are often manipulated and cheated by manipulative people. Being kind and compassionate is treated as a weakness and is taken for granted by manipulators. Tips to Identify Manipulative People  You must understand the difference between authentic and manipulative people. There is a thin line separating them. Here are...