Tag: leadership

Reframing disruption is necessary to thrive through chaos and change. Future-proof Yourself is written for such a time as this, helping us to win at both work and life, regardless of circumstances. It’s a compelling and practical guide to helping individuals and business leaders to reframe and reinvent in the face of uncertainty and change.

January is always a time of reflection and introspection. We set goals for ourselves, we plan how we will grow our businesses and we focus on making the year at hand our best year yet. Given the past two years, there’s an even greater sense of urgency this year in terms of improving ourselves and our businesses. The question is, where do we begin?

OVID-19 has shone a sharp spotlight on diversity and inclusion (D&I) in our organisations. The pandemic has had a harder impact on many diverse groups, including women, working parents and LGBTQ+ employees, with magnified challenges around caring for family and working. As we ponder what our future world of work will look like, there’s never been a better time for us to make our D&I initiatives even more inclusive, by encouraging dialogue across all hierarchical levels and enabling creativity and innovation.

Leadership Author, Executive Coach and TEDx Speaker, Queen Ramotsehoa, launches her highly anticipated new book Leadership Anchored in Consciousness IS a Big Deal.  A disruptor for any leader who is bold enough for 'impossible leadership results', this gamechanger book is for anyone who dares to go for greatness to build great organisations with great people.

Everyone is on a journey of growth, from birth to death. The authors used their research data, to tap into the vital stages of this journey of growth from a psychological growth perspective. They linked the stages of psychological growth to self-leadership development.

In this insightful video, I give my views on what the new world of work could look like. I discuss issues like policies that are currently being changed or created to accommodate the trends that we are starting to see and I offer advice on how companies can ensure that they are appropriately prepared for the new world of work.

Innovation as a management discipline and its application in everyday work life has become synonymous with growth and sustainability. As advocated by innovation guru Gary Hamel since mid- 2000, there is a good understanding that Innovation in management principles and processes can create long-lasting advantage and produce dramatic shifts in competitive position.

The unique perspective and benefits that women leaders bring to the businesses, communities and countries that they head is well-known. There is a growing body of research showcasing the evidence of these advantages: from better market share, to lower levels of job stress, burnout, anxiety and depression, and even better handling of the outbreak of the pandemic.

Many entrepreneurs started their businesses with the vision of making a difference in the world. They defined their purpose early on, and very often it wasn’t just about making a profit. However, as businesses mature and new leadership steps in their sense of purpose is lost and they exist purely for the bottom line (profit).

You may as well rip up your ‘terms of employment’ because COVID-19 has taken us back to the drawing board. The pandemic has forced us to completely re-evaluate the concept of a ‘9 to 5’ and being in the office on a daily basis.