Tag: leadership

Much has been written about the uniqueness of 2020 and all the changes and uncertainties that have come with it. What started as a localised and isolated health scare, very soon spread to a global pandemic. Despite fatality numbers being relatively modest as pandemics go, the uncertainty about the disease, and its transmission and propagation, caused an extreme leadership response.

Sometimes things do go wrong - this is a reality of business and life. How one responds to an issue or how one resolves an embarrassment, determines how your business and personal reputation is scarred or strengthened in a time of crisis.

The global COVID-19 pandemic has provided critical leadership lessons for governments and organisations around the world. The crisis affirmed the importance of bold, decisive decision-making in the face of unprecedented challenges, while also highlighting the importance of agile thinking and adaptability.

Read our exclusive cover story titled REPUTATION CRISIS! | HOW TO TURN YOUR MISFORTUNE INTO OPPORTUNITY by Willem S Eksteen, Chief Executive, Stone, as well a host of other topical management articles written by professionals, consultants and academics in the October/November 2020 edition of BusinessBrief.

Today the focus on ‘a job’ is more pronounced than it has ever been before in our global commercial history. We are living on a planet that is rapidly becoming less and less sustainable and which needs to progressively take better care of its people, and vice versa.

South Africa has faced many crises before, but the one we are now in has convoluted our collective thinking about what true leadership is all about. The political atmosphere in the country has deepened the leadership question and has resulted in creating a tense and protest-filled environment.

Leadership is multifaceted and includes among many things, giving both direction and advice to others. This means you will need to provide guidance and instruction from time to time. Unfortunately, in some cases, the guidance provided is not clearly understood by the person on the receiving end, and the work carried out is not completed in line with expectations.

Read our exclusive cover story titled INNOVATION VALUE | WHAT DRIVERS DO ORGANISATIONS USE TO COMPETE EFFECTIVELY? by Henra Mayer, CEO, Innocentrix, as well a host of other topical management articles written by professionals, consultants and academics in the August/September 2020 edition of BusinessBrief.

COVID-19 came to be the reset button for our world. There is massive innovation afoot: everything is becoming digital, interaction, distribution channels, and a myriad of new receiving devices to play in this digital space. There is also a greater choice, giving the user the control to demand what they need, when they need it, and where, allowing people to craft the services they desire.

“Make me a thought leader,” they say. Why you should try, how to get started and how to stand out If I look back on the last two years and select one thing more new clients asked for than anything else, it's this: the out-sourced creation of thought leadership content...