Tag: leadership

In Father of Man: The 5 Ideals to Build Better Men, the author delivers a compelling and deeply reflective exploration of what it truly means to be a man in today’s world. Drawing on faith, lived experience, and moral leadership, the book offers a blueprint for shaping men who lead with integrity, compassion and accountability. Father of Man positions itself as a framework for men who want to live with purpose and responsibility.

Transform your life with this inspiring, research-backed guide. It helps you remove self-doubt, build confidence and unlock your professional and personal potential. Self-doubt is a silent force that undermines potential. It eats away at confidence and traps even the most capable in overthinking. You cannot outperform it, but you can rewire it.

Paulo Coelho’s The Alchemist is not a business book, yet its lessons resonate deeply in today’s workplaces. From fear-driven leadership to purpose-led performance, the story offers powerful insights for employers navigating trust, control and growth in an evolving world of work.

Africa doesn’t have a capital problem. It has a collaboration problem. For decades, we have convinced ourselves that more investment is the answer. However, we have asked the wrong question. The continent’s real constraint is not money. It is the leadership discipline we have yet to master: building together across borders.

At first, out‑of‑town work trips might have felt like a promotion. You represented the company, were sent to “make things happen”, flew Premium Economy, stayed in a fashionable hotel, networked and hopefully, secured new business. But after some time, red-eyes, quick turnarounds and other travel pressures started wearing thin. So, you begin checking out mentally. You wonder why this could not have been a Teams call. You also wonder why every “quick” trip requires intense preparation, domestic juggling and days of unscheduled recovery time.

Read our exclusive cover story titled AI and the apprentice – a future of leaders without experience and wisdom? by Nokwethu Khojane, Director and CEO, GoSkillsCafe Recruitment, plus a host of other topical management articles written by professionals, consultants and academics.

Four decades ago, The Solution, co-authored by Leon Louw, helped shape South Africa’s political settlement. It also left an indelible imprint on the country’s constitution. Today, South Africa faces another economic impasse. As a result, Louw’s ideas feel more urgent than ever. They point back to A Legacy of Solutions forged during a pivotal historical moment.

What if South Africa were managed like a company in crisis? Not for profit, but with the discipline, transparency and urgency that turnaround leadership demands. This question sits at the heart of The Bottom Line. In The Bottom Line, Chartered Accountant and strategic finance leader Yusuf Bodiat applies a CFO’s mindset to the country itself. He treats South Africa Inc. as a complex organisation.

Most companies hide behind the warm fiction of being “a family.” Netflix didn’t. It called itself a team - and built a $300 billion powerhouse on that single, uncomfortable truth. Few workplace cultures are as controversial or as misunderstood, yet none are as clear about the price of greatness: average performance earns a generous severance package; excellence earns radical trust and total freedom.

Force for Good is a bold and refreshingly balanced exploration of positive masculinity. It inspires men to become powerful forces for good in a world that desperately needs them to step into this role. The book challenges the extremes that often shape discussions about masculinity. On one side lies aggressive dominance. On the other hand lies passive disengagement.