Tag: OrganisationalCulture

Personal problems rarely stay at home. In modern workplaces, financial pressure, emotional stress, family responsibilities and health concerns often spill into performance, morale and team dynamics. As a result, employers must balance operational demands with empathy, fairness and legal compliance.

Many organisations believe they have a communication problem. Teams are working in silos. Messages are being misunderstood. Decisions are not filtering through. People are not taking enough ownership. However, these challenges often signal something deeper.

Trust is the foundation of every relationship, whether in business, sport, friendship, or marriage. Once broken, can it ever truly be restored? Or must we create something entirely new?

The author returns with an urgent call to reimagine the essentials of courageous leadership. In a time of deep uncertainty, bluster, hubris and even cruelty are increasingly being accepted as acceptable leadership traits. However, the author delivers practical and actionable insights.

In my experience, leadership has often been treated as a function of certainty. Experience is expected to provide answers. Structure is expected to deliver control. Leadership itself centres on directing, deciding and maintaining order. However, that model is under strain.

In MOAR!, de Villiers Basson shifts her focus to burnout, exhaustion, and the quiet emptiness many high achievers experience. The author challenges traditional wellbeing programmes. These programmes often treat symptoms rather than root causes. As a result, the book encourages readers to stop doing more. Instead, it invites them to transform from the inside out.

The first time I experienced the power of organisational change was while working with an organisation that needed to run a member poll across a diverse workforce. Participants ranged from knowledge workers to pensioners and front-line manual employees. Many people assumed the latter two groups were not digitally savvy.

In South Africa’s diverse workforce, employees bring varied skills and experiences. They also bring different financial situations, family structures and personal priorities. Businesses should acknowledge this variety. However, the real opportunity lies in recognising that employee benefits are more than an HR function.

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.

South Africa's Constitution stands as a global pioneer. It was the first in the world to prohibit unfair discrimination based on sexual orientation. The Employment Equity Act of 1998 reinforces this protection and makes it illegal to discriminate against LGBTQIA+ individuals in the workplace. Understanding LGBTQIA+ in this context is essential for any employer committed to meaningful inclusion.